Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / August 2003

Here goes... I just set up my 50Gal marine tank with a UGF as per book
said. I also have fitted a wet and dry Ehiem filter and a activated
carbon canister filter. All my reading are fine at the moment and I
have inverts in there at the moment. It has been up and running for

I have a 120 gal tank w/DSB, Berlin Skimmer, 20 gal sump.
The tank has been set up and running for over a year with this setup.
About 3 months ago I lost my first and only coral after that my water
turned cloudy. My pH is 8.1, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0, S.G. is

I visited a member of our local club (DFWMAS), and had my camera ready!
Peter bought a show tank from MACNA last year, the one Joy at Harbor Aquatics
used to display and sell her clams and SPS corals. A year later, and this is
what he has to show for it.

I want to wean my Lionfish from feeders, (for it's health) but I can't seem to
get him to eat frozen foods.  He ate a piece of krill ONCE but that's it.  Even
if I wave it in front of it's mouth, it doesn't bite.  My reference books tell
me not to feed it for a few days and ...

Obviously when choosing a chiller, you need one with adequate hp to
lower the tank temp to the desired temp.  On the other hand, a chiller
that is too powerful for a tank may end up cycling only for brief
periods of time, but many times during the day, shortening its

I have had a tropical tank setup for a while now but have never braved the
realms of marine fish (horror stories mainly).
I have considered getting a single lionfish in a fairly small tank (1 to 2
ft width) as it is a fish I have always loved and wanted to get. The local

what time (GMT) does everyone post here.. im in the Uk and what i post
during the day here seems to get answered overnight..
People here seem to chat which is something i cant do overnight as well
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Hi guys. How's it going? Can anyone point me to a web site that discusses
all the various chillers on the market? How about over-flow units? Top off
devices? Proper way to introduce a starfish to a system?
Thanks!!!

Several days ago I posted a bunch of sump design questions to
this group.  Marc was kind enough to answer some of them and
point me to his nice web site that answered more of my questions.
We are about to move offices at work.  My group has a 90gal reef

I have a 55G tank with a cpr bakpak 2 skimmer on it.  The noise is too much.
Is there such a thing as a silent skimmer?  The reason I bought the bak pak
2 was because it was supposed to be a quiet skimmer, but I find it hard to
believe that there isnt something out there quieter.

I came home to my tank at 90+ degrees.  The snails are dead, the corals look
like crap and the hippo tang is going nuts.  How should I bring this temp down
and how fast.  I have a fan on it now, but should I add ice in a plastic bag or
something?

I have new friend in my tank
http://www.waw.net.pl/~turbo/ogorek.jpg
I don't now what is the name of it ? What does this animal eat ?
It's about 25cm long.

Now that my MH are installed, I was finally about to pick up  a bunch of SPS for
my 55g.  However, I don't really know what's what, so feel free to fill in any
blanks with either the common or the scientific names.  That way I'll know which
coral I'm reading about if someone else ...

I currently have a 75 g with a 30g sump.
I have two Lifereef overflows and two Iwaki MD 20RLxt Pumps.
I would like to run another sump to add volume to the system with my other
( 3rd )  Iwaki pump.

Just reading a thread on UV output im now wondering if i should look
into some glass to go in my mh reflectors before i install them on my
new tank. Is the general consensus that single ended bulbs don't need
UV protection or does it depend on the bulb used (im usung a 20k 250k