Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / October 2003

Pls help!!!
my boxer shrimp just died. but the way he died is puzzeling me. he died
seperated from his shell. his shell was in one whole piece including all the
legs, tail, feelers etc. and his naked body is just nearby.

I try and read every post in here and I see a lot on additives for
corals.  So my question is, are the same chemicals in the salt water
mix?  Would weekly water changes do the same thing as adding the
chemicals to the water?  I am just curious.  

I have had a pair of ocellaris clowns in a 29 gallon for about a week.  The
tank was cycled and ammonia and nitrites were 0, nitrates less than 5 ppm.  
Yesterday I got rid of the UGF with the large gravel-sized crushed coral
and added some sand.  (I still have a Biowheel and I ...

Can you imagine if I had, what an introduction into our hobby. Delicate
marine creatures bought as film souvenirs, my local lfs (usually very good)
are already selling a "nemo" setup which consists of 18" tank coloured
gravel and an airstone, but they are giving with it a perc clown ...

Can I use compact Fluorescent Bulbs?
Can I use the below kind of Compact fluorescent bulbs for a mini-reef
(mostly LRWF and some easy corals like Mushrooms). It is a ton cheaper to
buy these bulbs and create a hood with say 6 of them, than to buy an

I have a 26 month old 150 gallon reef aquarium.  I have accumulated
multiple SPS, LPS,  fish, invertebrates, and cleaning snails/crabs
over the life of the tank, which appear to be healthy.  I still come
across a coral /fish which I find beautiful, and have a desire to add

Hello gang,
I have a question about compatibility.  I bought a feather duster recently
and put it in my reef tank.  I already had a decorator crab in that tank.
Within 2 days the decorator crab was looking pretty in his new feather

I'm working on my piping, and have ordered a scwd, but want to finish my
piping, anyone know the width barb end to barb end and height bottom barb to
the top of an output barb?
Thanks

I know this is off topic however, a large number of you appear to have
viruses. That notice from Microsoft you got in your email about a security
patch was not from Microsoft. It was a virus...To kill it see the link.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm

Sump is just about done for the 29 gallon portion -
http://home.cfl.rr.com/stagingserver/011.jpg
Here's a shot of the entire unit -
http://home.cfl.rr.com/stagingserver/014.jpg

Three members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been arrested
and are being held by police in Taiji, Japan, while  documenting a dolphin
roundup in the area with video and still cameras
http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2003_1006_dolphi

Hi all, I just received the following for free in mint condition. (1) dual
175 watt MH ballast with mogul sockets and cables. and (2) 96 watt power
compact ballasts with cables and mounting clips. I want to use this setup on
my 72 bowfront. The tank has (4) 55 watt PC's on it now ...

I just purchased an 80g reef setup from a LFS which they delivered and setup
in my home office.  The pump is very loud.  I'm looking for suggestions for
soundproofing the equipment which is housed in a cabinet underneath the
tank.  Thanks.

I have a new Eheim 2227 Wet Dry Filter. Not 100% sure it's working
correctly. The water level in the filter rises and falls (I know that
is by design) but it doesnt seem to use the whole canister. Where does
the max water level reach on other peoples 2227 canisters?

I need some help identifying a fish.. I've Inherited a fish tank, and
I've been looking after it for a couple of months now.  I've
identified all of the fish except one..  we only ever see his head so
it's been a bit difficult to work out what he is.