Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / October 2003

Hi, I am looking for someone who can give me some info on their own
experience in keeping seahorses please.  I am planning to get some doon, but
would like to thoroughly examine all options before I start for the sake of
the ponies.  I am thinking of getting one of the curved glass ...

I'd like comments on this design.
I have a standard 55 gallon. I'm wondering if drilling a hole for a
1.5 " bulkhead about 6" from the top of the tank, a 90% elbow and
standpipe would work? I'd like to reduce the exit of the bulkhead

is there something along the lines of an electronic test  kit?   I always
have a hard time seeing what color the test tubes most closely resembles the
chart?

If my gravity is 1.012 do I need to ADD salt or take it out?
Thanks

Has any one heard or use this filter and if so how do you like it or do you have any complaints. I currently have a millennium power filter in a small mini reef aquarium and I do have a nitrate problem. Is Via Aqua a good buy for this problem that I have or is it a waste of $$$

Are there any problems with running two separate light periods per
day? (MH) For example, 7am-12pm and 4pm-9pm, instead of one 10 hr
period say from 10am to 8pm.
Cheers,

I have a pacific anenome that is about 4 months old.  There is a clownfish
that is getting sad b/c the last 2-3 weeks the anenome had taken a turn for
the worse.  This past week, it has pretty much refused to eat.  I've been
feeding him raw shrimp from Bi-Lo previously.  My water ...

All, I have been following the list for a while and many thanks to all
that ask and answer.
My question - I don't have a RO filter.  I rely on rainwater and when
that falls short I go to the local health food store to get RO/DI.  The

I would like to introduce a little yellow tang to my tank (a 25Gal full of
various coral species and genera) but i'm pretty worried about my algae
population. Since i don't have enough room to set up a refugium i grow all
the algae i own into my main tank. Caulerpa (many species), ...

Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt ...

I went to my local Fish Store tonight, I was looking for a test kit. The
person there told me that Lamonte Harness Test Kits, although are more
expensive, is a better kit to buy. Is this true, or Bovine fecol matter.
The kit is for Magnesium , Calcium and Water Hardness.