Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / November 2003

I have 29 gallon with LR so far one coral and one fish. I bought a new
tube(marine glow blue) today and installed it. It is 20W and the light
spectrum says over 18,000.
My question is, I put the light in the tank looks really blue. Shouldn't it

I've been keeping chidlid for the past couple years, kind
a bored with them and would like to try moving to a reef tank.
My goal is for a 55gal to 85gal size tank. Can some kind person
please point me to a couple good web sites I can read up to

Anybody know what became of him?  His site, www.mr4000.com, has been down a
long time now.  I'm betting either catastrophic tank failure or nasty
divorce....

I am just getting back into reefs again and was wondering what is the best
live rock going...it use to be Fiji, what is it now?  also who has the best
deal going? I am looking for around 45 pounds...
Thnx

I am going to be starting my first reef tank soon. With it all being
expensive to start up I want to spend my money on the right things. If
someone here has some good advice on brands of filters and light etc. for a
4 foot x 18 inch x 18 inch tank. I like the idea of building my own ...

I bought one of these self contained systems yesterday for $119.95,  I am
going to set up a mini reef in it. It has a 24W actinic/white power compact
bulb combo.
here is a picture of it,

Hi there,
My tap water pressure is around 40PSI, my membrane is 10gpd TFC.
I have heard the optimum pressure for RO membranes is from 65-120PSI.
I am considering a purchase of a booster pump but it is quite expensive.

I've just recently noticed a new guest in my tanks and hoped someone
could shed some light on what they are.
They are long pale flesh colored worm like tentacles, two per hole,
incased in a long tube made up of the sand.  I've seen them build the

Would you like to play a game?

Hello Group,
I have a quick question for you all.  I was following this group awhile back
and the conversations mentioned using a timer on a quick start ballast.  So
here's my question.  Can you use a timer if your ballast isn't a quick

I am looking to buy my first UV sterilizer and have a few questions. Does
anyone have experience with this unit? I know that a UV unit isn't the answer
to ICK and I am more concerned with maintaining good water quality and keeping
algae down to a minimum. Does a UV unit kill of the ...

I went on vacation for 2 weeks, and came back to find all my mushroom
corals, and button polyps shrunken up. In further investigation, also
lost my flame angel. 3 fish look ok.
I found that the heater had cracked, was full of water, and that the

In the Western Ghats Mountains of Southern India, scientists have
discovered a purple, small-headed, beady-eyed frog that looks like a jelly
donut and once hopped around with the dinosaurs.
http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2003_1107_frogs

Would a 1 pound rock in my 29 gallon that isn't cured harm my water
conditions enough to worry about? It had some growth but that has fallen off
and the rock itself looks like its covered in white rotten looking stuff.
Also I have some ammonia in the tank should I do water changes ...

Hey, where's Kermit's Reef?  Can you give me directions?  I will be coming
from Wolf Chase.  Thanks a lot.
Thomas