Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / December 2003

sumps and refugiums?
Ive had my tank running for 18 mos. and now yearn to learn more on the
reasons and purposes behind the different sump designs. I see alot of
plans and sytems that others have designed, but would like a good source

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Could someone please explain just exactly what this means and how it is
accomplished?
Tank you.

-Power Cord - Grounded - 3.50
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keeping it super simple without rebuilding my stand, I can fit a 10g tank
under my display 33g tank, I'm just wondering if it's worth the hassle
inventing a sump setup for it. I'm leaning towards yes because my filter
right now is a fluval 304 which is sounding out to be bad news ...

I saw a 'Regal Tang' at London Zoo in February, it was what I was most
taken by in the whole place, in fact my eyes filled with tear and I
went back to it later. I wrote a poem using it as a symbol, but while
researching this fish I've seen basically two different fish and

The plan is going along with relative few problems, so I'm now looking at a
Qtank.... The main tank will be a 29g, and the Qtank will be a 10g.
What do you have for lights? Live Rock on bare bottom?  Any filtration
whatsoever?

Why are marine Metal Halides so expensive when compared with  a standard
400W Metal Halide 'high-bay' lights used in Industry at a fraction of the
cost?
Has anybody tried using Xenon or Halogen lighting over a reef tank? Could

Has anyone ever bought from Blue Reef Aquatics?
I am thinking of buying the Yellow Acro they currently have..
Here is their website... www.bluereefaquatics.com

HI>I have a 72 gallon marine tank with an Eheim 2217 and a fluval 304
filter,A prizm pro protein skimmer,2 power heads and a couple of green
Chromis.My question is I want to get a juvenile 3-4 inch Emperor Angel
but i dont know the hardiness and what there special needs are.I have

If someone has a good used protien skimmer fo a 55g I would be interested.
Olympia, WA

This will probably be a stupid question, but when adding "Live Rock" to my
tank, what do I need to do?  Do I need to add supplements to the water?
Thanks

I am off the hoby since 10 years, and planing to start again.
I have a Vortex diatom earth filter, XL-10.
I was using it to polish the water.
I never see treads about that subject.

Hi, I have a Wavemaster Pro, and I have been using Hagen 301 powerheads.
I now have a sump, wth a Mag 7 with about 4 feet of head, but am still
using the powerheads to get more flow.  The Hagens start a little loud,
and need frequent cleaning to keep the impeller starting with the

I have a 72g bow with a small (~6g) sump.
The tank has been neglected for the past year- never really got the
reef going past a couple of mushrooms and polyps.
Looking to revitalize it now as the  d i v o r c e  finalizes....