Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / December 2003

What would be the best way to clean the inside of my marine tank? Should I
use the same sponge on a stick type things that you use on fresh water
tanks?

Marine tank and all livestock and equipment offered. 60 Gallon tank, 100
lbs. live rock, hard corals, skimmer halide lights and extras too many to
mention.
Price region 500.00 Will ship if required.

I'm new to marine aquariums and found out today that I
needed a protein skimmer. My sister gave me this 75gal
tank with all the fixins. Sand, rocks, coral, pump,
UV sanitizer (sp), wet/dry filter, wood cabinet, aquarium

These are pics of my 5 month old 55 gallon.
I only have 3 fish and 1 anemone and 2 shrimp and 1 hitchhiker crab.
I would like to know what type of anemone it is so I can buy the proper
lighting, and what is your recommendations on lighting for it. Also if it

I was given a 50gal plastic rain barrel made by Lee Valley Tools as a
christmas gift.  I am hoping to use it to set up a float valve to store
R/O or mix up SW for water changes.  Are there any types of plastics
that are not safe to use for this purpose?  This dark green plastic

my burgundy sea star literally fell apart.  Three of the four arms fell of.
There is nothing in the tank that is large enough to do this to it.  Is this
common?  Is it just shedding or something?
Thanks

I'm considering switching my freshwater 75g tank to saltwater.  I would like
to
keep mostly fish in it but I will also want to get an anemone and possibly
some live rock.

I've been receiving Failure Delivery messages from my ISP when attempting to
reply to your emial.  Could you please email me again, or let me know if you got
the original replies?
Marc

I was amazed that I caught this guy last night.  I was about to do a coral dip
to save the coral, and who happened to be hanging out on the backside of that
coral?  :D
I put him in a small dish trying to decide whether to listen to the advice of

has anyone in the group kept one? i read a few things from them being
difficult to easy once acclimated. read they don't ship to good. my lfs
gets other leathers in but never any yellows. thinkin about getting one
from drs foster & smith. any thoughts.

I put a piece of Frog Spawn into my sand bed in hopes that my percula might
decide to call it home. I thought maybe he wasn't using it before because it
was in the current. Anyways today I noticed two of the tentacles (if that's
what you would call them) attached themselves to a ...

My tank is slowly comming around to a full cycle. The tanks ability to
remove ammonia is good, I can add drops of ammonia to read the max on the
scale of the test kit and in 30-45 mins the level drops to the safe area,
and after a few more hours the levels area ll very close to zero ...

Animal lovers in America are sounding the alarm about a proposed
'pro-trapping' postage stamp currently under consideration by the U.S.
Postal Service.
http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2003_1222_stamps

Hi Eveyone:
I have been trying to get one of these for almost a year.  My supplier
(sounds funny) has not been able to get one in.  I have seen them
offered thru mail order but wanted to ask if anyone has had success

Any suggestions for successfully leaving a tank unattended for a week?
The tank is not stocked particularly heavily and can easily go for a week
without calcium or buffer dosing. The lighting is all on timers. I have 3
small fish (2 ocellaris clowns and a firefish) that usually get ...