Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / January 2004

Anybody here has some data for the amount of light that hits
the earth (ocean?) surface in the tropical areas? How much
of that is ultraviolet? How does that compare to amount
of light from MH/HQI bulbs not protected with "UV stop"?

I hate kalkwasser is there a good alternative that works just as well?
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reefman MC
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A friend of mine gave me my first coral - a brown & white colt coral.
The speciman given to me was fairly large, and due to the nature of
the cut I segmented it into 2 frags - the first one is about 3" high,
and the second one is about 6" high.

Before i post i want to say i do not work for this company, being
disable my money is tight, so i look for savings, i've been dealing
with this company for years so i thought i pass this on to my fellow
reefers, All i want to say the company is the best for power compact

I have a 27 gallon marine tank.  It's been set up for about a year.  I
recently had 3 fish die in 2 days.  The water tested fine, right in
the correct ranges for everything I can test for.  There is no sign of
slime, hardly any algae, and my remaining fish, anenome, lobster, and

I want to build a sump for my 55gallon, it is not predrilled and I
can't/won't drill it, mainly due to the fact that it is already setup with
some soft corals and live rock. I looked at the LFS today and they have 20
gallon high on sale for $21.99 which I thought was not bad. But is ...

I am looking for a way to monitor and control pH, temperature (chiller
or heater), water top off, calcium reactor, lighting, feeder,
wavemaker, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, and ORP. Is the
Aquacontroller Pro the way to go? To do all these things with it, I

Hello gang!
AFter repainting the house this holiday, the wife said we could set back up
one of my tanks (Woot!)  I haven't kept marine fish for many years, and I've
been reading a lot (maybe too much, lot of different opinions)  Anyhow, I

How does one recharge carbon, or can it not be done?

I just got my 55 gallon marine aquarium up and running. I just went to
the store to get some damsels and some gravel to start the cycling
process. While there the guy told me that the cheap Whisper 3 (60)
that came with the aquarium is not good enough to support a saltwater

Hi;
Does anyone know of a source in Phoenix AZ for Southdown Playsand?
Thanks,
Dan

I had a 75 reef for about 5 years, had to move and sell it a while back.
I have been given an Eclipse system 6 by a co-worker that had(still has) a
beta in it.
I've started wondering what it would take to do a nano reef.  I googled the

I've yet to hear anyone say diddly about tonga rock, and I just discovered
it.... any good?
--
RedForeman ©®

thought i posted this question, well here it goes again.
i have a 40gal corner tank, should i pack it into a trailer whn i move,
where space is of hige value right now and weight of concern for a 3500mile
drive, and i dont really have the room for it, but wont be having much money

Ok here we go 30gal 12x36x16 . I've been out of the hobby a couple years and was always
skimmerless but have decided to use one this time.
Heres the deal I havn't made up my mind on a sump yet so I need a hang on.
my choices seem to be