Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / January 2004

I can't figure out why I am getting microbubbles on my closed loop
with a scwd run by a lg 3mqdx...it's about a 1000gph pump.
Here's the schematic:
Output is all 3/4 pvc except for the connections to the scwd which is

Any ideas whether or not a Yellow tang will have...issues with any of the
following fish in a 130g tank?
Blue Regal(1)
Tomato Clown(1)

Can Pachyclavularia and Trachyphwyilia be next to each other (touching) in
the aquarium?

I'm trying to get a light going for my son. Its my
first attempt at wiring a ballast. I must be doing
something wrong. Picked up a ballast on ebay, 250 mh advance.
wiring diagram

I'm now on my second anemone (both surviving) in my 30 gallon reef tank.  I
have noticed that both of them tend to move out of direct light.  One (the
new one) wants to go to the back of the tank and hide partially under the
live rock.  The other is in the front but partially under ...

Hi there used to be some red perculas in the market, but I cant find them.
Has anyone seen these before? Or knew a place where I can get them? I
believe they where considered designer a perculas from CQuest out of Puerto
Rico.

Running a reef aquaium... Did some water tests today with the following
results.
Alk is high and the Ph is slighlty on the low side - How do I remedy this
please?

Im new to the Marine Aquarium world.. I have a 55gal cycling right now
with 45lb of live rock. I need to know when I need a protein skimmer
if I even need one. Also wondering about if I could get a design on a
sump, id love to house all my equipmnt there and keep my display tank

I'm getting back into the hobby after a few years and want to make
things like sump, protein skimmer myself...does anyone have good plans
for these?

Small plumbing question for you, plumbing experts... :-)
When I connect return pump (Little Giant 3-MDQ-SC) to my sump,
should I keep the pump intake stright from the bulkhead or can
I give it 90' elbow to have the pump parallel to the sump wall?

Does anyone have any good articles about protein skimmers bookmarked? Like
how they work, why you should/shouldn't use them, etc?
Thanks,
John

I've had a healthy pair of Ocelaris Clownfish for about 5 years.
They've been spawning for almost 3 years and appear very healthy.
I just noticed a few minutes ago that the male's right eye is puffed
way up.  It looks cloudy and it's sticking out quite a bit.

Why is natural sunlight not used for fish tanks? To my knowledge metal
halides are the closest match to the real thing, but not as good. Using
natural sunlight makes a lot of sense, but whenever I ask the LFS, I get
answers like 'algae problems' etc.

I've got a custom 97 gallon tank on the way (it's roughly rectangular,
footprint is a bit larger than a 90, with a largish overflow in one
corner.  The tank will be visible from 2.5 sides (front, right end, half
of the back) with the rest being visible only in the laundry room ...

I have an Aqua C Urchin Pro and it's pump, a Mag Drive3 (350gph).
I also have a Mag Drive2 (250 gph) returning the water to a 75g tank.
The skimmer and both pumps are in my sump. It all fits without
forcing anything, but having the two pumps does create a lot of