Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / January 2004

This problem is back.
Have 45gal reef tank
Tang, damsel and hawkfish
various anemonies and soft coral,10 hermit down from 25,snails and 2

I just bought a Salifert Iodine (I2 Profi Test) test kit and I'm a
little confused about the readings.
The Iodide test was hard to judge, the color strip is kinda hard to
compare with the water, but I guess it's close to the 0.03 reading.

Hey people, check out some pictures from my 46g tank.  I started it from
scratch in October of 2003, with everything in the tank, including fish, LR,
LS, corals and all equipment being bought from LiveAquaria.com.  The tank
was bought/hood was bought at Petco in Pasadena, CA.  The ...

in an effort to be more like marc :)
ok well not really but
I got an orange target yesterday from a LFS that I frequent they had
this girl, she probibly had not eaten in weeks last night her stomache

I have just completed the construction of my new custom 240 gal marine tank
and am ready to start introducing livestock.  Water has been running for 7
days at the right SG and Temp (1.023 and 77F respectively).
I know that there are a plethora of online fish stores but I have not ...

I've been running the following 30gl setup for about 5 years:
1. 60 lbs of live different rock (no corals)
2. protein skimmer
3. HOT magnum 250 from marineland w/ bio-wheel and cartrige filled with tiny

For all you beginners out there, I just wanted to say.
When someone tells you to wait until after 6 months to try to eliminate
green algea and stuff...  LISTEN TO THEM.  They are right!
I was plagued with ugly wierd algeas.  First on the glass, then the rocks,

I've some "rust" dust on my live rock, sand and glasses.
You can see what it is on www.geocities.com/bedford_ch and go to "Questions"
menu on the left.
I can't get this tank work correctly since I bought it (1 year ago). I've a

What happens to corals when they die?  Do the bleach?  I assume it's
different for hard or soft corals?
The coral in question would be a zooanthid.
I was at an LFS today for the first time.  Although they had a fair

I've been looking at RODI units lately for a new reef tank setup, and
found the item listed below. Basically it's a 6 stage 100gpd unit for
$110. Seems like it's too good to be true, but I don't know enough about
these to tell if there's something fundamentally wrong with it. Can ...

I'm setting up a new tank (55 gal hex) and I have not had a tank setup
for 10-12 years. As there are lots of new products on the market maybe
some of you could help me with some questions
1.While at a local aquarium store buying some goods the sales person

I setup my first saltwater aquarium over the past few weeks and on
Saturday January 17th I added some live rock.  One of the pieces had
something growing on it.  Both my wife and I liked the way it looked
as it flowed back and forth in the water.  However, in the last 4

Is it normal for RO/DI water mixed with Instant Ocean salt to result in a pH
in the 7.8 range?
Water has been mixed for days and is being circulated well.
This pH reading comes from both my newly set up tank as well as the water I

When doing a calcium test on my tank, I decided to test the water that
I was using for water changes.  (I have been struggling to keep
calcium in line, just covering all bases) The salt mix is Tropic
Marine and RO/DI from  a SpectraPure 5 stage. Two hours after mixing I

I am looking for info on books about aquarium  (mainly reef) components.
I have read MANY books, but I am not familiar with any books dealling with
the different components, on a component level.
Are there any out there?