Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / March 2004

I'm about half way through building a stand for my 65g tank.   I'm not sure
if I should put plywood on the top of the stand to rest the tank on.   I've
read that you can put foam under the tank, but nothing pro or con about the
plywood.

Hey, just wondering if anyone has ever tried the Combo Vital?  Its a
synergistic mixture of SpectraVital and Blackpower.  Mixes two parts Blackpower
and one part Spectra Vital.  The combination of these products will bring to
colorful like organisms you didn't even know existed in ...

I am interesting in getting some frags for my tank.  Searching the web, I am
finding loads of places to get frags.  I am particularly interested in the
Montipora's.  I have been to Xtremeaquatics, DynamicEcomorpholgy,
FragExchange, Reeffarmers and many others.  They all look good.  ...

Hi everyone, my watchman seems to be getting skinnier and skinnier.  He gets
mostly formula 1 and 2, with algae soaked in selcon every other day, and
mysis shrimp once a week.  I'm guessing I need a more meaty diet for him?
Thanks,

I just got a little Via Aqua tank to replace my Nanocube, and I am
setting it up. It comes with gravel filtration, but I have a Prizm
Skimmer for it. The protein skimmer should be enough I figure, with a
fine sand bed and live rock. The gravel filtration in addition, would

Anyone have any ideas about this, or just another gimmick?

Anyone dive for their own fish to stock their marine tank?
I've just acquired a licence to snorkel dive for marine fish for my tank but
haven't done any of this type of diving or other for that matter in years.
Any tips on items to have on hand such as type of container for putting ...

I know that 10 gallons is roughly ten pounds but how does that change when
you add rock? The displacement of the water can't be the same weight cause
the rock is heavier right? Does anyone know the formula?

Would someone please be so kind as to identify the following for me:
http://www.peptojoe.com/images/splat.jpg
Being new to the hobby, I've recently learned that not all things that look
cool really are.  Therefore, I'd like to be sure about what this is.  I have

I've been playing around with power head placement and this morn. I noticed a slew
of really really tiny translucent bugs ok thats fine. as the day went on the tank started to
cloud up a bit, looked like micro bubbles, ok I'll play with the skimmer later. now looking closer
the bugs ...