Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / April 2004

I have a 75 gallon salt water tank with a Berlin protein skimmer
attached to the wet dry .  The tank has been up and running for over 2
years now, and the skimmer worked great for a while.
Recently the pump "died" so I installed a replacement pump and it

I've gotten the inspiration to take a big step into marine
fishkeeping.  I've had a 45 gallon freshwater tank for a year now and
just don't have room in my 610 sq foot apartment for anything larger
than the 16 gallon bowfront tank I'm cycling right now.

Has anyone tried the following or comment on the idea:
- dosing Kalk mixed with existing saltwater rather than freshwater?
(ie take a litre out and drip it back in over time)
 (for maybe those who can't evaporate enough water)

Hello Group!
This is my first post here, I am new to the marine and all the aquarium
stuff, however I have decided to set up myself a saltwater FO tank. ;)
Tank is now at the beginning of cycling process, the knowledge I have so far

I'm sure there are a variety of ways, but what method is the most effective
way of reducing dissolved organics
Larger water changes
Activated Carbon

Hi all...
I've got some of this stuff growing on some LR in my sump. Is it
goniopora? Or something else? The polyps extend from a hard flat base.
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g1.jpg

I am setting up a 10 gallon quarantine tank. I bought a Penguin Mini
Power filter w/bio-wheel. My question is this. Did I make a mistake
getting the Bio- wheel.. For Example, I buy a fish and during
quaratine it turns out to be sick and dies. Will the Bio-Wheel have to

Hello everybody!! :-)
Been gone for a bit, busy busy life.  And now I have a question about
copper.  I have a 33 gallon FW which I've owned for approx 10 years. I
know that, without question, I haven't dosed with anything that contains

I just ordered some Metal Halide Lights...  =)
I'll be upgrading my 75 gal reef to a 180 soon.
Champion Lighting is having a special this weekend..
http://tinyurl.com/2rjfa

I visited "Ocean Design" store today - it is in Chicago,
at Irving Park Rd. I have seen $24 cleaner shrimps with
common black spot disease - all were infested with it!
The same symptoms mine shrimp died from a couple weeks ago.

May CoSO4.7H2O be desicated at room temperature without loss of the waters of crystalization?  This material is quite hygroscopic, and I need a way to keep the material at its formula weight, without adsorbed atmospheric water.  

About ready to take the plunge and wondering if there is any opinions :-) on
which is better, or preferances..?
TIA Pomacanthus

the small fish do fine,what im i doing wrong?75 g tank skimmer sump
holds about 20 g. i know its not alot to go on ,i just have bad luck on
larger fish
               thanks alot for you time

I was in my LFS and he had a F/O tank set up with fake coral, about
18-24" tall. Very impressive. However he was selling them for about $200
each. Needless to say they go in a large tank. Where can I get these
cheap on the internet.

I ordered a Dottyback, 3 lettuce slugs and a Linkia Star from an Internet
site last week.   The Dottyback arrived floating, no gill action at all.
I'm still trying to acclimate her by dripping in a bucket, the water was
blue, so I'm assuming they packed her with some sort of acetone ...