Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / May 2004

I do not have the best eyesight in the world, so every test I do seems way
off according to how I read the colour charts. Last week my kit and my eyes
claimed that I had a PH of 1.2. Now I know this had to be wrong as my hand
did not disolve when I put it in the tank, so I bought a ...

   I purchased 60 lbs or so of live rocks about a year and a half ago from
a tip given on this news group. It was an online order shipped overnight to
my local airport and was some of the best stuff I've seen period. Problem
is, I can't for the life of me find where I got the stuff ...

I've previously bought corals from Jeff's Exotic Fish in California.  I'm
looking for other good places to order a handful of corals later this
summer.  I've looked at the following:
MarineDepotLive.com

My tank has just finished cycling and I noticed what I think is an aiptasia.
It is about 1/2" tall and  has a 1/4" tube (I'm positive it's not a tube
worm), white/clear in color and attached to a small piece of white base
rock.      I've read that usually they are brownish but ...

All,
I have a H.O.T overflow I have made a modified Stockman Pipe
(http://www.dursostandpipes.com/) to keep the noise down which has worked
great. But now it is bubling in the sump and making a gurgling noise. I am

If my nitrites are rising slowly over a few weeks to a few months, what
should I add to the tank to lower it ?. I want to try and go with the
natural method, no additives. I am hoping to get info soon about making a
new filter/sump/refugium from a 3 or 4 foot tank.

This past Friday I noticed a large bunch of my Xenia looked a little
"wilty". Kind of blue-grey and flopped over. Didn't think too much of it
because sometimes it does that.
Saturday, it looked worse. Took out one of the rocks that it is a

We're looking for potential supplier of marine fishes from Bali,
Indonesia and the Philippines. Please contact me thru my e-mail :
cs@brunet.bn, with your company details and fishes quotation.
Thanks.

Unsuccesful with the bottle trap : (
Unsuccesful with rinsing the rock : (
Looks like hammer and chisel to the rock -
I first found the rock he was in and rinsed under sink spigot nothing

(LRO=Live Rock Only)
How tank should be looking like if:
-you put live rock into it
-you put sand (not live)

I have a lot of brown algea growing in my sand. I stir it up to get rid of
it, but it keeps coming back. I have Turbo Snail but they dont touch the
algea, they cling to the rocks and glass. Can someone offer a suggestion on
how to control the agrea, and how to clean up the sand..

My tank is now all set for the real stocking of fish that I intended.  My
questions are regarding the order of introduction as well as compatabillity
issues that others out there may have experienced with this list.  As an
FYI, my system is a 240 FOWLR, 180lbs LR and the only ...

Last night I took a powerful flashlight to my aquarium to see if there is
anything happening in there at night. I was shocked!!!
My maderin was so white I thought it was dead! I did not lose as many
hermits as I thought, as my 140g seemed to have hundreds all over the place.

Every group I go to has a different opinion on Deep Sand Beds Vs. Bare
Bottom Tanks. What is the experience and opinion of this group. I respect
the knowledge of a lot of the people in this group. I tend toward the DSB as
the BB looks so unnatural. I like the idea of somewhat ...

I have just bought a small yellow tang. My flame angel has taken a dislike
to it and chases, nips at. Surprising, my Hippo Tang (Largest fish in tank)
has been swimming with and "protecting it" from the flame angel. I was told
they flame and yellow were compatible...obviously there ...