Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / May 2004

Just purchased my first skimmer, A CPR Bakpak.  It's skimming nicely and
 creating all sorts of brown goop in the collector cup.  However, I
have a question about the noise level.  Are all CPR skimmers loud?  I
have it on a timer and run it while I'm at work so I don't have to

12 months ago, I set up a 75 gallon FOWLR tank as a finishing touch to our
remodeled basement. I was into tropical years ago and always wanted a marine
tank. After a lot of learning and some casualties, I think my tank is
stable. Thanks to all for the help and advice so far. I ...

since getting  a couple of corals a few months back I've noticed what I
thought were nuddibranchs but now know are sea slugs. any corals that
they've frequented have suddenly without warning closed up and died.
should I remove these pest or are they harmless enough.

All I can find around here is silica sand, while I'm aware it will
work, I'd prefer to use the calcium sand. I live in the Pacific NW,
so Southdown Play Sand isn't an option. Any ideas for places to try?

I was planning on adding a 5" DSB to my new AGA 180 gallon, but the
overflows have three rows of slots to admit water.  The bottom row is only
4" above the bottom of the tank, so a 5" DSB would submerge them.  This
isn't a major problem in itself, but does anyone know if it will ...

I would really appreciate some recomendations from anyone who has been
satisfied with their purchase of a RO DI system off Ebay and the details
etc.
Thanks

I would like to get a good light setup on the Refugium, its a converted 6
gallon wetdry with not much room for top light, thinking about side light.
Or shoudl i remove the lid which prevents more evaporation and just let the
light shine on it.  I have a huge evaporation problem here ...

I had a 20 litre white/transparent plastic bottle outside on my porch under
cover filled with old water from my tank, it had been sitting there for
maybe a week or 2. This afternoon I want to empty the bottle for my trip out
to collect some new sea water, but I noticed it was very ...

extending its body from tube and shedding feathers
is this normal

I have heard mixed reviews about bumble bee snails in the reef aquaria.  Are
they fine to have, or would it be something I should avoid?

Is this a problem  Anenome Aiptasia :
http://home.comcast.net/~fish.tank/Problems-Advice.htm
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Whenever I do a water change, the water that I remove always has a hint of
green.
I've been using carbon/phosphate removers on and off, but this doesn't seem
to get rid of the green.

What's the opinion of the group on this method of reefing.
There are a few Aussies doing the zeolite thing now and it appears to be
going well for them so far.
I used PO4- a few years ago by these guys and I'd imagine that the

I have a Clarkii which I bought around February. He's
roughly 2-2.5 inches long now. He looks as healthy as
ever but in the past several days he seems as though he's
in a stupor of some sort. Almost to the point of acting as