Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / June 2004

Quick question. I seem to be dealing with an outbreak of cyanobacterium.
(Which really makes me PO'ed given my weekly 15 percent water changes with
RO water and light fish load. So the question, what is the major cause of
this algae outbreak? Is it an excess of DOC? It doesn't make ...

What I mean by Target Filter is a tank designed for removing one problem and
not a general overall filter.
I have on occasions problems with phosphates building up, so I was thinking
of making a filter to 'Target' phosphates. The question is, what would I

Like the post before this one, this is also my first posting here.  I've had
a reasonable amount of luck with freshwater systems in the past and I'm
looking to make the slow jump to a marine setup.  Initially, only fish with
the possibility of a reef tank in the future.

Hi People,
I got fed up with the overflow box on my tank so I ordered some diamond
burrs and cut a hole in the 8mm back glass with a Dremell, it wasn't that
hard to cut the 50mm (2 inch) hole to be honest, I have found a technique

I am needing new test kits......I have used various brands in the
past...LaMotte, Salifert, Seachem, etc.  
Any recommendations on brands that are more accurate or easier to
use????

Pics on alt.binaries.aquaria under the same title.
I found this in some live sand rubble.  Is it coral?  If so, what kind and
how do I take care of it?  It's not soft.  It's hard like stone.  I have
also noticed on some days the color fades and then gets darker.  It was in a

Hi, has anyone started up a tank using starboard on the ng ?