Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / June 2004

I have some pics of the pluming ruffed out for my reactor I would like your
input on. The main tube well be 16"tall the second tube well be 12" tall so
I can mount the pump on it. The base well be 7" wide by 14" long.
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/myreef/calciumreactor.htm

Any such thing as beginner corals? Like hardier than others?

I'm selling my reef tank soon. Going to place ads locally soon. Any idea
what a reasonable price would be for a totally complete 180 gallon reef
setup?
Here's a quick list of what I have....

The guy at the LFS told me that clown fish can change sex from female
to male only, not male to female. I have found a couple references
online that say they can go either way. So, which is it? Do clown fish
go both ways?

Some time back I caught some Convict Surgeons in some rock pools at the
beach and put them into my aquarium.  They immediately came out with white
spots and were both dead by morning.  That was 2.5 months ago.  Since then
I've added a Lavender / Brown Surgeon , a Common Wrasse, ...

A DFWMAS club member traded me his beautiful sun coral for a chunk of my
Hammer.  Some might not think that is an equal trade, but as far as I can tell
we are both very very happy with our exchange.
The Hammer was quite large in my tank, with a thick trunk that I never saw for

I have a 12g JBJ Nano Cube and added a 10lb bag of LS (I think it was CaribSea,
not sure since I'm at work, I can find out later if needed).  Since the tank
has now been cycling for a week, it has given me a chance to read more.  I've
found that some people recommend 3-4 inches of ...

Does anyone know of a good on line seller of Copepods or Mysid Shrimp?Or
cultures for raise my own?
Thanks Skipp

I am moving next week and was hoping someone might have a suggestion to combat water damage to the floor beneath the tank.
I have a pentagon acrylic tank and acrylic stand and in my current house the salt creep damaged the wood flooring around the tank perimeter.
I was thinking of ...

while doing a bit of maintenance (daily turning over gravel, because MH
brings out algae within an hour of start-up) I noticed a small money spider
like crab.
this was only about 5-6mm in span.  I found one dead and being blown about

how much live sand would be suffice to "seed" a 125g tank? We plan on
putting about a 2" deep sandbed of sugar fine aragonite sand.
Thanks,
John

Don't want to bother everyone with tons of questions until I get some
intelligent questions to ask. :)
Can anyone direct me to a FAQ for starting an invertebrate tank?
Thanks,

After checking out Marc's sump page on his web site I decided I would
try to build one similar to the one used on his 55.  If anyone would
like to see how it came out, feel free to take a look.
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=50537

When starting a new tank, what is the best way to place the live sand/rock?
Do you put the sand in first, the the rock on top?  Or do you put in the
rock in first and place the sand around it?
Opinions?

I will be setting up a saltwater tank with a combination of fish and live
rock.  I have been reading several books to try and help.  I am starting to
realize this is going to be a pretty expensive hobby.  The help I need.
Please let me know if I am missing anything.  Here goes.  ...