Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / June 2004

A couple of years ago I set up a reef tank which just wasn't successful.
 Fish did well, but corals only limped along at best.
Finally I tore it down and turned it into a fresh-water set up that's
thriving.

All
This is my first try at posting some pics.  They are from my 6*2*2 reef
tank.  It has been going for 6 weeks, after transferring everything from my
4*1.5*1.5, which was 4 months old.

I have recently purchased my first marine tank, 63 gallons give or take, and
it is about 10 days into its cycle.  I live very close to the ocean so it is
relatively easy for me to hunt around and pick up interesting little
creatures along the water line and in rock pools at low tide ...

I was experimenting with my DIY chiller and I made water too cold :-(
I has dropped from 86F to 72F over night :-( Now is back to 78F
and my "chiller" works with the heater in tune to keep it stable.
Almost all animals look fine, fish/corals do not show any stress...

Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
and could not get any info about them in the store.
They looked like well known turbo grazers but the

Does anyone have some advice in moving a tank? We are moving to a new house so its a big job. I have a 55 gallon with 40 pounds sand (live) and about #40 LR. A couple corals a BTA and a crab, shrimp and one fish. I left it understocked because I knew the move was coming. I have a ...

I've been having a few problems with algae in my tank even if the tests say
its between 10-15ppm. this really got bad after replacing my MH bulb so I've
set up a 24/7 lighting system in my sump and am contemplating whether to go
with a lot of calerpa or maybe a couple of mangroves.

Hi;
I am building/upgrading my hood to take a 250w Metal Halide.  The T8s
currently in it are about 4" from the water's surface, protected from
splashes by a glass cover.

Opinions on these units? I'm looking at a 2600 for a return pump.

My Turbo Snails put a lot of eggs in the corner of the tank ... in one
corner I must have 30 eggs or more ...
Someone told me that the liquid in the eggs can harm the silicon glue of the
corner of the tank, and that I shouldn't allow the eggs to grow there ...

Just arrived in the country a new product unknown to us called an
ecoaqualiser.Any of you using this device which is meant to ionise water
molecules.on what ive read it sounds interesting & has anyone  had success
with this

I have a standard size 48" 75G with 20G sump / 'fuge DSB, LR.
The tank is swarming with mysis and 'pods, etc etc etc...  It's been set up
for 5+ months but with water, sand and goods from 2 smaller 1 + year old
tanks.

Any idea what this is and how to get rid of it?
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I have 2 fiberglass cylinders one that holds 45 gal (Di H2O) and one that
holds 25 gal (Ro H2O) I bleached these tanks out for days and rinsed them
thoroughly, one week after storing H2O in them the Ro tanks H20 has such a
musty smell and taste, we cannot drink it, the Di tanks ...

I'm going to setup a new small 20 gallon fish only tank and I already put
some live rock in it. Is there anyway to speed up the cycling time for a new
tank? so I can add fish sooner?
Thank You!