Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / August 2004

I picked up one of those fancy D-Link robotic cameras, so I can keep an eye
on the guys when I am away..
(Great excuse for a new toy since my wife worries about them as much as I
do..)

I orginally had a canister filter on my 65g reef aquarium.  Then one day it
went out.
I scrambled to buy a new wet/dry filter, and now I am fighting green algae.
I am assuming it's beause the filter needs to cycle, but it has been about a

Howdy all,
While reading about mantis shrimp, I've encountered several web sites
that say something along the lines of "The power of it's club
approaches that of a .22 caliber bullet and has been known to shatter

   Is anyone using one of these on thier reef tank?
If so for how long and what sort of results are you
experiencing?
TIA

I just got two new clownfish about 5 days ago....to go along way my full
size clown....well anyways...the first two days the fish were great..then
one of the new one starts to develope this whiteish haze.....2 days
later...his has 2 spots...one on each size...behind his fins where ...

I used to be an avid reef keeper. Used to be. I am getting the bug
once again and so much has changed in 10 years! When I was keeping my
reefs, the latest buzz words were "Berlin system", kalkwasser, live
sand, and folks were ditching their nitrate factories (wet/dry

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well saw what seemed to be a new cluster of polyps this morning, but
this evening it was on the other side of the tank, anyone have any idea
what this is??

What are some thoughts about rock/flower anemones?  I have a 46g with a 6"
tang, a percula clown,  a gold headed goby, 2 peppermint shrimp, an anemone
crab, and a coral banded shrimp.  Thanks in advance.
Phil

I ordered a Hannah digital pH meter off ebay and the guy is selling calibration
solutions which I can save on shipping if I get at the same time.  The prices
are:
HI7007M 230ml bottle of 7.01 pH calibration solution: $12.00

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well saw what seemed to be a new cluster of polyps this morning, but
this evening it was on the other side of the tank, anyone have any idea
what this is??

Hello;
Newbie question.  I have a 55gal tank.  At what rate can I add RO/DI
topoff water without stressing the fish by dropping the S.G. too
quickly?

I would like to go on a short 7-10 day vacation.  What should I do about
feeding?  Normally I feed once or twice a day with flake or once a day
with a small cube of frozen mysid shrimp.  My fish always have healthy
appetites and actually come to the top or front glass anytime I ...

I just bought a dual 400w metal halide lighting system.  In the store
the fired it up before I left, they did have problems getting it to
fire but blamed it on the circuit they plugged it in to.  Once home I
mounted them to the top of my canopy and tried to fire them up, it

whenever I touch the water it feels like a small electric fence is zapping
me...is this caused by a faulty pump, or just bad ground from the plugin on
the wall?
any ideas other than a grounding probe? will a grounding probe stop it from

I'm on a budget. I'm still having a few problems but want to get it all
sorted.
RO unit on way- to clear up the water issues.
temps are still an issue, I thought that 24-26C was a good range through the