Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / September 2004

I'm looking for some good, quality live rock in Iowa...if anyone has some
for sale please let me know.
Thanks in advance,
Phil

   I purchased a Squamosa Clam (about 7ins) this weekend and was just after
some advice on looking after it. I have a 200G tank, so the clam is sitting
about 26ins deep under a 400W 14K MH light, is this enough light at this
depth, or should I raise the clam.

If Ivan gets me, how often should I run my battery powered bubbler?
1 hour on / 2 hours off? Or something similar? Or will it ramp up
as time goes on with no power?
I'm kinda wanting to get a grasp on the minimum requirement

I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about the Fluval 404.  Based
on the imput, I went ahead and got one, and now I have a follow up
question.  I'm used to an Emporer 400 (hang on), where there is no
chance for water to escape, unless the filter housing cracks, and what

Can anyone recommend a good store to buy a over flow and pump from online? I
haven't bought hardware on line before so if you have a good experience
somewhere preferably Canada can you let me know thanks.
Kelly

Looking for suggestions or feedback on what I have done.
While I belive my tank has Ich or I have cured the problem?
120g
LR/LS

I have been experiementing with a Prism protein skimmer. Getting and
keeping the flow rate / foam level right seems to be a bit of a black
magic art (which I am getting the hang of), but I am also finding it
quite noisy as the tank is in the main living area of the house.

I bought a 4 pound piece of uncured LR from my LFS last week, I just
couldn't pass up the colors. Anyways
I have had it in a 10 gallon tub with saltwater from my main tank and a
skimmer running. I have changed the

What would a good quarantine tank consist of?  THANKS for any help.  BILL

I've been checking the reef since my last posting and finally narrowed the
shrimp location, this afternoon when I finished work I came home to find a
small pair of beady antennae staring at me out of a hole in the rock.  I
took it out and have the rock in a plastic container but ...

Hello everyone - I've lurked for years, and finally now that I've
settled down a bit am in the process of setting up a tank. In addition
to the tank, I'll be keeping a log of progress at
http://www.cubereef.com and would be happy to see people visiting that

Does anyone use Calcuim Chloride for calcium supplimentation. Ive come
across some sold from a swimming pool outlet and am interetsed to hear
of anyone who has done the same. Its very potient. Unlike kalkwassser
(made from Calcuim hydroxide) a solution make from calcium chlroride

If you had a clean slate with a completely cycled tank what fish would you
start with?  Peaceful and colorful.
Thanks for the advice BILL

I have a 30-gallon reef tank and I've done a little research on which would
be the best protein skimmers.  Would you all recommend the Aqua C Urchin?
It seems to be a pretty good skimmer for the money and it seems very easy to
install.  Do you guys know of any drawbacks to this ...

Opinions needed
What protein skimmer is the best for a 75 gallon FOWLR?  It will be located
in the sump of my W/D filter.  THANKS for the help BILL