Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / October 2004

When I do my water change 120 gal tank I do a 25-30 water change once
a month regularly.  I mix up Instant Ocean in a spare 40 gal tank.
using a 1/2 cup salt to 1 gal water as recomended (pretty accurate
too).  Once I have the water temp & Salinity correct and let set for

Ok. I've got my selection narrowed down, I just need some input from the
pros...
I decided I'm going to get the Aqua Medic Ocean Light pendant. I have a
12gal 18"H that I want to be able to keep coral, anemone, etc. First

I've started the addiction, and was currently having a good run with my
first reef.  But now not so good.  So I'm hoping someone can help me out,
and in return I'll make a effort not to mooch, and answer some questions
when I have a bit of knowledge =)  (or I could argue society ...

i was wondering if anyone could give me advice.
we are thinking of converting our tropical freshwater tank to a reef
tank, with coral, inverts and some fish.
we have a 350l tank (juwel trigon 350)it has a internal filter which

An interesting article from the BBC...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3717168.stm
It's not happening on a massive scale, yet. But, if these pilot projects
work out...who knows.

To all,
I would like to know if someone could point me in the right direction
regarding Clown Fish. I have now bought 2 sets of 3 Clown's. I put
them in my 55 gallon tank that is mostly live rock with a couple of

I have a Nano tank right now with 25 lbs LR, and 10 LS 2 perc clowns, a
yellow tang, fire shrimp, and a serpent star.  Along with the regular tank
mates, I have a MONSTER load of all size red bristle worms!! these things
are just parting inside the tank, now some how one of the ...

Hi everyone!  I'm new to a marine tank hobby and have a question.  I have 3
small algae crabs in which 2 changed their shells to larger type shells last
evening.  This morning there is a pinkish/clear looking crab like "thing" on
top my substrate.  It's shaped like a crab and ...

I was in my local SW Fish Store, and I was being bartered to buy a
16oz bottle of Phytoplankton for $17.  Does this work?  Is this a good
deal?  I am looking for general opinions?  If you do a search on ebay
you will see some other brands, has anyone had any experiences with

I have a Seaclone 100 on the 75, and I've been fairly happy with it
despite the bad rap any skimmer that cost less than 500 bucks seem to
get. Anyhey, the efficiency is plummeting due to algae and general
gorp buildup inside, and I'd like tips from other owners on how to

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Hi
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When I measure my PH with a American Marine probe,It says the PH is
7.77.With a Salifet or Red Sea test kit It says 8.1.I have recalibrated the
probe twice with 7.00 & 10.00 and replaced the probe.My fresh water tank
reads 7.3 Marine tank 7.77.New salt mix is about 7.78.I keep the ...

I am looking to purchase a 96x27x36x1" thick Acrylic tank from (ATM)
of Las Vegas NV,  Has anyone had any experince with them.
Thanks
James

Can someone give me some feedback on the performance of the aqua medic
1000 reactor's.

I am farily new to the hobby and this question has probably been asked
before, but I shall ask it again. I just finished building a custom
canopy with two 96 PC light fixtures built in. Each light has its own
reflector and the canopy has a lid on the front that hinges back to