Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / November 2004

Anyone heard or used a sump from this company?
A friend bought a sump for a new setup and got just about the worst set of setup
instructions. System "looks" like it should work and is well constructed. Has a
built in skimmer that I'd like to find out the details on or opinions ...

I have a 125 gallon with fish and sps

I'm getting ready to rebuild my reef tank.  I used to have a CPR overflow
but it made me madder than all getup.  I had a rio venturi skimmer hooked up
to the air connection on the top of the overflow.  The water flowing into
the box always created a bunch of air which the ...

My tank wiped out six months ago and I thought I would log the experience in
case it helps others.
My tank was doing very well - 80g with Clown fish, regal tang, damsels, two
blenny's, feather duster, urchin, royal gramma, Mandarin. Snails

I have a dogface puffer who  has ick, I have been doing fw dips for about
3min.  What else can I do for it, or treat it with?
Thanks in advance!!
Phil

I'm going to go ahead and purchase 45 lbs of Fiji LR from liveaquaria.  My
tank is a 46 gallon and it has been up for only 100 hours.  I have heard
good things about this company and they are only a 4 hour drive (which I
drive on my route to my home town at least once a month).

I want to install an overflow in my tank, i will cut and silicone the
glass for the box, now a question i can drain the tank to silicone the
box in place, but how long do i have to wait to replace the water? can i
start replacing the water after a couple of hours or do i have to ...

i'm new to the hobby, and have been checking out some online sites.  Anybody
have any feedback on these shops?
www.premiumaquatics.com
www.reefaddicts.com

My 80g tank wiped out 6 months ago and a took it apart for storage. I put
the Crushed Coral in a big bucked and the LR in a bucket with tank water.
Now after six months most of the tank water evaporated leaving the LR
exposed to air.

As many of you know, Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime is chemically
indistinguishable (and like 5x cheaper) from that overpriced crap
they sell at the LFS and call "kalkwasser". I just ordered 2 jars of
aforementioned pickling lime ...and they sent me a free bag of

I have some very large Tangs and have had them for years. My sister gave me
a couple of very small Damsels that I ws initially afraid my Tangs would
hurt, as my tangs are fairly aggressive. Well those little blue Nazi
terrorists seem to have rocket fuel up their butts and charge ...

Do invertebrates such as the Stenopus hispidus count towards the total
number of fish when stocking a new marine fish tank?  For example if based
on tank capacity you can stock 20" of fish, would that need to be reduced if
adding the Stenopus Hispidus.

  I have been running a high Ph level for about a year now. It averages
9.03. This level is by test kit and also digital probe. All other levels are
where they should be, Ammonia - 0, Ni - 0, Na - 0, Ca 350 - 375. No
additives or supplements used.

I have small colonies of favia (or favities), brown
variation taken from the seashore of Florida Keys...
They look nice, dark brown with polyps extending
from the rocky ball of their skeleton...

I want to start my first salt water tank and my parents for Christmas and i
wanted to do a nano reef.
What does everyone think of the above, here is a link to pictures and
accessories: