Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / December 2004

Anyone out there have any experience drilling tanks? As in how do you do it.
I have heard use a dremmel, use a slow drill, use a fast drill. Different
bits. Don't drill tempered glass. How do you know if you have tempered
glass. It can't be that hard, you are just drilling a hole ...

new to marines , at the moment I get RO water from a lfs, I keep seeing and
hearing different advice about RO units, I have no real room or a wife that
wants a perm set up RO unit. I am told by some RO units must be kept
constantly pressured and running, it is OK to store units for ...

I have been doing freshwater for over 10 years. I think it is time now i
try saltwater. I have an extra 10 gallon hanging around and i would like to
put just a few fish in it. No coral or anything fancy for now. I just want
to learn the basics of saltwater chemistry. Is there any ...

Fairly new to reef keeping and have added some new inverts.
Take a look at photo #459 is this normal? Follow the link below
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rickleathers@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=/b4bd&.src=ph
Also if you want to help Identify some of the other photos with there names?

I have a 125 gallon Twin Flow All Glass Aquarium Tank which has 3 of
the Versa-Top Glass tops.  The problem is one is cracked so I want to
replace it but am unable to find it anywhere.  Even All Glass's
website doesn't seem to list one for this size tank.  Does anyone know

I just received some live rock to start a reef tank in a 30 gallon
tank.  The rock I received had a lot more life on it than I expeceted.
I've been able to identify some of it but not all.  If anyone can
look at the following pictures and let me know what some of this stuff

Possibly OT. Excuse the x-posting, but there doesn't seem to be one group
for this stuff.
I want to bend some Acrylic, so I plan to build a jig. (Too much free time)
The plan is to use a couple of knife hinges to separate (1")  two pieces of

Hi, guys
I am setting up new 75G tank. I've already got a used seaclone 100 protein
skimmer today, but it's definitely not enough for a coral setup. So, I am
thinking about using Rio 1700 UL pump(642GPH) instead of a default maxi-jet

Sometimes between water changes I filter the water to ultra clear by
using my Vortex Diatom.
Its hard to find the diatom filter media at LFS and some of the online
e-tailers prices seem to be out of whack.

I often will watch the action in my reef tank at night (using 2 red
party lights in a 10 gal light hood, rather that the expensive moon
lights and other gadgets, what can I say, I'm cheap but it works!)
Anyways, I have been seeing several things which I have no Idea how to

Hey there!
I have been lurking aroung here reading stuff for quite a while, and
have been running a fairly successful reef for just over a year now.
I have 2 tanks, actually a 50 gal and a 35 gal which are looped

I've been out of the loop for the last couple of years (kids, job,
blah, blah) and it seems that the Remora has claimed king of the hill
status for a HOT skimmer.  My tank(60G, 100lbs LR, various soft
corals, BakPak2) has been getting regular maintainence but I haven't

      between kalkwasser from the LFS and mrs. wages pickling lime.
found a place that carrys it  but want to make sure its same stuff.
TIA

Do clown fish think that fake Anemones are real?

How do you guys control Nitrates? Water changes only? I am hoping to find a
plant life that I can use to consume it.