Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / February 2005

I decided to finally buy my first Anemone.  I went to the LFS and found a
bright yellow Anemone that looked awesome.  After some debating I purchased
this one over several smaller long tentacle Anemones.
The other inhabitants in my tank are as follows...  One single polyp (came

Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed that my Euro-Reef Skimmer
has not been collecting much DOC as it has before. I have it set so it
might even collect wetfoam,(riserupallthe way) but and still nothing.
There is alot of dry foam at the top but the resevoirt will not fillup

Does anyone know of an additive that kills hair algae in marine tanks and is
safe for the fish?
George Patterson
    He who marries for money earns every penny of it.

I acquired a T. crocea today, about 3 inches tip to tip. On one side
of the clam, about 5mm from the mantle, is something's house. What
pops out of the 'house' looks like a snail's head, but it is sessile.
The 'house' is permanently attatched to the crocea. Please tell me

Hi;
I've had a Red Mushroom in my tank for a few months (5 or 6) and in the last
month it has budded two new ones.  The original  has now, within two days,
changed.  Although still full, it's edges have begun to curl down and it's

When reading salifert Phosphate are you supposed to look down through the
top,and keep the test tube on the edge of the color chip so that you see
both the white area and the color chip,Then move the test tube down the row
of colors until you can not a see color chart color.To me ...

I added a beautiful yellow tang to my tank on Tuesday. He seems happy and
swims about doing his thing. He's not eating yet however and this causes
some concern. I have offered flakes, pellets, and of course green seaweed
clipped inside the tank. Shows no interest in food really.

Hi people.....
ok.....so now ive done loads and loads of research on keeping marine
fish and ive bought myself a practicle guide marine book, i think my
head is clued up on whats needed and the general care of marines.i have

Hi, guys
I have a few corals in my aquarium.(Xenia, Zoo, Elegant coral, and anemones)
Current nitrate level is around 10 ppm. Also, is this level of nitrate
really dangerous for my corals and anemone?

I've been reading about the benifits of dripping in kalcwasser...does
anyone know if that is the same as dripping in liquid calcium mixed
with filtered tap water?
Thanks!

Hi, guys
I set up RedSea Berlin protein skimmer with Rio HF20(1200GPH) yesterday. A
minute ago, I found serious problem. So many bubbles are generated without
protein and salt water overflows over a cup.

Im planning on starting my first salt water tank and have been reading up on
the use of live rock, and the pesky critters that can come with it (i.e.,
Mantis Shrimp, etc.).  How likely is it for such things to come with the
live rock?  I will be buying my rock from a LFS, that has ...

My tank has been up for 45 days My 75 gal. tank hasnt even begun to
cycle and its been over 30 days. I have 12 snails 3 green chromis and 2
yellow tail damsels.
I did use soft water for the initial setup but have since then used only

anyone successfully using bioballs in their sump. my tank originally came
with these but under advice I removed them but sometime later I don't think
that it was the solution that I wanted and maybe I should replace them.
any ideas out there?

Anyone have any plans for an "in tank" brine shrimp hatchery? Can it be done
or is the salinity of our reefs too low for these critters to hatch? If so,
any online diagrams?
Doug