Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / March 2005

I plan to only purchase captive bred fish for my reef tank.  I'm
currently looking to purchase a pearly jawfish.  Can anyone reccommend
an online retailer with a large captive bred selection?
Thanks,

Hello everyone, I have a question about some recent algae outbreaks in my
tank.  The tank has been set up and running for close to two months now-
already had the amm./nitrite/nitrate cycle. But recently (past two weeks or
so) there has been a huge outbreak of brown (diatom?) algae ...

I've been looking through google for info on hitchhikers and so far have
not found what I've got. I am guessing some kind of tube worm that has
been hiding in the live rock until now. (the tank is now 3 mos. old )
There are two of them, but I am not sure if it's two seperate ...

I came home after a day's excursion to several LFSs to discover what
appears to be a turbo snail sans shell.  :-(  I'm thinking perhaps
this is not a Good Thing. They all had their shells on when I left!
Is this one of those things snails do when we're not watching??? if

How long can one keep 20 gallons saltwater available for a change if it's
kept 95% covered with a heater and pump for circulation?
Mark

Has anyone recently purchased a salifert PH kit. My new kit reads
exremely high (my ocean water reads 8.6) ..The old kit reads 8.0 with
the same water (old kit is about a year old). Wonder if ive got a bad
batch or something strange is going on?

I had a couple small Nassarius snails toolin' around in my 75reef,
and I like the way the stir up the sand, so I stopped by the LFS last
week and picked up 15 of them. A buck a pop, large ones, shell almost
black, which struck me as odd, but they were Nassarius in every

What does a queen conch eat? And why is mine climbing up the front glass like a
snail?
George Patterson
    Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.

What's the likely hood one could breed brine shrimp, instead of raising them
from eggs?
Phil

I introduced a sand shifting starfish today into my tank and he pretty much
vanished into the sand. I figure this is normal, a new animal in a tank,
usually hides until he is comfortable with his new surroundings. I want to
purchase some red claw hermits and an emerald crab to ...

My yellow tail damsel has a popeye. He also had a few bumps here and there
on his skin with no visible black or white spots. He seems healthy and eats
normal. I currently have him in a 10 gal hospital tank with copper. Is this
enough?

I'm thinking of building a custom reef tank.  I designed it myself, which you
can see at
       http://reef.geddis.org/new/
So far though, I've only had a 55 gallon (1/4-circle bow front) tank, for a

I'm starting a small reef system in my 29G.  I'm not going to go crazy,
a couple of zooenids and mushrooms.  My question is about this reverse
osmosis water I've been hearing so much about.  I know I should use
R.O. water for a successful reef system since the process gets rid of

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any help is appreciated

I am confused by the number of products to choose from.
My greatest desire is something that runs simply , reliably and predictably
with the least amount of grief.
what is your experience with commercial products?