Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / August 2005

Does anyone have a relatively inexpensive way of cooling down your
tanks? I plan to be using a small tank with MH lighting but I cant
particularly afford a chiller right now. Short of positioning a fan
blowing at the water surface to take the heat away can you guys

I have on my on the glass of my tank, the purple algea that is produced from
live rock (sorry I dont know the real name of it)  I understand that is this
good stuff that the rock produces, however, it's on the front of my tank and
its begining to obstruct the view of my tank.. I ...

I just replaced my Seaclone with a Remora. I got to wondering if the
seaclone might work better used in a sump rather than hung on the tank. It
seems the biggest flaw is the serpentine injection tube. That has to take a
lot of umph out of the flow. In a sump, that would not be ...

I would like to share some info about my clownfish with you.
Monday, late in the night, I noticed my pair of clowns
lied eggs on the bathroom tile I placed near their anemone.
Did not took the picture then, but the eggs were orange,

a couple of months ago i bought a bunch of calerpa on a small piece of live
rock and it doesnt seem to be growing any.  i have it in the second chamber
of my sump with a single powerglo 14000K tube running 24/7.  i did a cutting
and placed it in the main tank but my yellow tang ...

WTB: used 48" Aquarium in London, Ontario, Canada area.... reasonable
and in good condition.

Hi - I have 2 cleaner shrimp.  I notice that one seems to have hundreds of
greeen eggs under its belly.  Is she pregnant?  I assume that all of my fish
are going to have a field day when the eggs hatch.....  Am I correct here
and is it worth trying to rear any of them?

This is my first posting to this newsgroup.  I am starting my first
saltwater tank after years of not having a tank setup.  I use to keep
African Cichlids.
I just recently bought a 75G tank and stand, unfortunately the tank has

Just received a Remora w/maxijet and have it on my 55 fowlr. Are there any
tips for better skimming not covered in the manual?
Is it better to have a wetter foam so that you're getting less concentrated
skimmate,but a steadier flow, or less skimmate of a more concentrated form?

What do you guy's think of the Red Sea Prizm Skimmer ??
Is it a good one ??
i have a 29 Gal FOWLR
Scott

I'm thinking of getting an aquamedic chromis and have some questions on
setup.
If I'm just using a thinish layer of coral sand and live rock for the
filtration will I be able to keep the ph high enough?

I have a purple tang that has been doing fine for several months.  However,
recently he has developed something around his eye, and it appears to also
be on a line on his side as well.  It isn't white, maybe brown spots.  
Anyway, I tried treating with Melafix and Pimafix, but ...

Can anybody, tell me which, is the quiter skimmer between the two. And which
one performs the best in terms of skimming, I am debating which one to get
for my 40g.  Thanks   Rebecca

I'm building out a reef tank and after reading several posts and books
it seems the two biggest issues are nutrient export and lighting.
I've recently stumbled across a new company that is offering something
called sunlight direct. Essentially it is a dish that one mounts

I have tried to register two times since Jan. and still can't log on.  I
don't know what I might have done wrong and can't get a response from them.
Is there another way to contact someone?  I have tried to re- register, but
it says my user name and email are already there.  I ...