Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / November 2005

Macro Algae went sexual. While beginning to disgard the algae I found
hundreds (and hundreds) of eggs all over the algae. The strange thing
is that the clumps that did not go sexual have no egg deposits
what-so-ever. I even inspected with a magnifying glass.

I bought a dozen small blue leg hermits to help keep my aquarium clean.
They are rather small.  As soon as I put them in the tank, they
rummaged thru the shells on the bottom and changed houses.
Do I need to provide extra home for the hermits, so as they grow they

Had some cerith snails lay eggs...what's the likely hood that some might
live?
Thanks,
Phil

Since I seem to be so adept at starting lively (and I hope friendly) debates
on this group with my questions, here's another one for you:
Given a choice between test kits, such as Fastest and electronic testers,
what are the pros and cons. I'm leaning toward electronic, but I ...

How long should Power Compact bulbs last?  I am currently running two PC's
on my 30-gallon reef tank: a Coral Life 96W Actinic and a 10,000 K.
Many Thanks,
Maddie

In all my reading, I have failed to find answers to the following:
1) What is the general rule of thumb for water volume turnover per hour in a
marine tank?  I have heard anywhere from 2 to 10 times per hour.
2) How do you calculate the bio-load of non-fish critters (crabs, snails, ...

OK ,  here's my dilemma -
I got into the salt water tank about 4 months ago-  all made easy by the LFS.  I did some research on the basics thought I was ready..... I was undersold in the light department - I was told the green bubble "stuff" on the live rocks  was good thing ...

I have just bought a Juwel 400 from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7722457668&sspagename=ADME:
L:RTQ:UK:1
My plan is to set this tank into a marine tank.  I have read various stuff
online about how to do it but am a little unsure as to advice from other

75 gal setup for sale asking $250 - or make an offer, includes all of the
following:
 a.. 75 gal tank
 b.. 2 Emperor filters (400 & 250)

Does anybody have any advice as to what amount (in kg) of live rock
would be good for a nano tank?

Hi to all
I live in South Africa and I am looking to start up a marine aquarium
again. I had one about 2 years ago (nano tank), but a burst heater and
resulting electric shock brought an abrupt end to my lovely hobby. I'm

We have "inherited" a 110 gal reef aquarium from our daughter and son-in-law after a job change required relocation on their part.
Everything is going well except I've lost the timer settings on the controller (9 volt battery backup dead) for the lights and I will not be able to ...

Are there such things as aquatic creatures that have the same sex?  I
am doing some research but don't know where to begin.
thanks

I was thinking some of us should put info about connecting
to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs on our web sites, to let more
people know about this.
I got started on just that. Here is what I got so far:

I have a 12G Nano Cube that I got about 1.5 years ago. The lighting for
the tank recently stopped working, so I replaced the bulb/light tube
thinking it burned out. But still it didn't work. Anyone know what the
problem could be?