Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / December 2005

I have a rock ( flower ) anemone that is white with green tips. I have been
feeding it once a week with a mixed frozen fish food - it has some clams in
it. I've had it a couple of months and it appears healthy - closes down on
the food immediately.. Is this frequent enough? I've ...

Does anyone have some hints on home made fish foods or a link to same?
I live 2 1/2 hours drive from the neares petshop that sells marine stuff
and it's becoming a drag plus I only have 5 fish and don't get through a
great deal of food but want it to remain fresher (even the ...

Anybody could advise in choosing good source of live sand for DSB ?
I am not talking about the wet sand available in LFS.
I am talking about live sand shipped directly from the ocean.
What would be a good place to buy sand rich in variety of critters?

Good evening fellow reefers,
I'm setting up a sump/refugium.
I can place the skimmer in the sump or leave it on the tank. (Aqua C Remora
Pro)

A few months back several of you replied to a post I made asking for skimmer
recommendations, and the majority recommended ASM, Aqua C, or Euro Reef. All
these appear to be in-sump designs. Because I bought a wet-dry system (which
will now only be used as a sump) when I bought ...

Well, I spent the past week with relatives about 200 miles from here, so
the tank had plenty of time to "settle down".  (For those joining late,
the tank contains live rock & sand, and one mantis shrimp; no little
vertebrates yet.)  The first thing I noticed when I arrived home ...

I notice when I get new Mushrooms they stay closed up for a day or
forever in some cases. My question is most stores have lights way above
the tanks. I am wondering if when they are put in my tank which the
distance from my power compacts is close to the surface if it might be

Well, guys, the tank is for up for sale now, anybody live near vista/san
diego california or close enough to drive come take a look.
60 gal reef tank, 6 years established.  about 100lb live rock, 30lbs marine
sand, 20lbs aragonite in 6 gal refugium sump, 4x40w no's, 2 fish, many ...

I was thinking of getting into a DIY project....I'm nervous !
I would like to scrap my Canister Filter and stuff Hanging on the back of my tank
for a Reverse Daylight Photosynthesis setup.  Your basic Overflow box, refugium, sump and return pump.
My tank is 75gal, the sump I would ...

Okay, I'm used to adding supplements for the cichlids and plants in my
fresh water tanks. So, what do I need (if anything) for a new tank with
live sand and live rock?
The live sand (40#) and aragonite bed (40#) are in the tank now and the

There's a discussion thread going on eBay regarding the sales/auction
of loosely-defined "live animals". The current consensus is pretty
negative, although the posters are primarily reacting to dogs and
cats. I've thrown into the fray the question of snails and aquarium

Happy Holidays everyone,
I finally had time to get my65g setup and running this week. I
stabilized my temp at 78f and salinity at 30ppt before adding 40# of
washed aragonite and 40# of livesand last night.

Hi all and Happy Holidays.
I have a 29 gallon mini reef (live rock with corals,) cleaner crew,
yellow tang, and 2 chromies. Hang on PS, 20K coral life MH.
About 6 months ago I noticed that my mushrooms were not as opened as

Since acrylic tanks are mostly covered, with small openings on top, my
question is this
Will anything beneficial from the lights be blocked by the acrylic? E.G. ,
when lighting reptile enclosures glass or screen tops will reduce the

Hi guys!! How's it going?
Say, I just bought a new fish tank for my kids as a present for Christmas.
It was used, but I couldn't resist it. 400 gallons!!! I paid $1,000 for it
and the oak stand. It is square in shape and about 6 feet long on all sides