Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / March 2006

I need to move my 180gal tank due to some remodeling.  I have setup a 55gal
tank to hold 5 fish and the live rock.  I used RO water, added salt, put a
new bag of CaribSea SuperReef Sand (after rinsing).  I put 6 oz of sand from
the 180gal tank to move some bacteria and other ...

Let's say I get a new fish from the LFS, and then do a poor job acclimating
it to my tank, perhaps too fast or something.  What kind of behavior should
I expect?
I recently got a small (ocellaris) clown, and unfortunately was a little rushed

Whats an appropriate level of Cu (in ppm) for treating parasites,
specifically saltwater ich? TIA. -Andy

Good evening, I'm new to marine tanks (many freshwater though). Started a 30
gal. "cube" reef tank about a month ago. Completed cycling: ammonia 0,
nitrite 0, nitrate 1, SG 1.022, Ph 8.4, 2 inch deep live sand bed, approx.
35-40 lbs. live rock (with good deal of coralline algae, ...

i am trying to propagate coral and i want to make some shell grit plugs
to glue the coral on to. i know of a shop on the GC that makes them,
but i need to know what type of glue i can use to glue the shell grit
together. it looks like a plaster of paris but that would just break

Are a yellow face pigmy angle and a flame angle compatable in a 65
Gallon reef tank? The pigmy angel has been in the tank for quite a while
and I am thinking of adding the flame.
Thanks

I currently have 2 power heads in my 75 gal (85 lbs LR) and I would like to
increase the water circulation. I don't want to add another Power head, I
would like to get rid of the 2 I have and Use 1 MAG 1 drive with PVC tubing.
Basically the Mag would sit under the tank in the ...

According to dictionary.com, an aquarists is he who maintains an aquarium,
in the other hand, a Marine Biologist is a specialist.
In other words, anyone that maintains an aquarium good or bad is an
aquarist.  To be a Marine biologist you have to be a specialist on the

I dosed a little too much calcium hydroxide last night in my 75G reef.  I
went to bed around 8pm and my wife woke me up an our later asking about
what I did to the aquarium.  I came downstairs and the entire aquarium was
milky white.  This is (very) well estabished reef tank with ...

My sump has been up and running for 4+ months now...no problem.
In the last few days I have noticed that the water has gone down in the
chamber with the return pump
and the water level in the tank has gone up.  Nothing is blocked up as far

We have a 500 gallon salt water tank that was leaking. (8 ft wide x 4
ft high x 2 ft deep).
It is not repairable and we do not want to spend the 10 grand it will
cost to replace it.

Building a 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank
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They are far from being so called reef safe. I have been out of the
picture for a few days laid up with  pretty bad sinus infection, so
fish etc have been getting the minimum amount of attention, which
amounts to a quick check of inhabitant numbers, water temps, top of

  I have a 180gal FO tank.  My phosphates and nitrates are high.  I am
going to be breaking down the tank due to some home renovation.  The 5 fish
and some live rock are going in a 55g tank for 3 weeks.   I was going to
throw out the sand and set the tank up with fresh sand in a ...

    Hello;
    A few years ago I bought 400 lbs of a tropical playsand called southdown
at home depot for about $4 for a 50 pound bag. This worked great for my reef
tank because it was argonite based.  I wanted to get some more but heard they