Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / April 2006

Ok, after I read all of the bad post on these I should have known better!!
We purchased a Nano Cube Deluxe 12 gallon  in Nov. 2004.  I didn't have the
time when I got it to set it all up and wasn't ready.  I did however open
the box soon after getting it to make sure it wasn't ...

Have any of you had any experience with the seller on ebay who sells
Power Compacts.
15$ a bulb is awfull cheap and as my Mom said if it sounds to good to
be true it most likely is. Anyone?

Hi: Can someone guide me as to the size chiller I would need for a 180
Gal.tank. On cooler days its not bad but when it gets sticky and the 750W MH
on it gets up around 81 and may still climb when I have a longer photo
period.  Thanks in advance for the help.

Any tips on a good Mantis Shrimp trapping mechanism or technique?

I have seen mentioned online, specifically on wetwebmedia.com,
but also in google searches, that after a certain amount of
time it is a good idea to replace your live rock. Perhaps the
idea being that a significant portion of the beneficial fauna

I changed lights (4x96) a week ago.  I am guessing that is
the cause of a nasty outbreak of whiteness on much of the
live rock and some of the coral in my 55 gallon tank.
Perhaps I should only change 1 white and 1 actinic bulb at a

Which hermit crabs are more likely to be good cleaners and not
as likely to eat stuff you don't want them to eat, like snails
and LR/LS denizens?
Red or blue?

At least the world they live in.  I put in one tiny
pulsating xenia 10 months ago and now they're all over the
place, even growing on the glass.  When I try to pull them
out, they turn into a sci-fi substance you'd expect to see

Last year I bought a second hand tank for freshwater fish until some
bright spark suggested saltwater. After a few months of reading I
decided to give it a go but without using the sump b/c I couldn't figure
out how it all went together. I didn't speak to the previous owner as

I am downsizing.
Im looking for ideas.  i have a space thats 24"wide(MAX) by 20"deep(MAX)
since im downsizing from a 60gal i have alot of big rock.  i would like to
accomodate a fwe of these along with the smaller stuff, so i need a high

I bought a bubbletip from my lfs about 4 months ago to go with a pair
of maroon clowns, which I was buying from the same shop. At the time
the bubbles were looking lovely and bloated, and it looked really nice
in the lfs. When I got everything home, the anemone was a bit deflated

Will a variety of clowns(percula,occelaris,tricinctus etc) co-exist
peacefully in a large tank of around 120 gal ?

Does anyone have any idea why my green chromis are going blind??? This is
the second group of 3 that have done this. I've had the tank for 6 yeas ( 75
gallon) and Still have some the original fish . A yellow tang and yellow
tail Damsel. They are NOT losing their sight. Neithe r ...

I am in the process of making plans to construct a lighting fixture to
facilitate the conversion of my FOWLR tank to a Reef tank.  I have the
resources of many people very knowledgeable about lighting and
electricity so I'm not going to zap myself or my aquatic friends.  My

he build a 50,000 gallon.... now he build a 15,000 gallon come and check it
out
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