Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / August 2006

Hey everyone.  let me first declare my status as a noob reefkeeper.
I decided to switch my FOWLR tank over to a reef system a few months
ago.  I currently have a 20g tank, aqualight 130W PC lunar light hood,
maxijet 1200 power head, a secondary powerhead, CPR backpak 2r skimmer

 Does anyone have any ideas on chillers and one that is not too expensive
for my 24 gallon Nano Cube Saltwater tank?  The water temperature is
presently 80F and I am told that it should be around 76F.......is 80F around
76?  Or in other words is my present temperature good ...

I'd appreciate any help you guys can offer:
These things only grow on my star polyps.  I can't figure out what they are.
Sometimes there's a few and sometimes there are several.  I seem to have a
lot of them now.  When the polyps are open these things are totally hidden.

Just a reminder:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/NEWS02/60808031
David Stepp was fishing for catfish with friends on the Ohio River Monday
night when he reeled in a bizarre catch - an octopus.

I recently started my 125 gallon FOLR.
I have the following fish:
1 yellow tang
3 green chromis

I have a top off system for my fishtank that I have a small pump in.
Unfortunately the old float sensor is no longer working so I have to
get a new one.  Obviously it's important to be reliable.  What is a
good brand to go with? I have seen Ultralife and Reef Fanatic looks

  I am setting up a 180 tank with plans to do soft corals - mushrooms,
leathers, etc., maybe xenia.  The tank size is 72"x24"x24".
  I am tring to pick the right lighting system and am considering the
following -

Here's a pic of my leather coral:

Just checking to see if folks can view this okay.
Thanks,

Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight.  Who knows what I
can't see.  Weird to because I haven't added anything in a long time they
must have been hiding.
I have found that Berghia Nudibranchs are the best for aptasia and I'd been

Hello there people! I was just wondering apart from the usual
calcium/alkalinity needed to keep these are there any special needs for
them, I am getting one delivered next week and would like to know in advance
if i need to stock up on anything?

I would not recommend Saltwaterfish.com to my worst enemy.  I recently
set up a reef tank and checked out their reef packages.  I was a bit
leery about buying fish online, but the price seemed pretty good.
I bought their "150" package for $229, here's my experience...  The

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Are any of you going to MACNA this Sept 22-24?
Marc

Randy's new long awaited article is now out on how a skimmer works.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/rhf/index.php
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Why Export Organic Matter?

Hi;
Was wondering if anyone's had any experience with this product:
http://tinyurl.com/f8ste
The Hydor FLO rotating water deflector rotates 360 degrees driven by