Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / September 2006

My 30 gallon tank contains thousands of tiny white barnacles.  These are
mainly on the rocks but a substantial number are in my protein filter and in
the body my main Eheim filter.   The protein filter venturi jet frequently
blocks with a barnacle.

I'm currently using a mag 7 drive for my 75 gal FOWLR. It moves a lot of
water for me but the problem is i have it placed on top of a piece of flat
live rock and it tend to move around. I've been unable to figure out how to
mount it so it stays in one place. Can someone please ...

Making some progress on my tank.  It will be a 37 gallon FOWLR.  It has been
suggested by the local pet store that I use live sand. Instead of normal
fishtank sand.  I have.  If I put in  a 5 or 6 pound cured live rock with
some other rocks that can be colonized and just regular ...

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I was doing some searching and reading on various aquaria realted stuff
last night and came across these plans for a 'coil denitrator'
http://saltaquarium.about.com/library/blank/bldondiydenitratornew.htm
As you can see from the domain, it is in the salt water section of

With hirocks and reeferrocks are out, ReefBones are dense (so I've heard),
does anyone knows any vendors that sell highly porous dry (dead) rock?
Thanks in advance.

I'm planning to build a new stand for my 125 gallon. The existing stand is 25"
high, and I'm thinking that perhaps it should be higher. The tank is 23" high.
I keep my aquarium in the living room, and it will be viewed mainly by people
sitting on sofas.

"Nie jedz miesa bo zlapiesz choróbsko!"
Tak mowia wegetarianie pokazujac na zdrowe roslinki...
Tymczasem już nawet roślinek nie można być pewnym!
Tutaj opis zatrucia sie salmonella i e.coli w szpinaku:

I am leaning towards keeping several Pseudochromidae in my tank. The hardy
and semi-aggressive descriptions of them seem to suggest a
slightly-less-poorer-man`s damsel. They seem to be durable,colorful little
fish that I WON`T ultimately want to extricate from the aquarium.

hey people.
Got the rock in---Pretty cool.
I know this sounds kind of stupid--but---
Now that its there---Am I supposed to "feed it" something?

Okay fellow reefers,
My tank looks like crap!  please help  I've been experiencing a diatom
bloom in my tank.  I have read that they are 'good' and usually go away
on their own.  I've had these diatom things in my tank for over 2

I need to make some siphons and discharges for two pumps I bought. Regular PVC
is white and looks a bit gaudy. ABS is black and hides well, but I haven't found
small stuff (1/2"). I also don't know how safe it is for marine tanks. The best
stuff available seems to be the grey ...

Thanks for answering my questions on the pump placement on my new tank!
Next, I got a price of $369 for AGA Megaflow tank and stand. Good price?
Should I shop around? Thanks for the comments!
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I have a gigantic amount of seashells that we picked up at long-ago garage
sale.
Some are pretty banged up and not ideal for display. I wasnt on planning to
put too many in the tank anyway.

Does anyone know if the SCWD ("squid") will allow copepods and amphipods to
pass through.  The instructions for the squid say to prefilter but that it
will allow some items to go through.  I'm wondering if those bugs can make
it through.