Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / September 2006

G Patterson wrote:
(regarding Bio-Spira)

I just put a foxface in an established 90 gal. reef tank.  He's too shy to
come around at feeding time & seems to be content grazing on bubble algae.
Will he stay healthy enough on just bubble algae?

My first reaction to the thought of mail order fish was an uncomfortable
one. But  Since many LFS sell everything from Hermit Crabs to
Cockerspanials, isnt buying  mail-order Livestock online from Marine
Specialists a source of  much healthier Specimens?  If so, please give links ...

Greeting All.. Here are some Pictures of my 90 Gallon Reef, ya know... the
same 90 gallon Reef I started Back in Feb. that YOU All Said I was Rushing
INTO.. the Same 90 Gallon Reef that YOU All Said would Fail.. well I just
wanted to let you all know that the tank is doing ...

The Kalkwasser angle has me a little uptight. It seems theres gonna be
enough to deal with the tank without me having to put on the chemist hat
too. Is there some kind of ready-mixed product  alternative to the Kalk
treatment ? Do LFS sell fresh Kalk? Is Kalk a MUST for a FOWLR ...

How do you guys handle the situation in which you want to buy a fish that
requires special conditions to survive - conditions you have in your main tank.
An example would be a Mandarin, which eats stuff you have wandering around in
your main tank but which doesn't exist in your ...

Its "Plumbing for dummies" time.
My AquaC skimmer arrived yesterday with a seperate Maxi-Jet 1200 power head.
There is no Diagram on how to hook it up.
Please direct me to an online diagram or give me a nice Idiot-Proof

I have a hermit crab (blue leg) that has left his shell and looks like he
has started to molt.
I goggled, but couldn't find the answer to this.  How long will it take for
him to finish molting?

I recently have had a outbreak of flatworms in my 90 gallon reef. My LFS was
out of Six Line Wrasse's, which I've read Love to eat these little pests..
So I picked up a Spotted Green Mandarin after reading online that they love
flatworms. The mandarin is doing a alright job I ...

I purchased these water meters in bulk with a bunch of friends who also
have salt water tanks. We have a few left over and I thought I am
offering them to diffrent group members at a discounted price. The JBJ
model of this meter sells for $100+. We are looking to sell them for

Is the clown/anemone relationship a learned one or is it genetic?  In other
words will a clown take to an anemone if he has never seen/witnessed another
clown fish in an anemone?
I am asking because I have a tank raised percula clown who is not taking to

hi, im a new marine tank enthusiast. We have a small tank with a clown and a
blenny.  (in about 60 litre tank, i think it is anyway)
Im very happy with it, however i would like to know if i can put a sea horse
in with them.  Or do i need a bigger tank maybe, or are sea horse not ...

It's time for me to propagate my Sarcopython.  It's huge.
All sites I have visited to propagate say to cut off the cap, cut it into
sections
and glue it to plugs or small pieces of rock.

First of all---thanks for all the response Ive received on the NG. You have
been VERY helpfull and patient.
But I am SO frustrated.
Here is my situation:

I came home from work on my lunch break yesterday and thought that I was
missing a clown fish. After putting a bit of dry seaweed in, he came out
from hiding in a far corner under some pieces of live rock. For my
clowns, this is VERY unusual behavior. They usually don't even go ...