Recent content by califishdude

I have lived in Northern Cali for about 30 years and will be moving to Houston area next summer. I need some info on the possibility of chillers and what people do for their reef tanks in that area. I'm looking into a chiller but if the weather is not hot but the humidity, do I still need a...

Thanks Beth. Best And Direct Answer I have ever received..

I ran my for about 72 hours before adjusting it. I had to make sure the powerhead was no more than the 3 1/2 below water level. I had little problem with bubbles but it eventually stopped with adjustments.

Originally Posted by Cranberry Erf! It may take me a bit... I just got 36 new books and I don't remember which it was. I'll be back in a moment.... or a year. O.O This sounds like me when writing a term paper. I started using sticky notes as book markers and now my bookcase looks like a Rainbow...

I was just trying to see why tangs seem to be so susceptible to getting ich in the aquarium compared to other fish? The last time I had ich in my tank was in 1997 with a yellow tang. I just recovered my second battle with a regal tang. I searched and found results like poor diet and scales. I...

Finally have it up and running. Post pics soon. A small cycle but everything is awesome. A lot more work but a lot more fun...

I am setting up a 135 gallon tank from 55 setup. The 135 needs new bulbs so i am wondering about a few things before i buy the bulbs. The 135 is 72x 18x. 24. It has three 175 mh with 2- 72 in vho. My 55 has 1-175 mh with 2-96 watt pc (36 in). My question is should i upgrade the 3-175 to 250's or...

Im trying to play with posting Pics. Here is my first pic

Well, I finally received permission from my boss (AKA. Wife) to upgrade my 55 to a 135. I have spent the last several months looking for deals and I think I finally found the setup. Please tell me if this is a deal or what. I'm possibly going to buy it tomorrow if things look right. Im getting...

Well thats what i thought. Our house was around 50 degrees, We couldn't keep the heat in. I live in a place where the low is never below 30 and the high is around 120. These freezefront was a first for me. I think i will try the two heater thing. Has anyone used a chiller with a heater setup?

Keeping my tank heated was never an issue before. My lights always kept it warm.The cold front we had that just passed was a low of 0-10 degrees. I had put another therm. inside to check and the same temp appeared. This morning my Bubble Corals huge as before and all my leathers are opened along...

The heater was in the tank. I had bought a 300watt. It dropped over a few days. I usually check the temp everyday during the cold but i was no able to make it home from all the snow. I think i need to invest in a better heater system.

I have been Reefing for about 15 years and never had this problem. In northern California our morning lows are running about 0-10 degrees to a high 30 degrees before going down again. I woke up and my temperature read 43 degrees. All my corals were closed and the fish were hiding. One thing I...

Great Looking Pics.

I have several rocks with shrooms fro sale. I have a 2-3lb rock with 25-35 Neon green with a few Striped green matellic attached. I also have a 2-3 lb rock with just Striped Green Metallic for sale. The other rocks are about a pound or so with about 5-10 shrooms attached. Im clearing out the...