Recent content by robchuck

Originally Posted by AW2x3 I knew there was a reason I didnt like you, anymore, Rob....you cant ever do anything that doesnt turn out beautiful. lol! Great tank, man. I was disapointed when you tore down the reef, but after seeing it now, I'm not mad at ya anymore. :hilarious Feel free to...

Originally Posted by reefer75 That FW tank turned out awsome. Do you miss the big reef? After seeing your set-up I just may change the plans on my 200 gal that I am setting up. Nah just kidding. Good luck with the tanks and being a dad. I am a dad of 3. It's a lot of work, and patience! Well...

Looks like you've got a nice system on the way! And good call choosing glass over acrylic. Before converting my 300g to a FW planted tank, I'd spend a good 4-5 hours every week just scraping coralline algae off of the viewing panels; not to mention the scratches (even happened with delicate...

It's been awhile since I've visited swf.com, but I just wanted to drop to say hello and post a pic of the tank since the conversion to a FW planted tank (it's still a work in progress): And so that this post isn't considered totally off-topic for this forum, here is a current look at my 65g...

It sure does. When I had my 300g with corner overflow/weir boxes running, I had all sorts of sponges, sea squirts, worms, feather dusters, etc. living in them. The boxes also seemed to be good for providing breeding grounds for a variety of pods. There was always an abundance of life in them.

Check out Envision Acrylics, they're based in the Pacific NW and do some amazing work at decent prices.

Thanks for the comments guys! The tank has been going well, and I finally moved the last of the fish from the 300g over to the 65g tonight. (Over the course of the last month, I moved in the pair of ocellaris clowns - they were happy to reunite with their anemones, the multicolor angel, the...

That's some incredible craftsmanship on the stand and canopy!!!

Sure! It's not difficult to take pictures of the fishroom, as it only extends 3 feet behind the tank. I've got shelving set up at the far end of the room for equipment, as well as a couple of Rubbermaid containers for RODI storage and SW storage. If you look towards the end of the thread, you...

I recently tore my 300g reef down to convert to a FW planted tank due to budget reasons, but here are some pictures of it in it's prime and the thread I created to document the building of the tank. https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/156983/project-300-is-underway

Congrats on the new house! Looking forward to reading about the progress!

I saw one at the IMAC conference a few weeks ago. It looked a lot like the JBJ Nano Cubes, in fact, I thought it WAS a Nano Cube or Aquapod at first glance.

Originally Posted by Eclipse715 Instant Ocean is the worst. Would you care to elaborate why you feel this way about IO? IO was my primary salt brand from the 80's until I switched to Oceanic in 2003 (due to it's blend being more suitable to my reef's inhabitants; better magnesium and calcium...

I'm not Lion Crazz, but a few of the books that have helped me tremendously are: "The Book of Coral Propagation" - Anthony Calfo (my favorite! It's much, much more than a propagation book.) "Aquarium Corals" - Eric Borneman "The Reef Aquarium, Vol. 3" - J. Charles Delbeek & Julian Sprung (I...

A little bit of vinegar residue won't hurt anything. In fact, some people even dose vinegar in their tanks to bring the pH down. When I cleaned my 300g up last year, I used a 10:1 solution of water to distilled white vinegar. I rinsed it once, wiped it down good and hard, and everything turned...