Recent content by tonka

I can bet I've seen you at one of the stores around us... "If you do live in HB". If I don't reply back it's because I'm going to be gone for 10 days... But I'll reply when I'm back Tonka BTW, very nice tank, and isn't your rock Walt Smith rock? Get it at Seaside? Or Fish 2000? [ May 22, 2001...

BurnNSpy, Do you have a chiller? How do you keep the heat down? I have JBJ 65x2. I have clams,Acropora,other SPS,and lots of soft coral. I change the bulbs yearly at a cost of $30 a bulb. How much is MH or VHO bulbs??? PC lighting IS cheaper. My whole lighting fixture was only $130. (that was...

BurnNSpy, Hey I do agree with what you're saying but I believe tank size and placement of corals makes a HUGE difference. Not to pick on you(I think you are very knowledgeable)but you do advacate MH's way to much for smaller tanks that will do fine with PC's. As for price, if people check around...

I'm am so tired of hearing people say that you need MH for SPS corals!!! That is completely wrong! I am proof. I have SPS,and clams that do great in PC lighting. Yeah, it may be brighter in MH but they still grow great in PC. BurnNSpy in your tank that I've seen, you would have no problems with...

They are legal here. It's illegal to collect or catch them at all. $500 fine each. But you can have one as a pet. The LFS has to have a permit for them. BTW they know they're protected! You can almost touch them without them moving! I've watched them spawn. They also "click" (mouth popping...

Windex will be fine... as you've heard relax... what books do you have???

Certain anomies need certain lighting needs. Type in the anomies name in the search bar and you'll find it...

krazykarel, I have been using Real Ocean for 8 years with -0- problems. It's so much more convenient then mixing your own. BTW L.B.Aquarium uses it to.

Also as Beth said Carbon does such a good job, that it also removes the good stuff. IMO I would just use it occasionally not all the time. Or just use it when you need it.

Ahh, what's the point of QTing??? IMO you're still rolling the dice when you do both.

It's kind of funny, I get my saltwater for $.39 a gallon. All ready to go. And I thought it was hard for us here in SoCal...

Forgot one, any food and some additives also can ad phosphates.

Here to SHEL. Waterstores are everywhere. Price is also $.25 gallon. I still think it would be cheaper to just buy a RO unit but I'm not going to put one in for a house that I rent. Plus we also use it for our drinking water.

Settled debris, not cleaning your mechanical filter sponges,anything that had a chance to build up waste and hasn't been broken down. The spots in your tank that don't get enough water motion(dead spots).

Why QT and dip? That's alot of stress to put on any fish. That's the whole point of QTing. I would stick to the QT only.