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Originally Posted by florida joe Ok its way past cocktail time so bear with me. When you shut your sump pump down how far up in your sump does the water go? Keep adding water until you fee comfortable that it will not over flow I think you can use some more water. Also go with caulerpa I will...

Originally Posted by renogaw you're doing well. just make sure your water surface is agitated enough, and i'd be interested to know two things: 1) what TYPE of rocks are the one in the center and the one on the right end... they don't look like normal reef rock. 2) you look like you have...

Originally Posted by 6mmmedic May I suggest painting the back of your tank?? It will make everything else stand out better......and might even make the hardware in your tank kind of blend in and not be quite so noticeable.... I messed up and did not realize it until I had the tank up and...

Originally Posted by Shyshko08 On another note, you might want to add more rock. Looks kind of empty. Work on that, want to get some other issues correct first, so that the LR won't end up being DLR.

Originally Posted by Oceansidefish One: Your welcome. There is alot of info out there and just because you learn it in college does not make it correct (being in the "real world" now I have discovered alot of what i learned in college was correct and some was just crap) There are alot of...

Originally Posted by renogaw my daughter's been sick, so i havent been able to come to the boards. looks though that other people have been able to help. I'd still though be worried about your pH rock... looks like a detritus trap which is probably contributing to your nitrates. I dunno...

Originally Posted by Oceansidefish While keeping salinity low will help to fight off disease in fish, it is ultimately not ideal for a reef environment. Salinity varies widely in the ocean from around 1.020 to 1.030 depending on the region. You will find in the tropics that the salinity will be...

Originally Posted by Flower UMMM. Posts #17 and #22 do say to get a book. Please don't take this wrong, it is just some helpful advice. If you separate the paragraphs as you are write, it is easier to read. I see this so much, and it really is hard to read the longer posts when they are all...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Before attempting starfish I would recommend you raise your salinity to natural seawater levels. This would be 35ppt - 37ppt. ok, I will but I have to do this very slowly so that I don't stress the fis Thanks

Originally Posted by Jimmy 4 Sorry that I jumped on you. You should take pics of the lab tank (post them) and compare them to the tanks in the "Share Your Aquarium" Section. Most if not all sucessful reef keepers have a high salinity 1.025-1.026. You shouldn't have to worry about disease if...

SORRY RENOGAW IT WAS NOT MY INTENTIONS TO OFFEND YOU OR ANY ONE ELSE. yOU ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS AND I ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHY I USING CERTAIN MATERIAL. YOU GAVE ME SOME GOOD ADVICE TO GET ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND FOR THAT i AM THANKFUL.

Originally Posted by Eric B 125 wow, you just made this so much easier for me, THANKS! i'm going to lower the density of my water tonight, so my fish dont get sick. i have one question, what should i do with all my invertebrates, live rock, and corals? I was explaining why I was doing what I...

Originally Posted by Jimmy 4 It looks like you know everything. Why ask for advice? No I don't that's why I am taking the class and asking for you input and advice because in this hobby no one can never know it all espcially a Newbee like me and I am sorry if I came across that way.

Originally Posted by crypt keeper did you type all that or copy paste? People are trying to help and you come off pretty damn harsh and a know it all. Nope no type and past just using my notes to explain what I am doing and some of the things I have come across in class . And how I am trying...

Originally Posted by renogaw a uv will do, in mine and many other's opinion, absolutely nothing for you btw. put that money into something else. I 4) I use a refractometer and I agree with you about the UV it just happens to be built into the skimmer am going to buy. Ask yourself this...

Originally Posted by renogaw you're doing well. just make sure your water surface is agitated enough, and i'd be interested to know two things: 1) what TYPE of rocks are the one in the center and the one on the right end... they don't look like normal reef rock. 2) you look like you have...

My water parameters are :As of 03/06/09 may water parameters are as follow: Specific Gravity 1.020 - Salinity 27 Temperature 80 - 83°F pH 8.1 Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH Ammonia (NH3) Undetectable 0ppm Nitrite (NO2)undetectable 0ppm Nitrate - Nitrogen (NO3)20 ppm has been like this since my tank...

everyone I need your input and expertise to help me complete my 75g sw tank, which has been up and running since 12-27-08 and completed it's cycle mid January 2009 and I began adding fish the very last week of January. My goal is to have fish and coral, once I completed my studies on coarls and...

I ordered mine from SWF last Thursday 03-05-09 and received them in excellent shape on Friday 03-06-09 and acclimated them for 3.hrs and as of today 03-08-09 they are doing well wish I had of purchased three instead of two, for some reason I thought they would have school together with my three...

Originally Posted by nycbob all of those plants such as halimeda and shaving brush will need proper calcium and alk to grow. the maidens hair is not really toxic in the sense if tangs eat it, it will die. tangs simply wont eat it bc it sends out a chemical to repel fish from eating it. and...