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When drilling your next tank Don't cut through in one shot remove the bit and spin it in clean water to get the glass particles off the bit What might have happened was the particles built up on the bit causing binding between the valley of the cut Good luck in the future

As a follow SW hobbyist I feel your pain! but as they say Good things sprout from the seeds of destruction I know alot of people on here are going to rethink backup contingencies me for one! I'm getting that generator I've been putting off buying Thanks for the heads up

The tank you cut was not temperd glass. temperd glass tends to be thinner the regular glass aquariums most tanks should have had some documention stating this here is a vidio clip of someone trying to cut temperd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uigdnhUsns Sorry for you loss!

Originally Posted by SCSInet This question gets asked a LOT so I'll post it here. Yes, you can use PVC pipe cement and the cleaning solvent for the pipes - often sold as "Oatey cement" on PVC plumbing used for fish tanks. See below pic. Once the product dries, it's perfectly safe for...

Will try for better pics tomorrow

OK I know I'm in the wrong section but the ID room has spiderwebs in it! Anyway I have these red bubbles that grow larger then open up like a mushroom and do not recede at lights off. you can see the red bubbles in the pics Best pics I can get (Camera sucks Saved up one time - bought new lights...

I have these red bubbles that grow larger then open up like a mushroom you can see the red bubbles in the pics (Best pics I can get without taking it out) can anyone ID these buggers. If they are one of the nasty's I can pluck them out now! They are in strong flow only and close to the lights...

Originally Posted by nycbob yeah ph is very low. make sure ur test kit is accurate. u hv no corals, so adding calcium is not needed. ur calcium will be enough with water change, since the only thing that needs calcium r really the snails. the red thing growing on ur rocks r cyano algae. no big...

Originally Posted by florida joe Ok here is the deal IMO with CC the space between the CC is a home for detritus so you need to be diligent in your vacuuming of your substrate. If I were you I would try to incorporate the CC with your sand by gently mixing it thus giving you a mixed substrate...

I agree Joe That's the problem with any scientific approach my calculations do not take into account for the sand particles being compacted and in doing so the total usable area is greatly diminished! IMO True DSB's are better left to serious hobbyists -the ultimate challenge if you will. I have...

Joe I have read a lot of your post and replies and i think your a very intelligent man who knows what he's talking about and I respect your opinions But to answer your last question - In a given volume of sand, the usable bacterial surface area rises rapidly as the average particle size...

Outstanding! Spiderwoman I give that a two thumbs up

The bed should be at least four inches deep. The sand should be quite fine, sugar-sized, in the range of .05- 2 mm. The bed should not be disturbed. Worms and other sand-shifting organisms should be present to stir the bed. Beds need to be deep enough so that zones are created in the bed. The...

I agree With Mr X (Normal)

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Thanks MX Everything is on the money and i increased the calcium to 420 Guess i'l just wait and see what happens maybe take some more pics

OK i think i figured it out. it's still looks good so it not on its way out I think its (polyp bail out) like MX on here suggested. because now its starting to change. Its getting white on the bottom so i think its growing a new skeleton with the secretions Has this happened to anyone else...

Okay i have a small bubble coral that detached from a rock and has been floating around for a while now. At first i thought it would attach to another rock. It has had many opportunity's to reattach but has not. My question is is their any tricks to encourage it to grab hold- such as putting...