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Quote: Originally Posted by Flower I'm in no rush to break the tank down. I'm going to wait and see how long it takes for my sick benifits to kick in and how much that is. Hey Reefraff, they do indeed tax sickness benifits. It is supposed to pay out 80% of my net income wages...LOL...Then...

Sorry for the situation you are in. It will be a blessing for you when/if you disability goes thru. If you do decide to try and keep you tank running and sell your hippo I would imagine you could get more for it from craigslist or a local fish club in the area. Maybe if you don't have as many...

Too tired to take pictures tonight--I will try in the am but honestly it is a tight space and you may not be able to see much. My turf scrubber is 6 weeks old today, not much difference in nitrates yet but definately a change in the algea growth in the tank. SantaMontica gave me some tips on...

If you are planning on running this tank long term, I think a turf scrubber is a great idea. I recently put one in one side of my sump. For a school project however, it may get more expensive than you had hoped. To get enough flow to the turf scrubber you will probably need 2 pumps-one for...

FL Joe-You are correct, I do have a 120g + a 25g sump. I had bioballs in my mechanical filter and approximately 2" of agronite in my tank. I took 4 days to drop my salinity from 1.025 to 1.009, using a refractometer. I did quite a bit of research prior to attempting hypo. and everything I...

Quote: Originally Posted by florida joe there is more involved than that with all due respect i find this hard to believe Believe it or not, it is absolutely true.

Just an FYI, I pulled all of my corals and live rock and decided to do the hypo in the main display. I was hoping to reduce stress to the fish. I had a few pieces of base rock and my substrate left in the tank before I started. There was more "life" in the substrate than I realized and when I...

How much are you budgeting for your filter? Is your tank drilled? I made a very simple, effective filter with an overflow box, large rubbermaid container, rubbermaid drawers (stacking), and a return pump. You can also get some ideas on youtube.

That looks great! I like your aquascape. Your T5's really brighten things up. I got some for Christmas and LOVE them.

Just sharing a picture of my new baby powder blue tang. Not exactly sure why but for some reason I'm more excited about this fish than normal. I love all tangs, this is the first powder blue I've had. She is getting along very well with the sailfin also. 2nd picture is of my flame angel...

I love watching the brains eat. Many years ago I used to think corals were boring. Hubby really got me interested in them, now I'm fascinated by them. Love watching them feed and grow. Nice pictures. I haven't posted on your other thread but that is a beautiful tang! The baby clown is...

I had a small start of xenia where I didn't want it and used Joe's Juice on it. It has been 3+ weeks and no sign of them coming back. I certainly wouldn't want to use it all over my tank but it worked well (at least so far) for the small spot.

Statements like "I bought a Nemo or Marlin today" or "my Dory fish".

Got it Sounds like I need to make a trip to Home Depot this week. Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by SantaMonica Burning-out can be stopped by drilling bigger holes in the base of the reflector. A few more weeks of growth and the display algae will start going away. You seriously will have to talk down to me on this--what the heck does "drilling bigger holes in the...

I just pulled my lights out and the bulb says 75w. Are the sprial bulbs stronger even with the lower wattage? You can tell I am clueless about lightbulbs---I know how to change them, that is about it.

My bulbs are indoor/outdoor spot lights, 75w. SantaMontica is recommending I use spiral 33w. I am going to have to do some research and figure out exactly what bulbs I need (I am clueless about that). He also recommends to use the light reflector, so I am going to put mine back on and give it...

Not sure what my scrubber cost to run? Just the electricity for a pump and 2 lights. Mine is on a 120g. Too soon to say how effective it will be. It has only been running for 4 weeks now but I have good growth on the screen and one type of dark, thick algea is almost gone. Cost: pump =$26...

I think your tank looks great. Too bad you had to convert your 90g to a goldfish tank. Maybe someday you will be up to converting it back. Love your brain and hammers.