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I have to admit, I didn't read all 12 pages of this thread. So you have to excuse me if I'm speaking out of turn, but why are you drilling holes for power heads? Most power heads stick to the side with magnets and/or suction cups. You can drill holes for a closed loop system where you have an...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude do they even have fish stores in the mid west and east? LOL.... Seeing as how the third largest barrier reef (Florida Keys) is 45 minutes south of my house, I think we may have one or two fish stores in the east. If not, I guess I'll have to make due with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Slice Did you guys just get this email from SWF? I'm not sure how I feel about this. I fear many Mandarins will see their death in a couple of months. I have to agree with this. This deal seems to imply that you can keep a mandarin alive by buying a bag of pods. If...

I was recently in my LFS and I saw the biggest, baddest looking Harlequin Shrimp that I had ever seen. I had been on the fence about picking one up for a while. So I had done some research and had an idea of what this entailed. I couldn't resist purchasing this big, beautiful shrimp. I...

Wow. I didn't know Yellow Watchmen were that aggressive. I've tried adding them hoping they will move in with my pistol shrimp, but for some reason I just don't have any luck with them. They either jumped out or ran afoul of something (possibly the mantis that took forever to catch) in my...

Have you had any issue's with that Bristletail Filefish? I've recently added one to my tank to see if it would eat majano's. I haven't seen it eat majano's or aiptasia, but it does nip at my leathers and zoa's. I've been debating taking him out, but he really hasn't done any damage YET...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower I have two bubble lines in 30g my seahorse tank which is loaded with soft corals. Still I use three spray bars and a small power head to create my water current. Its hard to see the bubbles in the picture but it should help with a visual of what I'm talking...

My BTA spent about 10 months on the underside of a rock at the back of the tank where I couldn't get to him to feed him. He started out as a little more then two inches. Over those 10 months he shrank down to a little less then one inch. Today I finally broke down and flipped the rock he was...

Nice pick up! I'd love to upgrade to something that size, but I don't think the wife would forgive me if I got rid of our couch to make room for a bigger tank.

I like having a supporting cast of interesting fish to go along with my big beautiful fish. I love watching my Flame Hawk move from perch to perch looking for prey. He's a great fish if you don't mind losing some small peppermints. I had three Midas Blennys jump out of my tank before I wised...

I'll expand on my previous post a little. 20 years ago we used undergravel filters because we didn't know any better. The idea is that the bubble towers move water through the sand so that bacteria in the sand can convert ammonia to nitrites and nitrites to nitrates. There are two problems...

A: The UG filter is going to do more harm then good. Return it or throw it in the trash. B: The Wet/Dry along with the live rock is plenty. Just be sure to not let the bio balls in the Wet/Dry get nasty or they can become a nitrate factory. C: I'm not sure what "coral sand" is. Crushed...

I've been told that members of the genus Euphyllia (Torch, Hammer, Frogspawn) can tolerate each other.

Thanks for the info. I'm still trying to decide what I want to do as a long term solution. I think that in the interim I am going to keep my top off how it is just adding RO/DI water and make a simple DIY kalk dripper.

Quote: Originally Posted by hallzy Quote: Originally Posted by GeoJ I'm no hater, but you should take something from the fact that just by knowing how long you had your tank up and the amount of slime that had developed I knew your dirty little secret.... Funny, from what I was just told...

Quote: Originally Posted by tur4k A quick google search of "Variable-Speed Peristaltic pump" is showing pumps around $700. That's not going to happen. Oh. Looks like they can be had for around $100. That's a bit more reasonable.

So I guess the pH Controller keeps the top off pump from turning on if the pH gets too high? What are some decent brands/models for the controller and pump? A quick google search of "Variable-Speed Peristaltic pump" is showing pumps around $700. That's not going to happen.

Quote: Originally Posted by Old Hickory I purchased a Corallfe RO about 2 months ago, and I'm back to packing water out of the LFS. It had a faulty part and quit working already. Sent the manufacturer an email asking (politely) for a replacement part without any response so far. Personally...

I don't know what others are using, but I haven't had any issues with my SpectraPure Maxcap 5 stage RO/DI 90 GPD.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sparty059 Also, I don't have any type of cover for my fuge... are mandarin's known to jump? If they are I will be getting a top on my way home from the office today. My first Mandarin jumped out and got wedged in the small gap between my hood and my tank. I put a...