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It is a chamber that uses a UV spectrum light to kill free-floating organisms such as bacteria and algaes. Necessity is debated, as some feel it is detrimental to the tank in the way that it kills beneficial bacteria as well.

Hey, those subliminal messages you've been playing under her pillow at night have worked! Won't be long now before your entire house is filled with tanks...if you want to see what it looks like, come to my house. lol

Ok then, I have a question for you. If DI water is such a powerful solvent, then how does it not dissolve the plastic tubing that carries it out of the unit? Or the plastic water jug I store it in? And if it HAS stripped ions from the tubing and water jug, how would it still be dangerous to me...

lol Boo. ;)

IMO, ideal tank conditions would be as follows: temp:81-83 amm:0 nitrite:0 nitrate:0 pH:8.2 calcium:450ppm kH:9degrees dH SG:1.023 Ahhh, if only it were easy to maintain these without the hassles. lol

Are there any items you have been wanting for a trade? I can likely find you something, if there is anything you have been looking for recently.

As long as you make sure the levels(pH, temp) of the water you are adding are the same as that of your tank, then it should not be stressful to the inhabitants. The waste that is picked up by your protein skimmer will not include significant removal of nitrates, so you should continue to do...

Mushrooms and polyps are good low-light, hardy corals. Unfortunately, you will find that when you wish to keep the more intense light-demanding corals, your Eclipse systems are going to put a major restriction on your lighting options. Just thought I would warn you ahead of time. HTH

How old are they, and did you have them running in conjunction on a sump? Would you be willing to lower the price if someone buys both?

As beautiful, friendly, and overall wonderful as birds are, you will need to be careful that your birds do not contaminate your tank(i.e. feathers flying into the open top of the tank). Birds, love them though I do, are actually rather dirty critters, even though they usually look pristine. Just...

ReeferDue, what you may consider doing, to soften the yellow tang up for your new intro, is hold the hippo in your QT for a while to make sure it is healthy. Then, at the same time you add it to your display, remove the yellow and put it in the QT, so the hippo has a chance to orient itself with...

Hehehe, as I said, almost everyone who has had them ended up having more problems out of them than they were worth. It's a shame, too, they are such interesting and uniquely-beautiful fish.

I agree with FMarini for the most part. I have a Radiata(7") and a Fu Manchu(4.5") in my 100gal reef. I have yet to see either of them look at my shrimp(6 peppermint, 1 CBS, 1 Cleaner) or any of my emerald or porcelain crabs. Although, they may have no interest in any of these, as I keep them...

Did you do any large water changes recently? CBS will drop their arms any time they are stressed, including drastic changes to the water conditions. I gave a large CBS to a friend/customer of mine, and he didn't acclimate it properly. It dropped both arms and looked rather silly for a while, but...

Assuming your overflow is set up properly to not flood your house in the event of a power failure, putting your sump on the backup power supply would be completely unnecessary. The only neessities you should put on the backup would be your heater(assuming it is in your main tank, if not, you...

The use of garlic is typically a good idea. Also, ask the LFS to feed the fish, so you can make sure it is eating before you purchase it. If it will not eat for them, it may not eat for you, and will die of starvation. If it is showing signs of HLLE(Head and Lateral Line Erosion), then I would...

For me, it's a toss-up between my mandarin, my Australian harlequin tusk wrasse, and my CB angel. Pretty tough decision...

Where julie may be the lucky exception to keeping this type of wrasse, many who have had them will say they wish they had skipped and avoided the hassle. Dragon wrasses get up to 12" long, and are very tough fish. They are also called rock-mover wrasses, and for a good reason. They are notorious...

Anemones will feed on foreign organisms, regardless of previous feedings. This occurance will be reduced by having a clownfish hosting in the anemone, as any fish that wanders too close to the anemone will be shooed away by the clownfish defending it's territory. As far as nutrition is...

The fish in the photo is a belted wrasse, not a pencil wrasse, they are not the same thing. Belted wrasses get to be about 6", and require a 55gal tank for a healthy life. Often difficult to feed, even when eating it tends to waste away. Feed frozen meaty foods 3 times/day. Harmless to sessile...