Search results

I hate to be the debunker, but a digital camera never captures pure black. It will always leave behind some noise. There is no noise in that photo. Nice try. A better effort would have been a hubcap hanging from a tree limb.

That does make sense. Mines in the sump also. When I add FW I add it to the sump area so Im not shooting FW right into the return. I'll try it in the return pump side next time.

Every time I do a water top off, my CSS 125 collection cup fills up and overflows. I've resorted to turning the dial all the way down before I do a top off and then readjusting it up. Does anyone else have this problem or have any idea for a solution?

Yes he is a challenge... Here are some tips for taking a toddler to a restaurant. -Make sure they have a kids menu that they can color. -If they don't supply crayons, bring your own. -Bring snacks with. ie Goldfish, pretzels, etc. -Always, always, always order their food first. Preferably when...

With a newborn at 3 weeks you are right, you have no life. After about a month or two things will start to stabilize and things will get easier. Depending on your youngest's disposition, try to all go out for a quick dinner to someplace family friendly, like Chili's or TGI Fridays. Its not a...

What would be a good snail for cleaning the inside glass of a refugium? I have a 5g fuge and the inside is just gross. What snail can right themselves and not eat all my pods?

I always use the water from my DT to fill the QT. I have a 75 DT and a 10 QT. Every time I bring home a new fish I also get a good water change for my DT. After the fish are out of QT I dump everything and clean it. FYI, PVC pipe fittings make great aquascape for QTs, lots of places for shy...

Originally Posted by earlybird Nah you eat a lot of crap before you die. Been there. Done that already.

Originally Posted by Weberian The design I used for a while had two lines into the container, one for the line into the tank, the other for you to blow into to start the drip. It was a two-liter soda bottle with two holes in the cap. Thanks, I already have a Kent Aquadose. I ran a few tests...

I'm guessing it would taste awful, but is it safe to start a dripline siphon of Kalk using your mouth? I know its caustic, but is it so that it would burn your mouth if a little got in there?

I had a Mag 12 on my 75 and it was too much flow. I had to throttle the pump with a ball valve to keep it from surging my sump. I found a deal on a Mag 9.5 and it works great. Couldn't be happier. I did keep the 12 though for a back up just in case the 9.5 fails.

Ive been using Reef Crystals salt mix and my Cal has consistently been 410. Its made by IO and not much more expensive.

Originally Posted by teen do you have a sand bed? Yes, a 4" to 6" sandbed. Theres no film on the water. The returns are pointed slightly upwards, so I have very good surface breaking. I got my Air Pump and I ran a little test. I filled 4 different glasses with tank water. I put 2 outside and...

I used 2.5% limo window tint. It looks great and can easily be removed if you make a mistake or change your mind.

I'd go threaded and add a true union ball valve to it. Made my life MUCH easier when I had a few "oversites" that needed correcting.

Thanks all. Still got to find time to run out and get that air pump. SJimmyH, you bring up a good point about the air tightness of the house. The house is a year old and built very "tight", to the point it came with a fresh air intake fan and timer to keep the air from getting stale. I did...

Open top. I have an AllGlass Mission Canopy with 2 120mm fans that blow across the water when the MHs come on. No oily film. 75 gallon. Megaflow Overflow System (guessing 500 gpm) Magdrive 9.5 return and 3 MaxiJet 1200 powerheads on an Aquarium Systems Natural Wave Timer. I'll try the aerated...

Ok, I added an airline tube from my skimmers air-intake to outside of my stand, figuring that it needed fresher air. Its still 7.6 Anyone have any suggestions?

I forgot to mention- I have a Milwaukee ph44 electronic Ph meter. And yes, I have calibrated it.

My PH is consistently low. The tank is about 3 months old. Should I start dripping Kalk or is it too soon? Livestock - 2 Perc Clowns, Candy Cane, Frogspawn frag, Favia frag 25 assort snails, 12 hermit crabs Water parm- PH 7.8 to 7.4 Alkalinity 3.7 dKH 10.2 Calcium 410 Temp 81.0 Ammonia...