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Sent the e-mail. Don't worry about the edit... It's actually my first edit ever. Sorry - I didn't notice the links.

Sean - do what I did with my non-functioning turbo skimmer. Throw it out and get a real skimmer. I played with my darn berlin turbo for MONTHS! I did all different setups. Oversized the pump... All to no avail. I then threw it out, and got a aqua c remora pro. I've been smiling ever since. GL!

If you want to do that, then it seems you're going with the frame idea. Me personally, I would do the egg crate thing in the sand and build a frame out of PVC that the rocks can go on. This will allow you to build a strong/high wall of rock. Do the circulation thing with this setup, and yeah...

I'm sensing two separate ideas here. One being an actual frame of PVC that is sunken into the sand bed. The other being a system of PVC pillars that the rock is open on (similar to a raised boardwalk at the shore - or at the beach if you're not from NJ) I can attest to the success with the...

Here's Eric's post... So, here's the tank reason, and then I'll blow into some ecology for you. When you get a tank, you start with no populations of anything. You get live rock to form the basis of the biodiversity - and remember that virtually everything is moderated by bacteria and...

I would say it's another sign of your tank maturing. When there's tons of food specifically for pods, they'll bloom. Then as they eat it up - they die off and come to equilibrium with the rest of the tank. There was a great conversation on another forum where Eric Borneman discussed the...

No need to do a search. You can find it here. *** As much as I have read that article itself it does contain direct links to other BB's so it can not be allowed to stand. Sorry but its part of the job. I don't mind if you cut and paste the whole thing here minus advertizents and competitive...

Weekly water change CAN slow the process. It took me about two weeks with every other day dosing. If you want to make sure the water changes don't adversly affect things, test your change water and dose it to your goal. That way water changes will hep the process rather than prolong it. Have...

If your Alk is low, and you Ca is OK, then I would dose the balanced additive per the instructions. per Randy Holmes-Farley, "Adding a balanced additive adds only 20 ppm calcium for every 1 meq/L (2.8 dKH) of alkalinity." So adding enough B-ionic to raise your 2.2 Alk to say 3.2 will only make...

I do agree that TRI is a little expensive. The one things you'll notice though is that OG2 doesn't care what they sell you. I've gotten bad advice, bad algaes(hair and bubble on their corals), they have aptasia in almost all their tanks, and don't care, and their corals are not very healthy...

No - You definately don't NEED a sump for a reef. They are very valuable however. I have a 29 gallon eclipse that doesn't not have a sump plumbed into it. I just found a place in the tank to grow macroalgae where it still looks natural, and is easy to maintain. You can also use xenia as a...

There are ways to make the switch. I (personally) would start by adding another 10-20 lbs. of either LR or dead/base rock. Let that grab some good stuff and the dead rock will be cheaper. Then think about nutrient export. Do you have a sump? You'll want macro (I suggest chaeto). LMK, hooked

Can I just say.... what a turnout on this thread! Three of my most influential mentors Thomas, Kip & broomer Thomas - yes I've had quite the hiatus. I was busy actually playing with a tank and doing different tests/talking to fellow reefers. Then I got wrapped up modding on another forum...

BillB wants to go reef with this tank. Bio-wheels are notorious for creating huge amounts of nitrates. In a reef tank, inverts (corals especially) can not tolerate high nitrate levels. Eclipse systems were manufactured for fish only (FO) tanks. At least, when you REALLY analyze them you can...

sorry - it's just that I've been away from this board for a while. I'm just getting back into things here and finally giving advice - the last time I was here I was getting most of the advice. I just wanted to make sure people didn't think I was slinging cr*p. And, when you're blonde and...

Lighting info can be found here It's a great company, and it even comes with instructions to change from Eclipse 3 lighting to this lighting. (At 65 watts it's not too bad for most softies and a few LPS.) I'll take some pics of the prizm mod I did. It's really just cutting out at the right...

who's dumb**** (I hope it's not me!?!) You're probably talking about Kip huh ..... yeah he knows nothing j/k - Kip helped me ALOT many moon ago. -I really hope I'm not the dumb****.......:nope: FWIW - I agree with Kip, dose the Ca additive (part 2 if I remember) and keep an eye on the Alk. I...

Oh yeah - about the skimmer - I don't know about them (see how much that sucks) :D

You're right about sponges, they should never be exposed to air. In a sponge case - no glue is "spogeworthy". I would find a way to situate a sponge so that is can't float away or be carried away by kinda lightly squeezing it between two rocks. As for softies, I never glue them either. I just...

You can find the superglue gel that I use for corals here The name is quicktite.