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:help: I noticed tonight that one of my juvenile percs has developed an eye problem. Only one of his eyes had doubled in size at least, and is white or "glassed over." He clearly cannot see out of it because he has trouble finding food during feedings. Is this a disease? An injury? He is...

After 1 1/2 years I have tried almost every brand of salt. I can attest to Oceanic's high calcium content--the times I've used it I get between 550-650 ppm. The Alk is also usually a bit low w/ oceanic--I get about 7 dKH. Coralife salt gave me pretty good results with calcium and alk, but...

Any help with this please?

Is there any sort of problem I may be unaware of with running the discharged water from my Phosban Reactor to the intake in my skimmer overflow? It just works out easier that way but I wanted opinions if it effects skimmer performance or chemistry. Nate

Hi Chris, You have a couple of options, some better than others. Chemically attacking the aiptasia works, but isn't really the best route if you have a large infestation. Joes Juice works well, but for the cost isn't really economical use to control a large population. Naturally, there are a...

Very nice setup Jamiehag Where exactly in NE Iowa are you? I'm in Dubuque. Nate

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Nice summary Nater! With a moderate evaporation rate and a moderate coral load Kalk will maintain Clacium and Alkalinity. If you want to raise Calcium you can either use a fan to increase evaporation, oversaturate the Kalk in the topoff water using vinegar, or most...

Originally Posted by mujtba I put kalk in my tank with my evaporated water... my calcium is about 380-400. I want it to be about 440. The kalk does not seem to do much. -So, does kalk MAINTAIN the level of calcium, or does it help to raise it?? -Does it help control PH also? -My KH is about...

Nice fish!! Not too long ago this site had flamebacks for $35.00...I wanted one REAL bad, but already have a flame angel. I think as far as being reef safe, these two fish are similar in that usually you are O.K. with most corals--my flame leaves everything alone in my tank except milleporas...

Thanks alot for your input--and good points Birdy. More opinions please? Nate

I'm sure you don't need to be told what an achievement your tank is, but I still need to tell you! Beautiful. Period. -Nate

Hi everyone, I hoped to gather some experienced reefkeeper's opinions on water changes. I first want to say that I have read numerous posts on this forum that dealt with salt brands. It seems like everyone has different opinions on this, but what I have learned is how important it is to test...

I have a 72 gal 18" deep with 2 250 watt MH & 2 VHO and I run them about 9 inches off the water..as far a as chiller goes, as long as my AC is on during the hot days, my tank stays right where I want it to be. The canopy has a couple of fans, and I also usually have a fan going in the room...

I can attest to Joes--I let the aiptasia in my tank get pretty out of hand before getting some peppermint shrimp and 3 bottles of Joes Juice--the steel angled tip set for it is also worth getting. I literally had hundred of these things, some of which were very large, and the stuff just works...

Hi All, Just wanted to post this in case someone runs into a similar issue: I mounted the unit almost right next to my MH ballast--when the halides kicked on there must have been some interference. DUH..... :hilarious nate

Originally Posted by Tyedyed1 well when i started to look at it while it was still in the store, the guy at the store told me that it was a male...but then i get home and jump on the internet to do my research on the fish and every site that i go to says i have a female (from the pictures). so i...

I have a remora pro w/ a mag drive and love it--I also have the surface filter attachment, but don't use it because it is HUGE--no kidding it's bigger than most of my rocks and just looks terrible. I used it for a while and didn't notice any better skimmate in the collection cup, so I sold it...

I have also resorted to online ordering for both livestock and dry goods--there is NO selection w/ my lfs. Ordered some fish and lots of inverts from this site--very satisfied with everything. As far as livestock goes, your lfs gets everything shipped, so I look at ordering stuff as one less...

Originally Posted by nimo1969 I'm reading on mandarin fish they eat pods or mircofauna ? what are they ?? what is a refugium ? Thanks nimo1969 Hi there, "Pods" are small saltwater crustaceans that gradually build up populations in established tanks. Copepods are one type, are smaller...

Beth--do you really think that's a high enough dKH to be causing a precip. event? I realize that's somewhat on the high side, but I wanna say I've read somewhere that about 12 dKH is the absolute maximum, with an optimal 9 to 10. Does this sound correct? Also, I was under the impression that...