Search results

Thanks, this is a much more complete description about what is/was going on. I still think everything should be fine. I think you may get slightly elevated parameters for a bit, mainly from exposing the rock to air for more than a few minutes, but it should be pretty minor and not enough to...

Neither. Instant Oceans isn't as high in trace elements as it should be for a reef tank. That's why aquarium systems started marketing another brand reef crystals, that's higher in the trace elements that are useful in reef systems. The rep that we had at one of the club meetings awhile...

Re: lighting in a tank In a pico tank like and aqua vase, it would probably work fine. In general though grow bulbs don't have the right color rating to be all that useable for aquariums. The range of useable wavelengths for photsynthesis in plants is not the same range of wavelenghts...

Well the descriptions are pretty confusing and jumbled. But it looks like you rearranged the live rock, and added to/disturbed the sand bed. This will cause a ton of silt/detritus to hang in the water column. You're also killing off a portion of your anaerobic bacteria, by exposing the...

It looks really good...I'd move the crocea up higher in the rockwork though. 80w is barely on the sufficient side for them, so you need to maximize it by getting the clam as close to them as possible, and changing the bulbs every 6 months or so. B

How long has the tank been up? If it's mature, I think it would probably be ok. You'll likely need to feed phyto, and change your bulb every 6 months. The clam in the pic is a crocea. B

I'm sure it would be fine. All the rest of your tanks are doing well, so you obviously keep you water quality high. They don't really require a bunch of space, just clean water. Mine is doing fine in my 6g. B

LMAO! The funny thing about it is that when I was a kid, I never had an aquarium, but I had a couple friends that did. I thought it would be cool to have an aquarium in each room that was connected via pipes in the wall so that your fish could follow you from room to room. Of course this...

Sylvania doesn't make lighting that's appropriate for reef tanks. At least not that I've ever seen or heard of. 24000k, is also not a standard kelvin rating for a reef tank bulb. 6500k, 6700k, 8800k, 10000k, 14000k, 20000k, are the normal ratings for bulbs that are beneficial to reef life...

I didn't get them from a store. I got them off of James Wiseman. He's going to work offshore for several months, then he's moving into a new house when he gets back, and then getting married, so he decided there wasn't gonna be time to take care of his tank anymore. I have seen them...

Actually it pretty much does laps around the overflow. It just cruises around and around. It ducked into the rocks for about 2 days when I upgraded the lighting on the tank, then went right back to hanging out on it again. B

I've had one coral banded shrimp. I won't have another one. They're beautiful shrimp, especially the blue ones, but as they get larger they get agressive. Mine killed several other shrimp, and at least one fish that I saw. I've read about other folks that have had similar experiences, and...

Mine wasn't actually in a nano tank. It was in my main system. I think that nano tanks are perfect for clams as long as you have adequate lighting for them and maintain your water quality. It's much easier to feed them phyto in a nano than in a larger system where it gets much more...

Here's some I took over the last few days. B Percs hosting my RBTA Newest additions. I just got this pair of sunburst anthias a couple days ago from James Wiseman. They're starting to come out from the rockwork and are eating well. Electric Orange Hermit...

Either would be fine. Glass will block your light more than acrylic or plexiglass. The negatives of covering it are: It will raise the temp of your water quite a bit, and decrease oxygen exchange. If you're running a skimmer or a trickle filter then the O2 exchange isn't really an issue...

I think it's a clarkii clownfish. Although it's difficult to tell from the pics. A saddleback shouldn't be as black, and the second stripe shouldn't go all the way through the body. It looks like it has a white saddle on. Hence the name. As for the sebae anemone if it's tan with purple...

It depends on your local water treatment plant, and what they add and when they add it. The most normal, and mildest problems are going to be centered around major algae blooms. You'll be unlikely to keep inverts alive. They're more susceptible to bad water quality. I've read many cases of...

That's the same thing I was talking about in my post above. I know a couple people that keep one for emegencies. They're just not cost effective. The people I know only get about 30-40g of useable water with each cartridge. $40 to start. $17-$20 per cartridge. You can get an RO/DI unit...

Nope. Other than using an RO or RO/DI system there isn't any way to make tap water 'safe' for saltwater tanks. There are some relatively inexpensive screw-on type RO filters available at some of the chain pet stores, but for the amount of clean water you get out of them they're a waste of...

If you haven't already try posting this on: www.maast.org & www.marshreef.com