Recent content by discofan

I have a 4 gallon pico reef with mainly hardy soft corals and I'm wondering if I can make salt water out of Manhattan tap water? Reason I ask is that a gallon of distilled water costs about $3 around me and doing a 30% water change every week is getting expense/time consuming. Was wondering if I...

Thanks! Unfortunately I have a 4 gallon pico right now due to space/moving limitations. Is there any kind of more volunteering/outing based organization in the NYC area?

Hi, I'm a 22 year old who just moved to Manhattan for work. I'm in the process of making new friends and social connections in NYC and was wondering if there were any reef/aquarium related organizations for me to join? Anything hobby or conservation oriented is fine. Preferably these groups...

Thanks for sharing. I envision my tank as my nice piece of calm that I can come home to after a long day at work. I'm aware of the work of the tank and will have some roommates I can outsource the work to if something bad happens. I will definitely have a convo with my landlord and am thinking...

Yes, it does thankfully. My bigger concern is how I would move it from my old building to a new one when I move... maybe just Uber across town?

Hi, I'm graduating college this spring and starting a job in Manhattan and moving there for a two year job. I've always enjoyed reef keeping (have two clownfish living in my tank back home) and currently have a 3 gallon in my dorm room with no fish but a lot of soft corals. I'm debating...

Looking for hardy soft corals for a pico tank (xenia, discos, etc). Edit: Must be willing to ship to upstate new york.

I'm setting up a 3 gallon pest pico reef and am looking to buy majanos, sponges, feather dusters, asterinas, and any pests or hitchhikers you want to get rid of. If you have some live reef rubble or sand too I would also be interested in buying that off you as well. I live upstate unfortunately...