Recent content by melas

I'd say if there is any possibility of it getting wet or you touching it while you are wet then it should be on a GFCI. This includes virtually all aquarium equipment. Electricity is NOT your friend! I just built a new house and installed a seperate electric panel for my aquarium. It has...

never used them in a reef . . . i had a sweet 10 gallon set up with some tetras and an amazing lego pirate ship. I siliconed one of those flat "terrain" pieces to the bottom so that i could lock my legos to the floor of the aquarium . . . kind of like starboard . . . haha . . . yeah I was 12...

using liberal numbers i'd figure you have and average of 140 lbs/sq foot. depending on the hardness of your tile (they are rated 1-5 with 5 being the hardest) you really shouldn't be in any danger. having properly installed tile will be key though. if the subfloor has any kind of subsidence...

1st reef - 1999 (a little graduation present for myself :D )

look up the use of sump baffles on this site and you can see what others have done to prevent bubbles from entering their tank without the use of sponges. the chemical removal of nitrates will not fix your problem . . . only puts a bandaid on it. try lowering your nitrates naturally. good luck!

try getting rid of the sponges . . . they too can become nitrate factories. i still strongly believe your test kit may be the real problem here . . . have you tried another kit???

have you gotten a second opinion? nitrate test kits do go bad and IME this happens quite often. take a sample to your LFS and get them to test it. even when you buy a "brand new" test kit it may have been sitting around for two years before you picked it up . . . if its not the test kit then...

yeah i'll be very interested to see how this all pans out . . . it has always just amazed me at how we are still discovering new species on a regular basis. Sweet

i would say you do not need flow . . . i have 4 32 gallon trash cans. 2 for RO and 2 for water changes (saltwater). The only thing I would recommend is that you completely empty the container at least once a month, rinse it out, and let it air dry. I've found if you don't do this you'll...

i really don't see the point in encouraging Len's little imaginary tank issues! he's just like a bored toddler . . . this is what he WANTS us to do . . . i'm not falling for it! :twisted:

hey Louey! any chance of you taking some full shots of your tank with some of your recent frag growth? i'd be curious to see how everything is coming along!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14834763/ Some new flasher wrasse species that look pretty sweet! Also check out the video of the "walking" shark! Also some sad news on the state of hostile collection techniques in these remote areas. Enjoy!

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i had a baby hippo tang get stuck to a powerhead like that. he had a hickey too . . . he lived for about three days and then died. he was eating and everything and i thought he'd be fine. i think the "hickey" was just the visible signs of some massive internal bleeding . . . i pray that yours...

hey we're all bioethical sinners . . .anyone who has ever purchased a wild caught creature, whether a fish, coral, hermit crab, snail, or monkey for domestic, non-breeding purposes has put their own selfish desires before the health and well-being of that creature. some of us try to justify it...