Recent content by nsiegel5

I run a small contracting company on long island and do this kind of work. If you are interested send me an email to talk about the specifics like the paperless drywall and drylocking etc. I usually do $500 a day per gang of workers if a person wants to do a time and material type job...

I used it on my first reef because the lfs guy told me it was the best thing you could do. Ofcourse I was naive about everything at that point so I believed everything they told me. Everything went well with my tank but my wallet got thin. I dont use the stuff anymore and although I dont...

When I was a kid my dad had a big fish tank for 25 years. His fish including many tangs never died, he never heard of using anything but tap water which he let sit for 24 hours prior to mixing with salt. He had a simple hang on back filter with poly in it that we cleaned out when we did water...

Your tank looks great Just wondering why you chose to set it up in the way you did. Most people like a natural looking reef while you chose more to display the corals in almost a retail like fashion. Just curious not saying its bad.

That tank is flawless, I love the rock work and the coral selection is outstanding!

For me its on the channel eleven sunday afternoon cinema list. I like real superhero movies this looks like goofball stuff.

There is only one thing that works against ich and that is Copper. What you are describing as disappearing and coming back is the common cycle of ich. The affects of the UV light are debatable and from what I know it has never cured a tank. If you have corals take the fish out, quarantine and...

The truth is we all learn by making mistakes and you have made many common mistakes. I dont blame you at all I blame the people at the LFS that you got your tank the fish and your information. Stick around here and ask questions, it will save you lots of headaches and money. Most people here...

Why dont you just get your money refunded and buy from someone else. Sounds like a cluster F over there and youre out of patience.

ICH is such a *****. Most healthy fish are strong enough to beat it but it sucks when you introduce a new stressed out fish and they get it. Hospitalize and copper its the only way. If you want to buy any other "cure" you can just take your money out of your wallet and burn it you will get...

Niger Trigger is a really great beautiful fish that some people have had success keeping in a reef, always expect to lose something when you gamble with stuff like this.

I agree, the simplest answer is a hang on refugium. If you want to go with something under the stand you will need to regulate the water flow out of the tank more precisely then a simple siphon with a ball valve. You can buy hang on back overflow boxes.

The answer is simply T5's. Buying PC's is like buying last years computer technology, yea maybe you can get by for a little while but eventually youre just gonna have to upgrade. The second real reason is HEAT, pc's produce a whole lot more and thats not good. Lastly a quality T5 light...

I have it for you right away breaking down my tank as we speak and have about 25# left over you can come get it in great neck

Jose not parting right now, not worth it for me