Recent content by Patman1

Thanks for the input...any idea how much more the signature line runs? Just curious Pat

Hello, Well, we are redoing our kitchen and dining room, so my current 75g reef that has been up and running for 3 years has been broken down and moved to a temp site with no losses...thank god Here are my plans.....our current dining room had a 4 ft closet that we have torn apart and...

Well, I went ahead and got the eclipse 6. I just sprayed the back a flat black this morning and filled it today. I put a 3 inch sand bed (southdown) in and seeded it with a cup of sand from my established reef. added the seasoned water and put a 50w heater and a rio 90 pump in for circulation...

thanks for the reply, nice set up!

Anyone have any opinions, I was hoping to start a second tank, a 5-10g nano....both tanks seem to have some great features and be highly adaptable... Thanks Pat

Hey all, Well...the tap water purifier is headed to the closet...I finally pulled the trigger and got a 4 stage RO/DI system with membrane flush and TDS meter for about $250 from Aquatic reef systems......its 100 Gallons/day, which is cool. Just one question before I fire this baby...

Well, right now I have my 75g reef that is doing well, I was just interested in starting a 10g as a side project. I agree that the PC would be a better choice for lighting.....probably look into that. Skimming on a nano is controversial, most of the reading I have done leans towards weekly water...

I just saw the eclipse hood that fits on a 10g (or a 15 high)...has room for 2 bulbs.....I was thinking the 15 watt flourescent coralife 18 inch....that woul;d allow 30 watts over a 10 gal nano with no retrofit..what do you guys think? seems like a nice compact little solution......and comes...

Hello all, I have 2 derasa clams that are doing well and growing nicely. Tonight I was looking at the tank with the lights off (75 gallon reef up for over a year) and saw a ton of pods but also about 40 to 50 small (3-4 mm) white conical shelled snails all over the sand and glass in one corner...

I use C-balance and have had very good luck.

Thanks for all of the help, I think I'll try and remove the wheel, since its the only reason that I can think of for the 20 ppm nitrates.. Thanks Pat

75G, and I chance about 15-20 gallons once/month

Hello all, I have a 75g reef that is 17 months old. I have 100 lbs of live rock and 150 lbs of live sand making up my DSB. The tank is doing very well, Xenia and colt coral spreading too fast to control.....other than 2 small problems, I would be thrilled: 1) Nitrate: I can't get it below 20...

can you cut and glue a branch directly.....to a piece of live rock rubble? Thanks Pat

Hey all, I got a Colt coral from a LFS about 8 weeks ago and it is doing very well.....has greatly expanded and is spreading to adjacent live rock. My only concern is, due to how wide open and expanded it is, the very top 'branches' are just under the water line (about 5 cm or so) and are...