Recent content by Rborgia

No, I just finished cycling this tank... so no coral yet.

peppermint shrimp... worked for me. I recently noticed one of these evil critters on a rock, and picked up a couple peppermint shrimp at the swap. I put them into the tank and watched them... watched some more and some more... said screw it went to bed. After 3 days of this, I came home from...

yes... but I will feel better knowing it doesn't come up blue on my salifert... Until we can get those test kits from the UK, this will have to do.

Thx for the images, will definately help! At least I have something to go by.

Yes, an image here would be great as well... In fact it would be kind of cool to have a post with the various color charts from various vendors... hmmm something to do. would take help from people who use other kits too.

I recently picked up a Salifert Phosphate test kit, and hadn't looked at it until yesterday evening. Well... this kit happens to be missing the color chart for the various readings. i was wondering if someone had an extra card laying around? If someone does have a spare card, I would be more...

hmmmm... back to cloudy over night again. I have no idea why. Could the clean-up crew have stirred things up that much? Or could it be the growth of algae? Well... plan of action: 1.) Replace filter sock/bag 2.) Clean out skimmer 3.) Small percentage water change. 4.) Pray Well #4 is more...

Well, it has been just over three weeks. All readings are looking good. I ordered my clean-up crew: 40 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners 12 Nassarius 12 Florida Ceriths 9 Blue Legs 4 Large Nerite and 7 Small to medium Nerites Due to some bad timing and LIRR signal issues, I ended up...

Sand, rock and water went into the tank on Saturday evening. as expected, things were a little cloudy. Sunday afternoon most of the sedement died down and things have cleared up nicely. I will post a couple pics later when I turn the light on for a little while... I still need to do some rock...

I'm considering changing my current MRC MR1 (Beckett) to a Vertex I 80 or a SWC Extreme 120. Both of these skimmers use a lot less power then the Mag 9.5 I have feeding my MR1. Plus, they will give me a little more room in my sump. So, I was hoping someone may have done this already and could...

amazing Rich... Everything looks so "alive" and full of color. Are you still running the big tank? Rich

Paid! See you all there! Wont be coming or leaving with any coral... but eh.... I get to see all the goodies!

ughhhh.... I need to figure out if I want a new skimmer... kind of split between two right now. I can't be worried about wireless devices, thats what I deal with every day for work... I want to plug something in, press a few buttons, turn a knob, and sit on the sofa and enjoy! I'm not a fan of...

All in good fun Jim, no worries! Well, I also picked up some Sand yesterday... 100 pounds. I previously had a bare bottom, which made keeping the tank clean a piece of cake (junk all went to the same spot). But a very wise man asked me... "did you ever see a part of the ocean without sand?"...

I emptied the tank today, in preparation of filling it with RO/DI saltwater... I went to Jim/Russ (Saltwater Critters) to get the filters for my RO/DI unit, and salt (plus a few other things)... and forgot to get the RO membrane, and salt! bah! hour drive there, hour back... pull into the...