Recent content by RobTop

My 75 will be 2 years old in January, but it was a 29 for 3 months prior. On this tank I spend about15 minutes a day, with a bi-weekly hour+ going to water change and general maintanice. But this is one of 23 tanks total. I am a fish-aholic. Is there a support group for this, oh right I am there...

I have two, both the old large size. One works well the other doesn't. As you have read there are pros and cons to this power head. I would say not to spend the money. It's a nice novelty, but not really what you want in a rotating flow. Sticking your finger in the tank and swirling it around...

Thakns for all the replys. The filters are getting turned off. With 23 tanks I have several places to use them so I am not worried about what to do with them. I'll post a follow-up in a month or so and let everyone know where things are. Thanks Rob

I have had mine for nearly 18 months. Outside of a slow acclamation I have done nothing special for it. Well nothing out side of maintaining my tank to the best conditions possable. I think the key is stability. I monitor the slanity 2 times a day.And check everything else weekly. I started with...

Through out my freshwater fish keeping I have always believed there was no such then as too much filtration. And when I went to reef keeping 2 years ago I held to that belief. Now I am rethinking it. I think it is possable to have too much mechanical filtration. On my 75 gallon reef I have the...

I have been using it for about a month. Here is what I have noticed. Greater polyp extention. Noticable growth on my coco worm an explosion of zoo plankton increase in the number of common feather dusters I had used DT's for a year prior. I think the stuff is pretty good. I don't know if...

You guys are the reason I am successful. I don't mean just the people here, but every reefer before me. I spent nearly 6 moths reading befor I started my 1st salt tank now nearly 3 years ago. If it wasn't for those willing to answer questions, write about thier success or failure, I don't know...

I have been using it for about a month now. Here is what I like about this compaired to DT, which I use to use. Smaller contaier is nice, but the effect it has had on my tank. Green starts exploded!!!! I have several common sea squirts that appeared from now where. These useually survive in a...

Breed fish+trade to LFS+sell on aquabid=corals. The forumal works! Although with all the water changes in dealing with 23 tanks it is work!

I hate to do the I know a guy that...., but that is all I can offer on the use of rubbermaid and salt. First hand I have used them in freshwater. I took 5 18 gallon totes, plumbed them together and used that as a large grow out system for guppies and bettas with out any issue for about 6 months...

I just got an order from them yesterday. THANKS for the lead. I am very pleased with what I got. I picked up the snail deal, plus 4 lettus nudi's, 6 star snails and arrow crab and an encrusting gorganian, plus a couple lbs of live sand. Because my order was over $140 I got a free yellow...

let me just suggest that you don't reuse the blade. They are cheap enough just to pitch after one use. The short time you use it wont be an issue. However if you reuse it there is a chance that there is rust on it, small enough spots you really don't see, but will leach into the water. They are...

It came from Beyond the Reef. I would love to trade stuff. I currently have several shrooms avalible, a few finger leathers, colts and a nice purple gorgainian. Pardon the spelling.

I do have the proper environment for it, and consider my self fairly experiance with these fish. I'll have had my first mandrin goby for two years this Oct. 15th. I have the new one in a 29(I know concidered small for this type of fish) With about 30lbs of rock and a 3 inch snad bed. The tank...

Pardon the spelling yes I am refering to the Psychadellic mandarin dragonet. Certainly not the catalina goby as that is neather pink or green, more of an orange.