Recent content by ScottbytheSea

The thread started some weeks back with alot of mostly hagen 402 users whinning (myself included) about the pw/heads giving brust of the bubbly all to often. Some said level them......Worked better but...there were other ideas but this is what I did and ualla. I looked at it a while...

This is what I mean.........Bilge pump,the kind that is made to go through a transom of a boat......400 gph RULE (thats the brand name rule) they look just like power heads same size even. Also you needed away of keeping it powered up as you will only get a day out of a 650 amp deep...

Clean Glass well ,then wipe it down with alcohol(rubbing works).Rustoleum woks just fine........I used flat black but was told that the shiney stuff works better.............I have had no problem in 6 mons,,not even a wet spot as alot of water has been splashed on it and it still looks great no...

Oh O2s is awsome,Shawn Bennets, Jeff Exotics......... O2s is something to Bookmark with the new arrivals you never know what but your surely no where from.. ScottbytheSea

Topple is not my cocern, Housing water damage 30,000(flooring,sub and walls burber rugs Eletrical,art works getting it yet Kev) and loss of 10,000 in live stock is ...........but I really appreciate your input... Just try to learn what others already have...Enough Said! ScottbytheSea

I did a stint in time( 13 yrs) building nuke subs and they have a similar vibration dampening ......as you mentioned but it was for sound shorts to the hulls......And that is not classified if your wondering. Thanks again, as I will put alot of what was said to serious thought. ScottbytheSea

Insurance This is New England Folks, Are insurance (which is required for everything out here) is probably more than alot of salaries around this country.......Unfortunetly.... Yes I have plenty though I'd be scared to use it ...............Then what would it cost after a claim ,IF they even...

Do you big guns not use anything but insurance...........Any public aqurium folks out there..... I'm sure a slip pan under a Big tank(like a thin sheet of sealed wood w/ silca sprinkled between sheet and flat surfaced stand or teflon skids or something) between the stand (that has bigger...

Just wondering what you do to brace up against mother natures movements.I know I'm in New England but were due here eventually.......Want to go with a 175 and want to think out my needs well ahead of time......before the new home prints are in stone.....Any Help would be appreciated...

Question, Is it seeded with the color your looking for..........It has to be introduced in if it isn't already......Water prams must be favorable......... I WASTED TIME WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT BY not having test kits that worked up to specs you need for this hobbie(sailferts from now on)...

You mentioned frozen food. I had alot of hair algae when I put blocks directly in tank , lots of nutrients melts in with food and not consumed by fishes. Started thawing out blocks slightly on small dish tipped a little for a min. or so to get brunt of oils/ water out (fish aren't eating that...

Give me more I'll Try to help. Exp. Is tank on floor now, Empty Full or on stand........What size..... Load can be issue if you don't know what sub floor below wood is......You would be surprised in some older homes....It is usually 3/4 inch ply for code now ...But don't assume theres...

It is a 55gal. with 60 + lbs of great live Rock(geussing weight) and a few softies. not very loaded. Lots of Coraline tough. Thanks Again Scott

Hey All, I going on the road for a month and going to leave my loved ones (Reef of Course.... what were you thinking) to the other half. She has done this before Testing dosing and keeping my log book current not bad for a non Hobbiest. My question is I would like to make her life easier by...

Dear Tang1, I like the way you think.I have to admit he did devore a large buble population for me.......Delema Delema----I'll trade him around as a bubble mower to my LFS there always loaded with the stuff. Kind of why I order online.. ScottbytheSea