Recent content by slojmn1

My MH outer sheeth broke one day while I was at work so the bulb itself kept burning bright, no telling how long it sat there over the tank in this condition. Everything on that side of the tank was burned. Luckily the bulb caught on itself and hung there so it was not completely burning...

Jeff, I also use both. I dose B-ionic every few days and kalk in the topoff. I also run a single stage calcium reactor. I have always had trouble keeping both my alk and calcium up. I am getting better results when I dose the B-ionic every other day or so. When I just rely on the kalk in the top...

Reef Central has been a bit discouraging lately with the slow pages coming up and the "cannot find server" error coming up half the time. I do enjoy the crew over there as well as the crew here. I have frequented both boards for a few years now and they are both wonderful places to get info and...

I hear you... But in all truth and honesty do you really believe any politicians out there are for the people?????? I think not. My bill would be the same right now if someone else was in there. The problem is much larger than him...and its called SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. They run our state and...

hmmmm, thanks mulberry for the info. I will do some serious research on the jumping potential of anthias but from what you are saying they may be out of the question. Any other ideas?

I am in the early planning stages of my next big project, a shallow lookdown, open top, clam viewing tank. I am planning to keep some sps/lps corals but mostly lots of clams. I am hoping it will be 100-150g. I figure it will be about 15" deep and will sit low so folks can view it by looking down...

Up here in Northern Cali electricityhas gone up and up and up. We have a 120g reef, 2 pumps, 1240w of MH/VHO 40g reef, two small pumps, 175w MH 7g nano, not much We have a rather small two bedroom house, 900 sq. ft. We pay $240-$275 a month in winter and $200-$250 in the summer. It is...

Nice pictures. I have a few stray aptasia that are just getting bigger. I think the peppermints are finally taking care of all the small ones, but the larger ones are getting to be beasts. To bad I could never add a copperband as my Tang would probably not allow it. It is nice that you are...

Twice I have added a very small oscellaris to an existing large oscellaris and both times the larger took to the smaller immediately without any aggression. Both pairs in seperate tanks are together most constantly, with some traveling apart during the day. Both pairs snuggle together to sleep...

camp, I would not risk treating the entire tank with antibiotics. I am not sure what you keep in your tank but it would be better to set up a bucket or hospital tank and add the antibiotic and place the coral alone in the tank/bucket. Just add a heater, water circulation(either powerhead or air...

He's probably to tired to type right now :). I hope all went well with no casualties.

Congratulations and how very cool to get to watch, did you feel a littl like a vouyer:)? My pair is still to young, the male is probably not quite ready for duty while the female is patiently waiting. I love that they never stray far from each other.

Len, did you get to pick from pictures or was it just a guessing game where Harbor Aquatics picked out the clams and you got what you got?

My tank is a bit smaller than most of you guys :D , 120g and 30g sump/refugium. I change out 25g every week like clockwork, sometimes I miss a week but rarely. I run a pump and tubing to suck water out. Just siphon, get it going, plug in pump, and drain. I then reverse the whole thing running...

Ahhhh, nano reef...It took me a minute to figure that out. I guess it would have helped if I read your sig the first time through. The alk increase after the water change was definately from the water change. I dose B-Ionic in my nano reef 5ml. per day in a 7g. I figure it is only about 5g of...