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Hey, I've had my 29g tank set up for about 8 months now, everything's doing mostly great. I just noticed (yesterday) a cluster of extremely small black dots on my rock, several of which were crawling around. I'd say they were in the range of .2-.4 mm in size, much smaller than a grain of...

Hey, I got a Purple Firefish exactly one week ago, and I found him suddenly dead in my tank last night, being eaten my a fairly large hermit. I think its very unlikely that the hermit killed him. I'll be testing my water params tonight, but all my other life (hermits, snails) seem fine. The...

Hey, I've had my 30g set up for about 6 weeks now, and am realizing that the 3 powerheads I'm using for in-tank circulation (hooked up through a WaveMaster) might be too strong. (Or, to put it more correctly, they might be stronger than they need to be) They're Maxi-Jet 600's. I'm sure that...

Hi all, My new 29g is coming along well (in the hair algae / clean up crew stage -- its been about a month now, no other livestock yet) Anyway, I've been measuring my daily temperature variation, and how my lights impact it. Here's what I've found: If I run my MH light (175W 10k), my tank...

Here's a great website: http://www.imagequest3d.com/stock/taxon/taxonomy.htm You can search for photos of almost any marine creature by taxonomy. Excellent. If this had species names with searching, as well as common names, this would be a #1 resource on the web. Steve

Hey there. Go to the paint supply section of a hardware store and pick up some plastic putty knives (scrapers) The ones I've seen are yellow, and cost 59 cents for a small one and 99 cents for a big one. Great deal, and they work great. I don't know if they're safe for acrylic. Steve

First, the intro: My new tank is 3 weeks old. It has no inhabitants other than some marginal live rock, and a detrivore kit from Inland Aquatics. Diatom bloom is done and over with, hair algae is up a little. I brought some water to my very reputable LFS (Aquarium Concepts in Hayward, CA)...

Hi. I just recieved my Detrivore kit from Inland Aquatics, and I didn't quite realize that a "Micro Star" was a regular starfish and not a serpent/brittle star. I'm wondering if these are reef safe before adding them to my tank. They're between 1/8 and 1/2 inch long, generally have 5 or 6...

I just want to relate my annoyingly bad Live Rock & Sand purchase experience. I called Jeff's Exotic Fish about getting 40lbs of each, and the rep. on the phone was extremely rude and unhelpeful. He tried to convince me to get rock I didn't want (Tonga branch) He told me shipping would be...

I assume everybody runs their lights for approximately 12 hours a day (10 hours main, 2 hours supplimental) Even if you don't run your lights for 12 hours, please select the time that is most "centered" around your photoperiod. I'm interested in figuring out how offset from "localtime" people...

Hi, I'm not sure what to make of this whole "are DSBs bad or good" virus thats been going around, so I propose an official survey. The first questions that I can think of are: How big is your tank? How long has it been set up? How deep is your sand bed? What kind of sand did you use? (100%...

Try the following URLs: Figuring out how many gallons a container is: search google for "13 inches * 30 inches * 20 inches in gallons" Figuring out the size of the bottom of your tank: search google for "13 inches * 30 inches in square meters" Figuring out how many amps your 175w lights use...

Hey, how bright is the moon? I know, probably not very bright, but I wanted to get a feel for what sorts of power people were running for their moon lights, and what sorts of lighting periods, and when. That is, if you're using a simple timer to control them. those with controllers need not...

Hey, just thought I'd share some pics of my new hood for my 29g. Its constructed from 3/4" hardwood ply, painted black, and is home to 4x36w CF Actinic & a 175W 10k Ushio, and 2 5" PC fans. Here's a pic from Below, showing the lights and wiring. The front of the tank will be at the bottom of...

Hey, I've got an idea for cheap "dosing" or dripping (specifically, of kalk, but this could work for any additive) that I thought I'd run by you guys: First, the problems with standard solutions: - Drip tanks (e.g. Kent): Too Unsightly, too expensive, reservoir too small, especially if not...

Hi, I'm setting up a new 29g with a Remora, and would like to place the heater in the skimmer itself. Has anyone else done this? I have the drain modification for the overflow, which means there's a slot in the right side wall to accomidate the drain, and should be enough to fit the...

Hi, I'm setting up a new tank, and was wondering what you guys think the difference between Custom Sea Life's 2x65w retro kits (~$150), vs no-name kits (~$65) http://www.customsealife.com/r_powercompact.htm vs. http://ahsupply.com/36-55w.htm CSL makes claims of vastly greater (280%!)...

I'm getting back into reefkeeping after about 2 years of a break. My previous tank was very successful, (and still is in the hands of a friend) and I'm trying to reproduce the "magic" that I once had, but without some of the hassles. So, I've started looking at tanks. I want something...