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One of the LFS in the area has a barracuda for sale, real cheap! Its almost 2 feet and growing, I feel sorry for the barracuda and the person who buys it. I dont even want to think about what it takes to feed the thing. A fish like that belongs in the ocean, HMMMM or may be on a plate. That...

Ok, here is the skinny. I have a power strip that kicks the power on and off to my power heads in random intervals. (This simulates natural currents) There are a total of three that do this, the left and right alternate every minute or so, and the middle one is totally random in 30 sec...

Ok, I have changed my mind. I must have gotten lucky then, no problems running both UV and meds, but I just fond it on a label "Do not use with UV sterilezer." Still looking for my ick meds, I'll let you know what it says when I find it. Thank you all for beating that through my skull, I would...

I wanted to put my money in my tank rather than underneath it, lots of live rock with a skimmer was my choice. I do have 2 magnum 350s underneath conected to a undergravel system, I dont run them much at all, usualy only after a water change, just to calm things down a little quicker. When I do...

Some times we do joke, if you are unsure if someone is joking or not, throw out a pm. We will always give you the best advice we can, and if some one gives you a little crap, be nice but give it right back to them. Do it with a smile on your face, and remember that we are all friends here.

If you get too much ozone in a room, you will be aware of it. Not only will it start to burn your eyes and lungs the dust will drop out of the air and you will see it on all surfaces. I used to have a ozone generator, worked great for cleaning the air, however not something you want to run wile...

My lights are on for about 12 hours a day. Your fish should be fine togeather, however for a mandarian I would think that you would want to have more live rock in which to breed pods. Just empty your skimmer when it fills with slime, and you should be ok. Not a whole lot of maintance there.

I strongly disagree with Ostrow, you have to remember that we are talking about unhatched and larvel cortals and arthopods. Very, very small little items that can not be seen by the naked eye. They pass right though filters and right by the UV light. If you have a 10 gallon tank, and your normal...

If you dont like it you can: Tell the store owner that even though it says free t-shirt, that the cost of the shirt is figured into the cost of the salt, same as the bucket and the sticker that says "Free T-shirt" and the bags that hold the salt inside the bucket. To take the shirt out and...

:lol: This forum just keeps getting better and better all the time.

Ok, UV is simply a very bright light that you don't want to look at for any amount of time. This light is soo bright that it basically sunburns to death anything that passes around it. The reason why you would put it on a Salt Tank is only if your fish are sick from a water born type parasite...

That is one of the reasons, but the Dead Sea Salt contains other minerals also, and is for the most part sold unprocessed. Because of the density of the crystals I think that you would have a very hard time getting the right salt content, and I dont think the other minerals would be a good thing...

What I was saying was that changing sexes would be hell, I have all ways wanted my own Harem. See if a man takes many wives, the children we still know who mother and father are, (making it "ok" biblicaly speaking) However if a Woman takes many husbands, the children will know who mother is but...

No, dont use it! Instead if you go down to the local florist and get a bag of potting soil, mix it with the salt and some water making mud, you can then pack it on you body and enjoy the theroputic value of it. You see, dead sea salt contains different minerals(and metals) in it than sea salt. I...

Armorall makes a one step glass cleaner called Glass Wipes. If you have children, it looks like the moist cloths that you wipe little butts with. Its streak free and works great, and you dont have to worry about it getting into the tank!

If you have never had a reef before, DONT DO A NANO!!!!! Not only are they high mantence, the cost is quite abit more than a larger tank. In addsion to the normal equipement that you will need, you will have to buy a chiller to keep the temp from fluctuating. I have seen them move 15F. in one...

Dont ever sell to the lfs, trade them your fish for what you need. You will do better in a trade because they look at what your fish will cost them from the wholesaler, verses what they paid for the product you are seeking. If you take cash for your fish, they will only give you what they...

Landlocked makes her sound like a real slut. When I was diving in Israel, there was a damsel that would do the same thing. Kind of cool, but I am sure glad humans dont do that, what hell that would be!

A UV light will keep it from spreading from fish to fish, they run about $100.00 or check will friends to see if anyone has one that you can use, I loan mine out from time to time. UV and meds is the best way to get rid of it. Even if you put the infected fish in a quarantine tank your main...

If you want a healthy tank and dont want to go through all that other crap do this: Buy cured live rock, live sand, and use Reverse Osmosis water(purified Drinking water- no floride, clorine, ect...) 2 cups salt per 5 gallons of water, mix it out side of the tank in a bucket. Dont waiste any...

I had not thought about that, my tank sets in the corner of the room at an angle so putting it on the back of the tank has not been a problem.(plenty of room back there) I could see it being a problem if the tank is against the wall and you dont want to have to move it out. Oh, you dont have to...

Damsels will do that, they dont like others in their territory. Dont worry about it too much, they seem to get better about it with time. If you notice they start to pick on one fish all the time, its a good idea to remove that fish, they might stress it to the point of it dying. I have been...

Yes, you can use it. However you should only use it when you have sick fish or a problem with arthopods taking over your tank.

reverse osmosis- drinking water, it still has trace elements (minerals) in it. You can get 5 gallon bottles from any pure water supplier, my local super mart has them, they also have a self serve machine, I pay 25 cents a gallon. If you use this, you will not have to worry about importing...

One of the biggest problems with nano tanks is temps getting much to high during the day time. If you decide to try this despite the warnings, make sure that you get a chiller. Remember, when your water temp gets too high, it induces a fever like state to any thing in the tank. Day after day of...

How big of a tank do you want to go this with? The rock formula sounds right, dont forget that you will need many filter feeders and carpets if you try this, or the arthopods and what not will take over. I cant remember what the fluval 404 can do in an hour, I like to over power it a little( I...

I have that same coral life light, or at least it looks like the same one, I gave $250 for it new. Looks to me like a nice set up, they have put alot into it. If you can get it for under a grand, I would do it. Get alot of 5gal. pails and take the water also. I moved mine from Iowa to Chicago...

I dont know if its bad or not, however, I dont think I would take any chances. I use one that sticks to the out side of the glass. I checked it with a friends guage, and it was right on the money. If I remember correctly I only paid a few bucks for it.

If you dont want to mess around with drilling holes and all that check out the Berlin method, to do this you will need: Lots of live rock, live sand 1 to 2 inches, a good light (coral life makes a nice one), a skimmer, and a few power heads placed about the tank. Load it up with corals, snails...

Ummm, am I the only one doing this? NO replys :-( High quality photos can be seen at www.webshots.com do a user searce for lewerke1.

Up your temp to 84, if you have a UV steralizer get it running. (this will kill the ick that is in the water) I would be willing to bet that they are fighting it off but catching it again be cause it is still in the water. Do a 50% water change with RO water. Oh, the meds that you are giving...

If those are plastic plants, take them out! The salt will dry the plastic out and the plastic will crumble, your fish and critters will eat the small pieces and die. If you want to go reef, you will have to get better lighting, use only RO water and lots of live rock. Most live rock comes cured...

Ok, first off I would like to say that I have never tested or had my water tested. I have had my 75 gal. salt reef for over 2 years now and have never had a problem. I got a skimmer with UV built in six months ago and up graded my lights around the same time. I used to breed discus and simply...