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I also mass feed the bio-plankton & Marine-plankton by adding some to the water used to thaw the frozen food that is being fed. I do not target feed...
Thank you all especially amcarrig and the linked articles. I have completed reading all of them, a long with the comments here, beyond chemistry the...
Five days ago the green star polyps quit coming out. Base is still a vibrant purple, no sign of rot, sloughing, or death, added to the tank:...
Late this fall, here in the North West, we lost our power for 5 days. I do have a gen (purchased it several years before the tank). What a...
For the starfish check out the page that GARF has. I believe that you will find it interesting. GARF predatory starfish 11/25/01 If your...
Ok, I had one acrylic fresh water tank, with children in the house it was not long until it was very scratched. Though the children have grown &...
I'm also a member of the 'don't backflush' club.... My RO unit is an older unit (10 years old) that is designed to make 5 gallons per day. It's...
We have had a green BTA in our tank for the last 4 months. It moved originally to the underneath side of a rock bridge. We did not like it there as...
I have been leaving them in my tank. Noticed that the fish will quickly make a meal of them. They don't tend to last more than about 3 days. I...
We currently have only the fire fish, but have had both. The RG, disappered, a couple of weeks back, (been accusing the green brittle star of...
Otty, as for directing the outlet of the refugum to the pump chamber, when my system was configured in that manner, I would find that bits Cheto...
Two easy ways to increase cooling: 1. Use a fan to blow air across the top of the tank, this increases evaporation and thus cooling. For example,...
That is a good bit of reading by Borneman (I took a hard copy, 9 pages, for a bit of evening reading). Both my wife & I have found enjoyment in...
This is a good warning to all, and is in the manual, no less than 4 times. I will add this activity to my quartly cleaning work. Which, at the...
I have only 1 brittle star in my tank, he has grown to be 10 - 12 inches in dia. Twice a week I make sure that he gets a bit of "meat" during the...
Curt, Thank you for the links to the information on pods. I'll start looking for the book on line, (if I ever find one for less than $500 US,...
During the December storm here in the NW, the generator was the only way we survived 5 days with out power. But my lights are the most expensive...
Other than the two fish which have passed on, there has been no sign of any other problems. It is easy enough to unplug it after a couple of weeks....
Milesm4, thank you. There is an advantage to a setup with seperate sump & fuge. That may well be happy fish... Because of space concerns, the...
I tend to scan the new post section and only go into the other forums when I'm researching a question, or have a moment of extra time to look for...
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