Recent content by elreydelospesces

I'd stay away from those lights just because it's hard to trust an EBay seller with that much negative feedback. Plus he keeps his feedback private-a very suspect practice on ebay. Buyer beware

I really like the black. I've seen a lot of reef ready tanks already with a black background. It seems to make everything stand out real nice.

:D Thanks a bunch everyone. I am sick of looking through the tank at all the cords, etc. Based on all the feedback here is what I think I will do: I'll get a quart of flat latex black paint. Thouroughly clean and dry the back, disconnect the filter and skimmer and apply two light coats to the...

Hello all. I really like the look of reef tanks with black backgrounds. I have tried the plastic sheeting type and it doesn't look right. Does anyone know if I can paint it with my inhabitants inside? WHat kind of paint should I use?

Cool! Good for you. You might want to ocheck out WWW.GARF.ORG Very cool website with lots of info on fragging and other subjects. Good luck! :D

Hi all. I'm wanting to add extra current to my tank and am thinking about adding two of the SEIO pumps listed below. However, I have a lingering hair algae problem (Jeez I hate this stuff) and I'm afraid that it will clog the intakes. Any thoughts? Better ideas...

Hmmm. What kind of bucket did you use? Could it have been contaminated with a household chemical? Did the water you used sit for a long time and could that have been contaminated? The suddenness of the die off seems very strange. If it were a "normal" water quality issue it would have happened...

Hello again everybody. I am realizing I don't have enough current in my tank. Her is my current setup: 29g undrilled all glass tank glass versa top 45 pounds live rock 2 1/2 inch live sand bed CPR2 HOT skimmer with bio bale 24" Dual Satellite 2x65watt SunPaq w/Lunar Light & Fan Lighting 1 power...

Be careful of Ebay. I am an experienced Ebayer and know that some people can really screw you. This fellow only has a 97% satisfaction rating with only 34 transactions. With that few transactions his rating should be 100%. If you want to give him a try, make sure he'll allow a refund-but with...

:) Nice post! Thanks for sharing that. One question, why do you need to feed your live rock or sand? I've never heard of that. Or are you just trying to add organic matter to get the cycle started? :?

That certainly doesn't sound like too many for me. I know some people who have dozens assorted crabs and another dozens of assorted snails in their tanks with no trouble. I have a 29g and have approx: 12 very small red leg hermits, 1 mithrax, 1 cleaner shrimp, one large blue leg hermit, 8 small...

That very thing is what I like about my mithrax crab. He doesn't bother my coralline but plows through the stuff I don't want on my rock. Other critters like hermits eat the detrital crud he cleans up. Maybe you should look at getting a good cleaning crew for algae or detritus or both. But with...

Did you try Hellolights.com ?

You guys are all the bomb! Thanks for the link Snowie. :D

I don't know if I can control myself for that long! :wink: