Recent content by Fish_man

hello, more information here i use RO/DI water for top offs, i really need to test for phospahtes.. and i have way to many fish for my hospital tank... no more problems with the fish, just the algae. i will be looking for the disease that killed my sailfin. it may have been flukes though...

i dont know how to check for phosphate but that is probably it... yes i am running skimmers (priz pros) on each tank i have heaters in each tank, 2 in the 75 because it is long and the house is usually about 70 degrees F and all the tanks are in the same general area (basement) should i turn on...

i have a problem with my 3 marine aquariums... 1 is a FO tank (75 gallon with a lemon tang, ocellaris clownfish, 2 blue damsels, 1 peppermint shrimp, and 2 fourstripe damsels. i plan to keep this tank up and running for a long time. but i have a bunch of problems... i have been in this hobb for...

i have a problem with my new 45 gallon reef, i have a large quantity of diatoms all over the rock, and substrate, i know it is a new tank, and only being set-up for a week this should happen, but it seems worse in this tank than any of the other 4 i have cycled, i have a protein skimmer that...

i know they are usually considered bad, but in my case i keep the UGF goind because this sytem has numerous caves all around 3 sides, and i need to keep the dead spots from forming, it is custom made to go right into a pipe and to a magnum 330 filter, then through a protein skimmer, and back in...

i thought it would make it easier for the UGF part to take stuff off the bottom... you can remove it if ya want though... thats why i said it was an idea...

new DIY for your cave lovers... and for a custom UGF thought of this and tried it myself on a 10 gallon... it is great if you have a fishroom, and cave dwellers love it... post here if you have any questions for me about this design... this is the first draft sort of so help me make it...

sry... im new to this i dont even know what a LED is clue me in please?

i was thinking aboput a neon goby but then i said how about a pair of shrimp instead, they can keep the place clean, not get lonely and not eat my corals wither... and the lightlight bulb must be a standard except mine is completely removable so i can add whatever i need to light the thing, and...

im getting the maidens hair and halimeda from the package deal from florida collector.... so since i am getting the 10 gallon kit, i will have 6 of each to do whatever with... off topic but do you think adding them to my 75 gallon FO will reduce the algae, im having a bad time with it... realy...

ok then no maidens hair... is the halimeda alright?

i was planning on a 13 watter for the light, how much should i get if i plan to have zoo's shrooms, and some marine plants (halimeda, and mernans brush< from florida colector)

and with the seahorses coming IM SCREWED ROYALLY>>> HELP ME how do i get rid of them?

i can grab one. not much yet but its been setup and got some LR... 2 blue legs, and 1 nessarious snail. here ya go... i have the zoanthids planned for the small open patch on the left side. they already come on a piece of LR. and the other stuff will be in there in open patches along with the...

it looks almost like this hydroid... but they are only found in norway and mine doesnt have a colorful center. just clear. http://shop.uwphoto.no/detail.asp?product_id=esv054cd26 weird... so i have hydroids? and my TONGA lr is from NORWAY?