Recent content by Hetfield6j

Thanks for the help guys. The tank is already stocked and i dont want to risk drilling it. My wife is very attached to the fish, and would be very upset if one died. I think im going to go ahead and get that cpr overflow box. I have about two feet by four feet of room underneath the display, so...

I set up my first SW tank about 5-6 months ago. It is a 55g tank with 40lbs live rock, 40lbs live sand, 260 pc lighting, two 800gph power heads, hob filter, and hob seaclone 100. After going through all my baby steps in reefkeeping, i have come to kick myself for my set up. The seaclone was a...

I have those sponges all over my aquarium. covering the bottom of my rocks and the sponges(no pun intended) that are covering my powerhead inlets. Been wondering what they were for awhile now.

I think this makes mistake number 5 or 6 in my short career in the hobby. I have been slowly stocking my new tank with reef freindly fish. My wife has been wanting to get a "pretty" fish to add to the tank for the last month or so. I have told her no to just about every fish she has picked from...

Do they make surge protectors or strips with GFCI built in? I'm pretty un-familier with electrical work, but this thread has scared me enough to want to act on that :P

Here is another pic of it opening up. My clown came from clear across the aquarium to get into the picture :P

Not sure on the fishing line, i didnt even notice it untill it was in the tank. And ya, this pic is only about 20 minutes after it was put in the aquarium so it still needs some time to open up.

Just picked up this Leather Coral Frag. Anyone care to guess what type this is? After reading two books and searching through the internet i still have a hard time telling all these corals apart. Thinking its some type of finger leather?

I have been looking at getting a RO unit for a few weeks now. Been looking at getting the Coralife Pure-Flo2 from a lfs but i have a few questions. First, the unit doesnt claim to be a RO/DI, but specifically says it has a Deionization filter. Also, it says its 3 stage, but with the membrane on...

I thought bristleworms were a good thing?? Anyways, think im going to stay clear of the coral banded, as i have heard the sometimes munch on cleaners.

Ya, Oscellaris. No plans to get any other fish for awhile, especially since i really havent decieded what else to get. This is one of those "Nemo" projects started by my wife and I for our son. Any idea's on the water purifier?

Had already bought the clowny before your post, but maybe im missing something here. I am only getting one fish at a time, why would the clown die? Also can you have too much water movement? I have two powerheads pointed at each other across the tank. One is rated 650gph, other at 860gph. For...

Thanks for the help guys. Looks like i'll keep the tank "topless" and probably just skip on the coral banded. Tank is running 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 15-20 Nitrate, 8.2ph, 1.023spg, at a temp of 78.7. My lfs just recently recieved some young tank raised clowns that i have been waiting for. Are...

I'm setting up my first marine tank. 55 gal, 260 watt coralife PC lighting, Marine life 100 skimmer, live sand, and about 30lbs of live rock. Tank has been cycling for about 3 weeks now, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, about 15 nitrate. I have been doing alot of research while waiting for the tank to...

I have a 55 gal tank that has been cycling for about 2 weeks. Has 260 Watt Power compact lighting with actinic blue and lunar lights, and a marine land seaclone 100 gallon skimmer. Ammonia is at .3 ppm, Nitrite is at .25. Only thing in the tank right now is about 30 pounds of live rock, and some...