Recent content by -madmax-

i'm building my girlfriend (yes, there are girlfriends who like this hobby, well @ least until you married...just joking) a new tank. it's a 72g bow front aga with one overflow box. the setup was done (used tank) with the old style pipe with holes or also called waterfall setup (e.g. very loud)...

ok, first let me tell you one thing: I HATE RIO PUMPS !!!! today, or better 20 minutes ago i looked at my nice tank to see that my submerged rio pump did not work. well i wasn't sure if it output was finally that small or it was dead. so i made the first mistake i did not unplug the pump. the...

hi Ritteri&Bubbles, sorry, but where is 'up here' ?

hi guys, i'm 40 miles north of san francisco what time frame are you guys thinking of ? i need 240# in 1 to 2 weeks and was close of ordering some from http://www.purearagonite.com/ or http://www.esvco.com./ :)

great guys, thanks to all :-)

hi, great thank's guys. i emailed both to get the shipping cost to novato,ca 94947... too bad that we can't buy the sand localy :-( another question is in the article he (Shimek) talks about recharge kits.... "Additionally, there are several vendors offering "detritivore" or "recharge" kits...

hi, i'm setting up a new tank and have a question about the dsb... 1.) i read this article about dsb http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm and it says that the average sediment sizes should be 0.125 mm but where can i buy sand like that in the san francisco bay area ? i looked @...

thanks to everyone for the reply's... i guess i start with buyinf a book and read a little more about all the fish :-) to reefsRcool: i'm not sure if you understood the problem. the tanksetup is based on a dsb (deep sand bed) 5 inch i my case which should not be disturbed! deeper then 1 inch....

hmm, well is there someone with e 'real' list of reef safe fish ? or not ! i'mean i was told before that damsels could be a problem but i had multiple people telling me that tmomato clown are reef safe ! i jut wanna now before getting more fish... the tank is a 75 bowfront with 4 inch dsb and...

thanks guys... hmm, this tank was my first try.... i guess next time i try seven ephors idea and use a plastic mesh and leave the damsels out ! is there any good reference which list all "real" reef safe fish ?

hmm, maybe i did't make my fear clear enought, but if they don't stop that my DSB is history soon ! :evil:

no one ? :(

ok, i'm not sure why, but both my 2 damsels and my tomato clown use there back fin to stir up my dsb and 'dig'. it first started about a week ago with just the 2 damsels and today i saw the clown doing the same thing... he also goes back after this and pick's up sand with his mouth and brings...

no one ?

i just got my self 60 pound of nice southdown sand, but i was told that it was inside a tank (fish only) and a copper based medicine was used! should i use the tank for my new tank ? is there any test for this ? or can do something if there is any copper left to get it out ? thanks,