Recent content by mcherri

Thanks for all your input everyone. I haven't been able to find a clownfish pair, so I bought a single maroon goldstripe clownfish in the meantime. If my LFS gets a pair, I'll trade the one I have for the pair and pay the difference. Again, thanks for your input.

Thanks again for all your help everyone. I'm going get a protein skimmer and a metal halide if I can find some good deals. This forum has been really helpfull. Good luck to all!

Thanks a lot for the help. I don't plan to overstock...just two "nemos", if I can get any that get along. But I'm definately going to look into purchasing a good protein skimmer. One last thing, are DIY skimmers any good?

Thanks a lot, finally an answer...so metal halide is the answer. As for filtration, well each LFS gives me different information. One ancient place told me to creat a "wet/dry" system with a whisper filter along with an undergravel filter topped with bioballs, a wire mesh, and then gravel...

Hi, I'm new to this saltwater hobby. I've been reading a lot, and have visited six LFS and have too much information on my hands to decide. I need to know what's right for the set up I want. I have a 42g Oceanic Hexagon that is about 22" deep. I have a 18" 15watt 50/50 6000K daylight/Actinic...