Recent content by mokujin22

Hey all, So after getting my new lighting (250 14W pendant) and sump/fuge in place, I thought I had everything ready for SPS. After having everything setup and (I thought) stabilized, I received several SPS frags via Ebay. I acclimated them very carefully and put them in my tank. A plating...

dude, i can't say i disagree with you all that much. you are right about the cost of the livestock. shoot... if you wanted to splurge and get a huge showpiece anubias, it would only cost you $40 or so. this would buy you a frag barely the size of your index finger in the reef world. sounds...

i've been into planted tanks for almost 10 years now and have only recently got into the reef world. i always wanted a reef setup, but stuck with African cichlids and low-tech planted setups because of fear of the cost. what got me to flip was the final cost of my latest 45g planted setup...

Thanks, guys! I picked up some super glue gel on the way home and am awaiting the arrival of the new frags. I probably will let them acclimate for 24 hours or so in a dish. Maybe I'll experiment with one of the larger frags and try the monofiliment line trick. As this would allow some...

Hey all, Just ordered a few SPS frags (Seriatopora Hys, Pocillipora Dam., Monti. Cap and Monti Dig.) for my newly upgraded MHG lighting. (I'm *VERY* excited!) They're going to come unmounted. I've read the above thread and really like the idea of mounting the frags on their sides to promote...

thanks do much, Len! Tony

bump... ok answered a few of my own questions over the last week by poking around. still have a couple of questions though... -pump selection: after reading about a million threads, everyone seems to have different opinions, but the consensus is that rios are crap. i'll either get a MAG 7 or...

hey all, set up an aquamedic 250W MH pendant over my 26 gallon bowfront yesterday. this is an upgrade from the 2x65W PCs that simply weren't cutting the mustard. i realize that you should acclimate your corals, so i've tried to start slow. i set up the pendant 16" off the top of the tank and...

i think that with coraline forming on the back glass, it may look a bit funny. i would feel compelled to scrape the tiniest bit off and (for me at least) would become a pain in the next very quickly. i scrape off my back glass from time to time, but with the rockwork, i can only go so far...

hey all, i have a 26 gallon bowfront reef tank and want to add a refugium underneath in the cabinet. have room for a 10G standard tank and ordered a cpr overflow (rated 300 gph) that i got off ebay really cheap. after searching around a good bit, here's the compartment/baffle design i was...

yeah, but the tank's been set up for about two years now and in order to drill the tank, i'd have to drain it, move everything out, etc. is there a way to drill a hole without draining the tank? thanks man, tony

i wish that i had that setup too (it seems a lot safer) but i alrady have the tank set up. don't think that my bta up there in the corner would appreciate the glass dust all that much... :D was going to get the cpr fuge w/skimmer until early this week when i got on the forum. but now, i'm...

uhhh... thanks, guys. i already have a powerhead in the corner that the overflow will be installed, so it shouldn't be a big deal. i figure that when i get everything setup, i'll pull a couple of tests to see what happens when the power flickers and the syphon is lost. for that matter, i...

Hey all, I'm converting over to an under-tank refugium setup and have purchased a CPR CS50 overflow box for my 29G reef setup. I've also purchased their "air-lifter pump" in hopes that this will help avoid the potential catastrophy of the power going out, box losing syphon, pump turning back...

hey all, i have a 26g bowfront reef setup with a wooden stand. the rectangular part of the stand measures approximately 24" W(outside) x 12"D x 30" tall. i too was thinking about a h.o.b. refugium with integrated skimmer (made by cpr). however, i already have a hob skimmer (by cpr) that i...