Recent content by ohthelies

What exactly is the AMDA, and what do they do for LFS's? I've heard both positive and negative things about the association, but never really got a grasp of how they benefited LFS's.

I have to say that I agree with a lot (not all) of what Hwarang is trying to say. In addition, however, I can completely understand where the opposing point of view is coming from. One point of Hwarang's that he's mentioned at least twice now is the need for the LFS's to adapt. Online vendors...

Or for some more ... scientific information, you could check out: http://www.inlandreef.com/Testing/Eco.html

There's a guy selling a whole bunch of RO/DI units on eBay for pretty good prices, and was wondering what the general consensus was on these units. For example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 23865&rd=1 The seller is "filterdirect," and the prices look too good to be true. Any know...

Thank a bunch for all the help.

Found Marine Aquarium Solutions online somewhere. The website doesn't give any address other than a PO Box in Nashua NH. Anybody know anything about this place? Maybe somebody at Inland Reef might know something. It seems ... fishy, no pun intended. ;-)

Are there any MH hoods I can buy that don't need to be hung from the ceiling, or is this going to be a DIY project?

So you'd suggest something with more ... oomph? The problem is that it's a deep tank with a limiting width, as far as lighting is concerned, so I'm considering a MH pendant like this one. Or should I save up the extra 90 bucks and go for the 250W? I just don't like the idea of lighting my entire...

I am currently setting up a 30 gallon tank (20.5 x 18.5 x 21.5). Looks like this. I was looking to get this hood, but I want to make sure it'll be sufficient lighting for starting up a reef tank. Thanks a bunch, Nick.

On another board, somebody posted some plans for a small nano skimmer, based off of the highly efficient Aqua-C Remora, and the dimensions seem like they could work inside of the JBJ NanoCube if altered. I got to thinking and came up with the diagram below. If you take out the dividers in the...

This skimmer looks fabulous for my JBJ nanocube, but I have a few newbie questions. Other than the air pump, is there any pump used to push water through this thing? Where does the airline enter the skimmer from? The holes in the top? The hole in the bottom? Is there a slight waterfall sound to...

baseman, I'm actually from the southern NH area, and have been going to SeaWorld to get my water, but don't have a TDS meter. Is this the place that you are referring to? Where is the second place? I'm fairly new to the hobby, and I'm only barely familiar with SeaWorld, Inland Reef (which is...

Well, looks like I know what I have to do. Anybody know where I can get a U-tube overflow cheap? They're selling for $100 at lifereef, but that seems high to me.

And there's no pump? Or is there?

Yeah, on their website, lifereef.com it says that they will restart automatically after a power outage, but for the life of me, I don't see how this is possible without a pump or powerhead. It almost seems too good to be true. Anybody have one and can verify, or at least explain this?