Recent content by RyanH

Thank you for the responeses. What would happen if I added small pieces of uncured rock, one at a time? Would the existing rock and sandbed be able to prevent a full cycle and maybe even help preserve some of the life on the uncured rock?

I recently obtained a 26g show tank from a friend. It has been up and running for about 4 months, with only live sand (ESV oolitic about 2"-3" deep), a few little pieces of live rock, and a couple astrea and nassarius snails. Right now there are now other animals to speak of. The sand bed does...

Ray, Thanks for the link to seacritters. I spoke with Theresa and she was very helpful and very very nice. Great customer service. I'll let everyone know how the snails are, but the initial contact was fantastic. Ryan

I am looking for some nassarius snails for my DSB. I ordered some from etropicals but they don't seem to want to stay in the sand. They go all over the glass and rocks, but the kind i want stay almost exclusively in the sand bed. Has anyone ordered some of these guys lately from a MO source...

I have heard some "popping" noises in my tank (90g reef). I tend to hear them within an hour or two of the lights going out (maybe because that is the time i go to sleep???). Anyway, they are usually 2 distinct "clicks" followed by a pause, lasting between 10 seconds and 10 minutes. I...

It may be a pistol shrimp. It is usually 2 "pops" and then a pause before it resumes. Sometimes a long pause. I guess it is time for me to do some research on pistol shrimp. Am I married....? Good question. I wish i knew the answer to that. oh well.... Thanks. Ryan

I have been hearing some "popping" sounds in my 90g and suspect a mantis shrimp. This may also explain the disappearance of 2 of 3 barnacle blennies. I am going to try to catch this guy, but I was curious as to whether a mantis could be responsible for attacking a cucumber. Ryan

I was at Jeff's with my girlfriend last weekend(this may be hard to believe, but she actually begs me to go on saturdays so she can dig through the live rock holding tanks... gotta love her). Anyway, when we were there, we saw he had some Fiji rock still in the box. I'm a bit of a LR addict...

I have 2 x 175W Hamilton 10K with 2 x 55W PC actinics on my 90g. I get the glitter lines and the color is very good. HTH Ryan

I had the same question and I called Hamilton. They basically told me that you can add a 250W ballast and everything else pretty much stays the same. If you go up to 400W, the wiring has to be changed so it is a much bigger hassle. Hamilton was very helpful on the issue. Give them a call...

where can you get selcon? LFS?

I don't think it is dirty air. my apartment is new and really clean (i'm sure that will change, but it's clean now). I think it must be deposits at the base of the air tube. I will take it apart next time it gets clogged up. When it's clean, it skims beautifully. I'm very happy with it in...

Thanks for the input. I think the problem is related to something down the tube. I don't think it's the dirty air, but the floss quieting the noise is always a benefit. Where do the deposits form? at the very base where the air intake tube meets the horizontal flow tube? If that's the case...

My air intake seems to get restricted every few days. I have to run water through it to keep it clear. Anyone have a trick to keep it clear longer? I was thinking about adding a longer piece of tubing into the existing tube, but wonder if the fitting will restrict the airflow. or should...

Ernie, that is the way i read it too. I'm off to the store to buy some vinegar right now.