Recent content by southfla

FWIW, I just extradited a "reef safe" Coral Beauty. Supposedly one of the "better" angels to try in a reef tank. Mine was okay for 3 weeks, then w/in one day began picking on any fleshy coral. It's too bad to, because he was a beautiful, healthy, active, interesting and personable fish... I...

Well, I just HAD to get in on this post (and I certainly don't mean to mooch on this thread) Back when I was a little younger and considerably more foolish hehe, and way before the advent of "shark dives," I lived in the bahamas conducting shark research for the University of Miami...

Thanks all Pipes in an everything is fine (except why are all these bugs crawling all over me...and why are the walls moving...) sniff...sniff... ja

Well, I need to replace some piping in my setup, so I glued the replacement pipes/valves yesterday using standard PVC cleaner (oakley yellow label) and glue (oakly brown label). It's been 24 hrs, and I still smell the solvent smell. I blew air through the pipes and ran water through for at...

So the tank seems to be nearing the end of it's first cycle, and I'm going through some of my first algae blooms. Got the diatom stuff figured out, but after reading all the scare-stories 'bout bryopsis (sp?) and hair algae, this new stuff that's all over my tank has got me concerned....So here...

Thanks for the helpful feedback (and compliments ) mates! Happy Holidays, ja

Greetings all and happy holidays from Miami Florida Was hoping to get some feedback on my reef inhabitants plan. It's my first reef, so I'm trying to take it slow and start with the "beginner" critters...Tank seems to be finishing it's first cycle after huge ammonia/nitrite spikes, so as...

Hey Landscapen...I've shot 35mm my whole life (my pop was a professional photographer, so I grew up in a darkroom), but since buying my digital camera, I haven't developed ONE ROLL of 35mm film! I can make up to 16 x 24 enlargments at home on my computer/printer, and in a frame you would never...

Wow, thanks for the replies all... I feel a little better now ...I think I'm gonna stick with the setup and see how things go. After the cycle, I'll load up with sand critters and hope for the best. Thanks for the info and support, happy holidays to you all ja

Oh am I bummed. I've spent the last 6 weeks researching, buying and building my first reef tank. For some reason, I ended up using a 4" bed of "natures ocean" sand for my DSB. The tank is in the first week of the initial cycle, and now I'm getting vibes that I used the wrong sand, mostly due to...

Title says it all ...or does my new Tornado RO/DI remove EVERYTHING of concern (ammonia, chloramine, metals, blah blah blah)? Thanks all, Great website/forum ja