Recent content by WBrian

Well, I went with the vinegar and water as I had it on hand. Actually worked fairly well. But I think I made it too concentrated. the coraline cleaned right off, but one of the PHs failed the following day (It was making a screeching sound that I couldn't tolerate. (But that gave me a chance...

Hi All, I get a decent amount of salt creep accumulation. I usually just wipe it off occasionally and throw away. Sometimes it's in a place where there's a good chance it will fall into the tank when I clean it (and it does!). Is this a big problem. My fish think it's food and go after it...

OK, Might be a stoopid question, but here goes... Is tap water OK to make the vinegar/water solution? I have some PHs I want to clean as well as my skimmer. The vinegar and water mix should do fine, right? Thanks! Brian

Hi! One of your next big ticket items is going to be your Live Rock. You might want to see if you have a local Reef Club. Check here, and at reefcentral.com. If there is a local club, you usually find people breaking down their set ups, who are selling rock. Frequently it's much cheaper than...

Yup, Crumble up some newspaper and spray Windex or some such cleaner on it (in another room). The wipe away. No streaks at all. The fibers in the newspaper all act as little squeegies and make perfectly clean glass. Now if only the INSIDE was so easy! Later, Brian

What's the Carbonate Hardness in your tank? Mine tends to run a little on the low side, and with that, my PH was having trouble staying up where I wanted it. So I've been using Super Buffer DKH. It pops my PH up and brings the KH up as well. After a few weeks of treating this way, by KH got...

Hi, I recently found a few hitch hikers in my tank. They are definately some type of starfishes, but I don't know what type, and are they are keepers or not? Here they are... And... (They are actually 2 different critters. Not 2 pics of the same one.) Next is a question: Sometime ago I...

I was unable to find a small enough wooden airstone to fit, so I improvised. I took one of the small green airstones (cheap!) and fed it with airline tubing down the outflow channel. ... If I remember correctly, I was able to get the top black ring and the clear tube/sleeve that goes between...

how about silicone caulk/sealant? If so, what type? Thanks! B.

Hi All, I now have a fairly well establishing tank with many of the components I want in it. I'd like to make it a bit more attractive, though. Is there something to put everything "together" with (live rock, coral pieces, frags...) that would allow me to change their position in the future...

Ok, So a ten gallon tank with a HOB filter. Got it. Now once it's set up, do you keep the same water in it the whole time it's set up? I'm sure you do water changes... care like a reg tank. But do you break it down between "additions"? Thanks! Brian

My tank is only 29 Gal, so I am severaly limited in fish size. At the top end, I'm looking at 3 inch fish. Would a 10 gal tank be an OK QT? What king of filtration would it need?

Hi All! I am thinking about making some type of a Quarantine Tank for future purchases/acquisitions. (I've never had problems before, but I figure why push my luck.) What would be an easy and cheap way to get this done? I'de be looking to QT things like small corals, and the occasional fish...

cool! Thanks, B.

What kinds of critters eat snails? As far as I know, I have no French fish! Thanks, Brian