Recent content by BrennanX

From all of my reading, every author has made it a point, atleast for the beginner aquarist, to avoid small tanks. Your livestock in return will be more forgiving to a mistake made in almost every aspect simply because of the size difference. Temperature takes longer to increase/decrease at a...

what FS did you go to?

call me crazy, but i think im going to do some more searching before i drop 340$

Okay, thanks alot freek! =)

My LFS is selling 75gals reef ready for 259.99, and then 79.99 for the overflow kit. Is this a deal, within the norm, or overpriced?

Whats the most common method?

Im a little confused as to the dynamics of a sump I understand that water from the tank goes down to the sump, passes multiple chambers, then goes back into the tank. What I am confused with is how. I see the ones with overflow compartments that go down into the sump, but i dont see where the...

Yea, it really is -- they are hiring too, if i didnt feel like going up 294 everyday i would definatly throw up an app. I plan to visit old town too, before i start to make any selections.

Every book I have read, in terms of FO, has stated that the consistancy of the number (as long as its not completely out of the range) is much more important than the physical number

I stopped in Living Sea today, the store was absolutely amazing. I was very happy with the entire store and enjoyed the hour i spent there very much. My girlfriend and I could have spent the whole day there I asked the guy in the tank department if they special ordered predrilled reef ready...

Thanks alot

Brian I thank you very much

**Disclaimer - This is a long post composed of a number of questions. I would like to inform those that while there are alot of questions, they are researched questions, and not the common "I like fish, what do i need" questions, they are more or less organized, relevant, and hopefully worth...

suggested "The Consciencious Marine Aquarist" .......... i love you all thats all.

So ive been reading nonstop through various books, and am juggling the ideas of all the types of filtration. It seems that the most popular is the Berlin system right? Alot of sand and liverock to biologically filter - and then reinforced with a protein skimmer? Or did i totally miss the mark...