Recent content by dorian965

mine do it all the time, they will look really bad when they are dividing as well.

aparently mine likes kenya trees. hes mowing down my forest!

mine eats the crap out of it, when there is some that is.

5) maybe a brain?

thanks anyway, i broke down and bout a new tank and building the stand. thanks.

still lokking. :)

40 lbs will get you a good 2-3 inches. thats what i had in mine. alittle thin for two tanks.

the main problem with dechlor. tap water is that the disolved solids in the water will be high and most tap water contains phosphate. both of these will contribute to all types of algae problems. you could try it but once you get hair algae growing on the rocks, its hard to get rid of the stuff...

no, thats their regular price. he runs out every so often but hes always got good prices on what he has.

i have lots of extra shells and my hermits still eat the snails.i over feed the tank about once a week to give them something to feed on but i have come to see the snails as live food. the hermits still do a good job cleaning the tank so i think is worth having them. find a cheap place to buy...

you should replace the membrane once a year. the di resin and carbon filters about every 6 months. probably around $100-140 a year on maintanance. this is just a rough guess. you have to test the water coming from the filter to see when you need to replace things.

:lol: :lol: :lol: a cheeseburger stand just popped in my head.i imagine that most food wouldnt hold up to well. :lol: :wink:

this is strange. chloramine molecules are fairly large and surely be filtered out by the membrane and definitely by the di resin. this is the ro unit you posted on another post with the 2 di chambers right? depending on the test, they will show up as ammonia. how much water have you run...

http://cgi.ebay.com/WaterGeneral-RO6100-DI-2-OUTPUT-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-RO-DI_W0QQitemZ120031298637QQihZ002QQcategoryZ20756QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem this is the one i have and i like that it has the tank and ro faucet for drinking water.very happy with this unit.the one that scfatz listed is the one...

maybe some shrooms? be carful what soft coral you put in that small of a tank because they will out grow it in no time. if you choose xenia, make sure to put it on a small rock away from the rest as in the pic so you can prevent it from spreading to fast. you will also need to prune it...