Recent content by gbundersea

No problem Absolutely! Just add enough ammonia to bring the level to 1-2ppm. Remember: You MUST use clear household ammonia which contains ONLY ammonia and water, with NO dyes, scents, or surfactants. Make sure it states the ingredients on the label. You may have to visit more than one store...

Gulf-View ROCKS!!! I received 250 pounds of Gulf-View "base" rock on June 27, 2003. My cost was $2.00/pound, plus shipping. It was unbelieveable! I have posted a detailed account of my experience with it, along with pictures. Here are the links: My detailed post on WetWeb Pictures on WetWeb...

Gulf-View ROCKS!!! I received 250 pounds of Gulf-View "base" rock on June 27, 2003. It was unbelieveable! I have posted a detailed account of my experience with it, along with pictures. Here are the links: My detailed post on WetWeb Pictures on WetWeb Comments from another fellow who bought...

Take a look at this link: http://www.slumaffe.org/Fisheries_Department/Fisheries_Regulations/fisheries_regulations.html It states: It is illegal to take from Saint Lucia waters, sell, own, receive or buy any coral, sponges or marine algae. That's pretty restrictive, so while it doesn't...

Fishless cycle There is definitely no need to use fish to cycle a new tank! It is an unnecessary and inhumane method, increasingly frowned upon by serious aquarists. I successfully used household ammonia to cycle a brand-new 5-gallon aquarium. It is easy to do so, and the cost is almost zero...

If you mean a Sargassumfish (Histrio histrio) aka Sargassum Frogfish, they will indeed eat shrimp. I've had 2 of them, and shrimp was their primary diet. I wouldn't trust them not to eat crabs as well. These fish are capable of swallowing anything up to and including their own size, and have...

Thanks for the reply! That macro you have indeed sounds like C. crassa, which is one of the very desireable macros. Good for nutrient export, doesn't go sexual. I agree that mailing a piece would probably work. I tried PM-ing you, but it didn't seem to work. Please email me directly at...

Does anyone in the New Orleans area have some Chaetomorpha or other non-sexual macroalgaes of which you can spare some clippings? I'm finally cranking up my 120-gallon FOWLR with refugium, and any "contributions" will be most appreciated! Email me directly at gbundersea@cox.net Thanks a lot...

My 10-gallon wet/dry sump This is the sump beneath my 29-gallon tank, which works well. It's made using a 10-gallon glass aquarium from Wal-Mart. If you imagine just the first box from the diagram above on this thread, except that it contains the return pump, and its skimmer is a hang-on...

DIY wet/dry sump I have a 120-gallon tank which will be set up as a FOWLR, carrying a heavy bioload. I'd been playing with Rubbermaids, aquariums etc for use as a sump/refugium, but due to the size limitations of my stand, off-the-shelf stuff just won't work. I therefore came up with a plan for...