Recent content by Lance_Celli

I'm fairly certain it's not a snail or shell blockage. There's really no way for a critter to get into that part of the plumbing. I suppose it could be an algae buildup but most of the tubing is black so nothing should be able to grow inside of it.

I have a mag drive 700 pump for my 55 gallon aquarium that is hooked up to a SCWD. When I first installed the setup, there was noticable water flow over the corals. I could see them wave back and forth when the SCWD switched outputs. Now however water volume has decreased quite a bit that...

I always have to wonder when I see statements about how sensitive ocean creatures are to temperature change. Has anyone here ever actually swam in the ocean? There are thermoclines everywhere. You can be swimming around in nice warm water then, bam, an easy 10 degree drop as you move up/down...

Really? I could swear I read an atricle a few years ago saying that the pulsing xenia was fragile and difficult to keep... I haven't been following reefing stuff much recently. My tank got stable and I just wasn't adding things so I stopped reading. Forwhatever reason i feel like improving...

Hey nccmike, Very impressive. Can you tell me the specs of your tank? Water movement, lighting, filtration, what addatives (if any) you use, how often you change water.... I just like to get that sort of info from people who are obviously successful at reefkeeping to see what I can improve...

Hi All, On 2 seperate occasions in the past, I've purchased an emerald crab because I was informed that they tend to eat bubble algea (which I have quite a bit of in my tank). In both instances the emerald crab would start to lose his coloring after being in my tank for about a month. It...