Recent content by Slims

Ooops - its the same fish! So don't try to identify both.

I recently inherited a new tank (30 tall) for the summer to fish-sit. It has two residents, which I may or may not keep depending on care and compatability. The first I have identified as Libidochromis caeruleus (East African Lake Cichlid, Lake Malawi, Mbuna) - Electric Yellow Cichlid. The...

I have one of those over the side style biowheel filters with two filter inserts. I never change the bio wheels. I have yet to change out the filter inserts and I've had three set-ups for over two years. When I get a new tank I throw the old filter insert in the new fitler and the new insert in...

I have some "Aquarium Salt" which it says is made all-natural from dired sea-water. I assume this is ok. What is the difference between aquarium salt and marine salt and which is best to use?

jelly fish move - they ungalate up and down, but they have no means of directing thier locomotion. They are totally at the mercy of the currents and tides. I've seen them in tanks before and I don't think it woud be a concern as long as you had gentle filtration without a direct current. I...

I am really interested in having a tank setup for a sinlge jelly. It would be great to get an irridesent one. I thought a 20g hexagonal high tank would be good for this. I think they are phytoplancton, meaning that they wouldn't have any movment needs. Any thoughts on this? where to get one...

thanks, I'll look into those, zoos. I've already got the mangroves. I've also heard from someone else that if im to replicate the system that I may have to aclimatize the corals slowly. Any thoughts?

Yeah totally, I fired them off an email straight off. I also emailed the webmaster of the site. So hopefully I'll hear back in the next coupla days. Who knows though - thats why I'm taking it to the people.

Would I have to set-up a small marine tank to do the aclimatizing - then slowly add fresh water to make the switch-over? I would assume that the set up featured would probably have gotten the corals from a natural source vs the aclimatization method. I dunno. Whatya think? The photo doesn't look...

Check out this link: http://www.aquahobby.org/tanks/tank0108a.html The last picture in this article features coral and plants together in a Brackish setup. Has anyone else seen or heard of this. I would love to keep coral in my Brackish tank. How possible is this?

Check out this link: http://www.aquahobby.org/tanks/tank0108a.html The last picture in this article features coral and plants together in a Brackish setup. Has anyone else seen or heard of this. I would love to keep coral in my Brackish tank. How possible is this?