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I have only had the rock in the water for three weeks. THe base rock I have is starting to grow very colorful spots on it (i'm guessing coralline algae). The bio ball chamber was going to be twice the height of the other chambers so that it can trickle properly. I agree live rock is better...

I know they get their rocks sent from here, for some stupid reason that's legal. There's also a place on the Big Island that ship lr and fish, but if you look closely at their fine print it states that they can't ship to Hawaii. Hypocritical I know. :roll: (sorry I saw CA and thought...

Yeah but to ship those to Hawaii is unreal! I know the place is named HIrocks.....but it's in California. Hawaii has all sorts of odd import laws too that keep us from getting most of the stuff available on the mainland like that. Can't order LR from any of the shops or anything. No one is...

Is there a layer of something I put inbetween the two? The CC is helping keep my ph up, I'm afraid it might drop too much if I take it out. Right now it's not even up enough (7.9). I was planning to add more base rock though and hoping it would help. We don't have very fine sand here anyway...

I'm getting it off the beach at low tide so the sand is sure to be some that is always covered with water (per suggestion by our local aquarium) in Hawaii. I would like to put it directly in the tank, but I have a UGF and some decor and such to get out....along with three fish. Depending on...

ugh! well thanks at least i know it will be a late night endeavor!

I'm considering making the millons of treks to the ocean to get my live sand, but since we can only get a limited amount per person per day.....it might take a little while. Can I keep it overnight in a bucket of SW til I can get to fixing it into the tank the next day? I don't think I'll have...

Well the reason we have th bioballs is that we can't buy lr here in Hawaii, can' gather it from the ocaen either. I'm starting to grow some (i think) from my base rock, but it will take a long time for it to take over. I guess I just felt it wouldn't be enough bio media to just use the live...

I'm going to do my best to explain this thing to you..... I came up with this idea to make a series of modular boxes (I like the ability to change things without remaking the whole unit). The first box would contain the trickle part of the unit. The water would enter into the top of this box...

Don't be too sure about that.....we can't wait to leave! Nice place to visit.....whole nother story to be stuck living here! Really expensive and most stuff has to be purchased on the web as selection is verrrrrrry slim. Not to mention my three kids (6,5,and 3) are all scared by the...

Nope not an old book, brand new infact. It's "Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies" (didn't post the name earlier figuring that everyone would push it off as a "fluff" book, but it covers all the basics and has some really cool tips even for the experts. I also have a new book from Dk that covers...

Ceratinly not trying to be rude, as I am not an expert in any way but...... (quoted from Gregory Skomal, a marine biologist with the Massachussettes Division of Marine Fisheries, from one of my saltwater aquarium books) " Under standard aquarium temps (75-79), the conversion results in the...

We set up our new 55 gal SW about 2 weeks ago. We let it go for a week and tested. We get our filtered seawater from our local aquarium (25 gallons for the intial setup.....couldn't fit more buckets in our car.....and then 30 gal of tap water with instant ocean...proper chems added for...

Hi, I'm getting ready to start stocking my 55 gallon tank. I plan on it being fish only at this time. I have some base rock in the tank that is turning colors and I was curious if this means that it is still alive, or what? It's turning a golden yellow color mostly with some spots that are a...