Recent content by Casie

Hiya Clownfish =) Snails are, of course, very sensitive to copper. But since your other inverts are fine, you can rule that out. The only other possiblities I can offer would be poor acclimation or possible starvation. Snails need acclimation time to adjust to changes in salinity and...

Heeey! You did a fantastic job rock scaping. I bet your fish are loving it! Your tank is gonna be incredably dramatic when those corals take off. Each polyp and shroom will be like a little explosion of color on that deep black background. I'm really looking forward to more pics as it...

Looking g00d! I have some red tang's heaven algea growing nicely, and some chaetomorphae coming in tomorrow from Richard Durso that I can share with you, Hara. =)

Hiya Hara! I just wanted to mention that priming a pump for the first time is no easy task! I use an Iwaki and the 2 times I've had to prime it after fitting new plumbing it was a real challenge. Both times, I've had to hold my hands over the intake pipe while Gabe poured pitchers of water...

Heeeey! Thats great! *tries to imagine 17 bags of black sand* You BETTA snap some pics! LOL It sounds like tremendous fun. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it. =)

We special ordered the regular CarribSea Oolitic sand (8 bags of it) from Critter Company. OMG it was a hassle! We had to pay for half up front before they would order. They said they would call us when it arrived. Several days passed, so we stopped back in to see what was up and there was...

My pleasure! =) I gotta admit I LUV the way that clam (squamosa?) looks on the dark sandbed. Just as soon as I win the lotto... I'm totally setting up a clam tank just like that!

Heya Hara No need for the kudos. I snagged these pics from an RC post a while back. =)

LOL! My hubby, Gabe, talks to our female clown... "Ow! Quit it. OW! Quit IT! Don't bite. Stop biting. STOP! FREAK fish. I'm not even NEAR y0r lame eg... OW!"

kribbz Premium Aquatic's is having a SALE on these lil' EuroReefs! **be sure and check the Display Reviews button on that page** Ok, I have a larger version of this one on my 90 and it totally OWNS! $198 with free shipping is a sweet deal, too. It produces zillions of chopped bubbles that...

LoL! That looks crAzy. His fish may be confused but if they are getting enough food and the water quality is good I bet they don't mind the odd scenery. Sandstone doesn't leach anything weird, huh?

Ohhh ok. I was thinking you were looking at DIYing a fixture using a standard normal output remote ballast. But yeah, upgrading the endcaps will make sure water can't creep up into the fittings and short them out. =) Have you ever seen those Lights Of America flood lights at home depot...

You know Gabe and I would love to lend a hand. =) And I do know a place in town that has some nice quality bulkheads if needed. Those shut off valves are cool too. Really, you can make it as simple or as complex as you like. Keep us posted!

A 40 watt remote ballast from Home Depot with rapid start (no starter needed) will run 2 t-12 normal output 40 watt bulbs. Thats everything from a shop light to a actinic 03. If you are looking to DIY a small canopy for a refugium or a fish only tank, these inexpensive parts will work fine...

The ballast will be the same. They are just normal output flourescent ballasts. The difference is in the endcaps. You'll want to get ya some nice water resistant ones like these from HelloLights. Hmmmm and DrsFoster&Smith has the Coralife 1 1/2" push-in T-12s that are very nice as well...