Recent content by dacaptain78

No, and thank goodness for that as I do not have 6 inches of sand. I did use Live Aquaria and another search engine to pull up pictures of the eel I purchased though. It is the Black Edge (Ocellated) Moray eel: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=1481&N=0 Guess the LFS...

I too have used marco rocks. His base rock looks great, is very pourous and light weight. Plus he was very responsive to all email inquiries and had a very friendly attitiude. I also used premium aquatics for live rock and receive some very nice pieces from them as well. I told Premium...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone who keeps one of these eels could give me some info on their behavior. I just picked one up at my LFS and he is sitting in my QT tank. His permanent home will be a 125 gallon that he will share with a volitan lion, emperor angel and snowflake eel. The tank...

Thank you for the responses. As long as there are no health/behavioral risks towards my fish I think I will try the sand.

Hello, I currently keep 9 various Lake Malawi African Cichlids, one Frontosa, one Synodontis, and one pleco in a 75 gallon tank and am thinking of changing my substrate from Eco-complete gravel to sand. I have no problem with the gravel but I have come to like the look of sand better and...

I will probably put some rubble in my 125 gallon for my wrasse to play with :)

Great. Thanks guys! I will give it a shot over the weekend.

Hello All, I recently purchased 80 pounds of live rock for my 65 gallon tank. Some of the pieces are too large and I would like to break them into smaller sized rocks. Does anyone know of a techinque I can use to control where the rock breaks apart? I would hate to try and split a rock in...

Thanks for the advice. I will send the light back and get the SunPod.

I didn't even consider that it could melt and warp the plastic brace! The light is still in the box in my basement, thankfully.

Hello All, I am in the process of setting up a 65 gallon (dimensions: 36x18x24) reef aquarium. I purchased the Outer Orbit 36" HQI/CF lighting system. The problem with this light is that when it is mounted over my tank the metal halide bulb will be directly over the center brace of the...

Yes, adding the live rock to the QT was a mistake. I just wanted to see the threadfin eat the aptasia's on the live rock, which it did. I guess now I will pay for my impatience. The positive thing is that both the BF and Purple Tang are eating and I have not seen any flashing or scratching...

Hello, While inspecting my QT tank last night I noticed that My Purple Tang & Threadfin BF have ick. I plan on treating the problem with Cupramine. My question however falls upon the two pieces of live rock I have in my QT tank that I took out of the main display. I assume that they should...

I did not consider the stress the weight the rock could apply to the back wall. It is an old tank too so maybe I will push the rock as far back as I can without leaning them against the glass. Thanks for your help, its much appreciated.

Hello, I have a 125 gallon FOWLR tank with 90 lbs. of live rock, 45 lbs. of base rock, and 200 lbs. of sand. The tank has been setup for three months now and currently is home to a panther grouper (4 inches), a niger trigger (3 1/2 inches), and a volitan lionfish (5 1/2 inches). I...