Recent content by gefilte

Thanks! Mine too! Of course, it could always be bigger... It was a joint effort between my LFS, me and my contractor. Its all custom built. The overflows are actually inside the wall and can be accessed be removing the column panels on either side of the tank.

Oops. I guess time slipped away on posting. We did end up putting in two steel fitch plates below the tank just to make sure. Here is the finished product. Corals and fish just went in a couple of days ago. Its the Great Room on one side and the Dining Room on the other. There isn't a...

She's ordered and paid for. I went for the LED lights too. Its going to take about 6 weeks to get the tank. We're going to tear into the ceiling below in a couple of weeks to see if we need to add a beam. Then we'll start the cutting of the wall. But for now we wait.......

They are going to design the base so that there will be room for everything underneath including a large sump and an auto top-off system with a 5 gal jug. We had heat problems with our current tank, so I wanted to make sure we didn't have that problem again and we talked about installing a...

Its pretty much going to be in the middle of the house so for ventilation purposes that should not be an issue. I'm not sure what you mean by insulation though. Where would insulation be needed?

Thanks Ziggy. I met with the tank designer yesterday and that's exactly what we are going to do!

While I love my 65g, I just may be outgrowing it. We have everything living in it including toadstool, corals, etc. but only have a few fish. I am looking into having a 240g aquarium designed for an in-wall installation for viewing on bith sides. I am looking for thoughts and suggestions of...

Levels are as follows: Nitrate 15 pH 8.1 Alk 290 Phosphate 0.25 Calcium 420 And here is what it looks like..... Thoughts?

It doesn't look like hair. But, i thought it was bad. So why is he telling me that it is good??? I'll try to post pictures later but it looks like short bushy grass.

So is it good or bad?

So, it appears that I am growing some lawn on my rocks. My tank is monitored and serviced by my local LFS. When I (actually my wife) asked him about it this week, he said it was green coraline algae and its supposed to be there. My tank has been up for about 4-5 years and this doesn't seem...

I have an acrylic box trap called Trap-Eze that I have used with amazing success. I tried to find a link and can't but if you can find this, its worth it.

Well, I put him back in the ocean to be with his friends.....

We found a small starfish at the beach in Hilton Head today. We have a saltwater reef tank that already has a starfish. Would the beach guy survive in our tank if we brought him home with us? Is there any issue about him bringing anything into the tank (disease-wise) that could harm others...

I am not usually home when they are there, but I asked my wife about the acclimation process last night and she said that she recalls the way i used to do it with a drip line and a bucket aver a period of time and she said she does not recall seeing them do that. I'll have her check when they...