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ok i got some ick in the pond had to detroy one fish (only fish) should i treat the pond for ick or just wait a couple of weeks before buying a new fish. btw i have a couple of frogs hanging out in the pond as well as some tadpoles so obviously i do not want to hurt them. thanks im all ears doug

sorry ive been gone so long, work has been annoying. an interesting thing occurred to my tank about six months back. i thought i would share it with everyone. i came home one evening and my sump was sucking air. not enough water. as i had installed a float switch connected to a solenoid valve...

i am looking at removing my skimmer pump and operating it via gravity. moving sump to basement. tank over flow will have a head hieght of apx 8 feet. skimmer is an aqua-c 120 anyone familiar with this type of application. thanks douggiestyle

do fungia move? Thanks doug

actually two. one that i added a few weeks ago, has been limp (bent over) since introduced. another newly added species was ok for about 24 hours and went limp also. my other softies have been fine. whats up with that? im all ears thanks

i was thinking of using amrid in a saltwater qt tank. is it ok?

what is an acceptable level of ammonia in a qt tank?

whitening on platygyra brain coral. how can i tell if it is new growth or bleaching? im all ears thanks, doug

ive a mag 9.5. when i do a water change and shut the pump down it restarts with one of two different "powers", let me explain more. i do ten gallon water changes (exact) i remove ten gallons and replace ten gallons. some times when i start the pump up my sump is a couple gallons short. some...

got a ev-120 skimmer with mag 5 pump on an 80 gal tank ive followed the intructions over and over and after 1 month still no effluent worth mentioning. any ideas? im all ears. thanks, doug

is this a type of coral or a small piece?

what are the signs of a healthy devils hand? or signs of an ill devils hand?

in short im getting absolutely no reading. have others experienced this with salifert's PO4 kit? also is there a way to test the test? in other words where can i find some phosphate in the house?

im doing a retro fit mh set up for lighting and am having trouble finding a reflector. need something 48" wide and no more than 9" deep (front to back). i keep finding items that are 13" w or 24" w but not 48" wide. if anyone has a good link i would appreciate it. this is for a reflector only...

im trying to find a page on rio pumps specifically the 2100. size minimum water depth. etc. thanks

snail laid eggs last night. should i scrape them off the glass and move them to a small tank where they will not be bothered? im all ears.

picked up a long tentacled anemone. where should i place it? on the sand or on a rock? it doesnt seem to want to stick to anything. i also keep finding it on its side. one last question, what should i feed it? it spit a piece of shrimp out. im all ears. i had anemone nightmares the night...

pretty much what is in the subject. the lfs gave me a snail shell with a couple of brilliant orange zos with incredible orange centers. these things practically glow in the dark. the thing is they are multiplying (this is good). the bad thing is some plain brown with mint green centers are...

More pics in my photo gallery cant seem to put pic in message so check out my gallery pics ahha i was using an invalid extension. is this something others have seen?

ten gallon tank, some crushed coral, visi therm, aqua clear filter, new foam pads which you placed in the sump of your main tank for 5 days, 50$ bio spira marine nitrifying bacteria, 25$ a total of three true percs, 75$ all so some perfectly fine fish can suffer and die in a qt. thats right...

i am looking for some type of small (neon sized) schooling fish. any help would be appreciated.

is the fiber floss for stuffing pillows and quilts ok to use in a reef tank? if not does any know where to get this stuff in bulk for cheap.

i am holding a large scolymia at the lfs. its red with a powder blue center. apx 8-10 inches across. i am negotiating price. lfs wants 125.00. is this resonable. oh and also i have been watching it for four to five months, also it was moved to a new tank and is doing very well. lfs has had it...

ive noticed that my specific gravity can drop from 1.025 to 1.024 with as little as minus 1.5 gallon of water in an eighty gallon tank. is this real or is this an example of bad testing? or am i fretting over nothing? hence my topic, is there a table listing changes in specific gravity with...

how to get ph right. did an extra water change this week and it rose from 8.2 to 8.4. what is a good ph?