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i will get some ca and alk readings when i get a hold of a test kit, i dose trace elements 1x a week but i have always done that, i also feed phyto but i have been doing this regualry also i dose liquid calcium but this is also routine., my acro is in the middle of the tank directly under the...

i was hoping someone here can help me with my dieing acro, ive had it for about 4 months (the acro) now and it was great about two days ago it started to bleach and lose flesh from the top of one of its branches and is slowly moving down. all my other stuff is fine including a monti digi and my...

u can use a sump like warorks15 said all u need to do is have a hole in your return line to prevent a backwards siphon. the hole creates a break in the siphon so it will only drain until the break point. another good way is to have your return hose connected to a u tube of some sort. u can...

spiffy, thanks for the clarification

question here. supposed u had a reef and ran halides, wouldnt the uv coming from the halides do the same thing as a uv sterilizer? i mean if they can give u a sunburn wouldnt it kill the parasites also? just a thought...

im not too sure but i think i read somewhere that pods eat phyto, or at least some do anyways hth

if u kno wat ure doing and can handle the problems that may or may not arise go 4 it. the way i c it if ure tank is healthy all da fishies r happy who cares??? dats my .02

looks good to me, id love to c da finished product. dont think heigth matter much its just preference i think, but id think ud want it at least high enuf to house a tall skimmer.

um i dont normally name my pets but wen i do its usually after another animal, with dat said id name it gerbel :mrgreen: o yea i voted me 1st :wink:

1. the biggest that u can affford is the usual recomendation with "bigger is better" in mind 2. it depends on wat type of livestock u want to keep 3. check this thread it will give u an idea http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=7313&highlight=cost 4. damsels hardy but it also depends...

hehehe personally i dont trust dem lfs stands im almost positive dat if i gave it a good boot it would fall apart. a DIY stand made of 2x4s is as solid as u can get. i mean u can snap a 1x3 over ure knee with ease try it wit a 2x4 and ud break ure leg. i built a stand wit my lil bro for a 155...

Dihydrogen Monoxide warning hahahaha i love dat site.

ceiling drywall is usuall 3/4inch so with those type hooks he should be ok with a 20lbs load 8O

if u want to get da plans for ure house city hall will give em 2 ya for a fee i think

personally id look for a stud as suggested and make sure i hit wood and not just drywall cuz it would really suk if da thing droped and u end up frying ure fish. if ya really wanna hang it on just drywall id sugesst using some spring drywall anchors. they look kinda like this )----> cuz scews n...

agreed my buddy had a 155g and they still went after 1 another in a 55g it would b a bloodbath!! just cuz da fish r happy now dont mean they will b happy with another addition or wen they get older and bigger and hungrier...

yea tangs r tuff lil buggers, i kno a person who had a powder blue tang that killed a lunre wrasse. he was having nitrate probs and his fish started to fight. by the time he got it under controll the tang "ate" the wrasse 8O didnt touch his clown trigger tho :D

hmmm not so sure personally id just poly it and cover it up with mylar. its like $20 for 25ft roll (give or take). mylar is supposed to reflect 98% of the light that hits it. cant go wrong

y do u want to paint the inside of ure hood? no1 is ganna c it. if ya wana waterproof it a coat of poly should do it.

WAFFLE!!!!!

hehehe good call, an accident would really suk id get a professional opinion just to be sure. i on the other hand think dat wit 5 support beams is enuf to handle dat amout of weight just becase those old houses usually come with huge cast iron bathtubs that wen full would probly weigh as much...

dont know if u can use em or not but home depot sells stud finders, it supposed to use sonar or sumin to find ure studs havent used em so dont really know...

or u can rip up your ceiling on the 1st floor to see and and fix it using drywall. im assuming the cealing of a 100yr old home would be made of plaster if its original tho. if its plaster den rippin a hole in the cealing can be a pain to fix, but if its drywall its a quick and ez job. ps...

i was born in new orleans so wen it comes to seafood i have to say crawfish and good old fashoned seafood gumbo, now thats good eatin... cant get dat stuff north of da dixie line let alone here in germany, cant complain bout da beer here tho...

how bout just a sand bed? it dont have to be a dsb, just like an inch or 2? just tossing another option out there 4 ya