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looking for mantis will buy or trade for one

if anyone has a mantis they want to trade or sell let me know.thanks

If you are serious about getting a reef set up email me for all details.please dont ask me about parting it out.

I have a 150 gal reef thats been up for a couple of weeks,had tank for over a year just redid it .took out all the filters added about 300 lbs of LR put in a 4 inch DSB w/ SD and LS tank never recycled w/ all the LR.I use ro/di water.and have been using oceans blend additives since resetting...

should I stick some power heads randomly on back,get a coulpe of scwd's,get a wavemaker or attach some power heads to a drilled frame, or some sort of DIY?on a 150 gal. tank any thoughts

I just removed bio ball in wet/dry sump .now water falls straight down nothing to break the fall.sounds like a waterfall .should I remove the plate that has a bunch of little holes on it that is just under the flex tube?and attach a peice of pvc to run from the end of the flex tube and run it a...

In my 150 gal. I just added 300 lbs of SD sand w/ some LS,as well as 300 lbs of MI LR .Now I was going to put LR in sump for filtration .when Ihad bio balls in sump they sat on a grate not sitting soaking in water .How would I do LR in sump put grate in or out?If I leave grate in I can put my...

If anyone is breaking down tank or just selling let me know

I have low ph 7.9-8.0, & high Alk 6 meg/l a high alk. level lowers your calcium & strontium/molybdenum .most buffers also raise alk.I need a way to higher ph and lower my alk.I have a low calcium level and I drip w/ kalkwasser and add calcium to tank.anyone have any input?

I have both wondering if one is just weaker than the other ,is the different ways to get rid of one and not the other?I also wiped glass on tank last nite front and sides.by noon time today already had a foggy light brown alage all over glass .that is not tipical 8O

I dont like the dip sticks for testing alk &ph I can never tell results colors are to close.I need better test kits,lights are running @ 50% 1 ballast is down being repaired.po4 is ussually high.Added micro alage to try and control levels of po4.getting red alage on crushed coral &a rusty...

I have green wire like threads coming off rock that has hairy mushrooms on it.anyone ever seem or heard of this?

can I put a peice of 10 lbs live rock in my reef? will one peice spike my levels?or do I have to let it sit in hospital tank for a week?It 's uncured rock .I headr your not supposd to put it directly in tank but isnt that for large amounts?

I have marble like balls of alage .that are starting to spread there black and shiney ,how can I get rid of them? :?:

just tested po4 very high between 2.50-5.0, last time it was that high I used po4 sponge & got some dust in my tank really did a number on my leathers.I was reading in my test kit to help control po4 try putting plant in my tank.plants use phosphate to live I guess.anyone ever herd of this? if...

It looks like little cocoons, little white bulb like things on rocks mostly underneth where theres not a lot of lite,Maybe eggs?I dont think so.looked on hitchhickers guide didn't see it there.Any input would be great.thanx :?

4 ft.pc 3months old,4ft double bulb w/ ultra tri lux and a 3 ft double bulb w/ g.e.'s also have wet/ dry trickle filter for 80 gal. tank and protein skimmer that hangs off back of tank, post or email if interested Edited title to reflect the items have been sold.

LFS told me he would order me ice cap vho hood ,for his cost $620 + shipping .this will give me 640 watts,rite now I have 190 watts,tank is starving for lite.72 inch hood 4 bulbs,he said just pick them up and pay for them when they come in.I see them all over for at least $700 .someone please...

how many hours should my reef tank have the lights on a day ?

Wilted toadstool Moved to current forum.

tried to post pix,got message that pix can only be so big.how do i get pix ready to post?just got camera. :oops:

what kind of lite do I need for sucssesful 150 gal. reef ,Without having to re-morgage the house. :?:

I have a six ft. long 150 gal. reef tank.I have 2 four ft. lites.one is a purpleish compact.the other reg. twin tube w/ Ultra trilux bulbs.I offset them,push one a ft. to right the other a ft. to left.I dont think I have the rite lite.I was thinking maybe putting 4 three ft. double bulb.My...

For two days my 2 toadstools look hurt'in there leaning over to the side.look limp w/ white poka dots all over them ,like chicken pox,eveything else looks alrite.It doen't look like there shedding and they usually dont shed at the same time.mybe bad reaction from additive?I'v been useing...

Just tested reef tank for phosphate color shows high level between 250-500 range.Just started doing water changes w/ ro/di and have been dripping kalkwasser for a few weeks now ,low on calcium too around 350.should I get phosphate sponge?and put in sump? 8O