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Hi all, After losing my reef aquarium during Super Storm Sandy I didn't have the heart or time to start up again. Now that I'm retired I'm looking to setup a 180/225 reef aquarium. I'm looking for a 6' long tank, stand, sump, etc. I'm located near New Brunswick, NJ so anything within about 50...

I'm visiting my niece and she and her bf want to start a fw tank. Any suggestions on a good lfs in the area? TIA

I will be attending and be a roving reporter for AA. I will post from the exhibit hall on my iPad/iPhone (which ever I take with me). Let me know if you are attending and we can try to have an AA meet and greet during the convention. Here is the official announcement. Macna 2012--...

Drs. Foster & Smith Aquarium Outfitters offers a full selection of products to setup & maintain fresh or saltwater fish aquariums. Fish tanks, lighting, test kits, filters, pumps, food & more. FREE SHIPPING on Orders over $49! See their post in the Vendor Spotlight forum. They are running a...

I bought some new corals and a new underwater camera. Most of this post is new in December 2011. The fist shot is of my clam (not new, just new pic). Sprung's Stunner

I was intrigued by the Frag Pack offered by Pacific East Aquaculture which includes 6 acros and 6 other hard corals for $124.99. That's just over $10 per frag. I'm also in UPS Zone 1 so shipping is only 15.99, though I did have to pick it up at the UPS customer center. They also add a $10.00...

So I get back back from a 5 day trip and notice what appears to be some cyano on a section of the sand bed. Last night I noticed some HA growing on a rock. I did a 25% pwc before going away. The tank was not fed for 5 days. I use bio-pellets for nitrate reduction, and I'm running GFO and...

I'm currently dosing about 30ml of Ca and Alk every day. As I'll be away for a week or so later this month and next I'd like to automate that instead of relying on someone. Anyone using any dosers they recommend? I'd love to hear comments about these units... BRS 2-part Drew's Aquamedic...

Got these the end of last month. They've been in the tank about a week and half now under LED.

A colleage at work is trying to register and is getting a 500 error (HTTP). I tried to register him and got the same error. He's using IE8 and I'm using IE7. Our networking group swears they're not blocking it (though we do have WebSense to tend with). We're both in IT:confused: I asked...

Just got this email from Hanna Instruments The HI 755 Alkalinity Checker HC features an accuracy of ±5% of reading ±5 ppm and uses the colorimetric method and only sells for $49.50. Visit www.hannachecker.com to get yours today! It reads in ppm so divided by 50 (or multiply by .02) for meq/L...

Some of you may remember my post about the temp difference I was seeing between my mercury thermometers and my digital ones. I have a lab grade mercury thermo and a cheap plastic one for a tank. Both of them agree on the temperature of a water sample. I have a controller for my heaters and a...

I've had these (500ml bag) in a Phosban reactor for the past 3 weeks. I added another piece of thicker foam in the bottom, but that turned oout to be a mistake. So after a few week the nitrates are down (now reading about 2.5), but the phosphates are still at .20 though down from .29...

So Midwest Saltwater posted some of the frags they had on auction at eBay a couple of weeks ago. Due to my time constraints the box was shipped to me for this past Friday arrival. The box is the standard cardboard with insulated foam box inside. All the corals were individually double bagged...

I replaced my MH fixture with LEDs. I didn't want to mount them individually to the ceiling as I wanted a way to lift them as a unit for tank maintence. That was something that was difficult to do in the past. While I was researching new lights I looked at a used 250w Geisseman Infinity that...

It doesn't happen often, but when FedEx messes up, it;s usually big time. I placed an order with IPSF (they are in Hawaii). They shipped the live goods for Saturday delivery to the FedEx Kinko's near me. I stopped there after picking up some coral frags and there is no package. Tracking...

Who here is using a pH monitor (Pinpoint, Milwakee, etc.) AND also compares the reading to a liquid test kit (API, Salifert, etc.)? My PinPoint pH monitor (3 months old) always reads my tank and PWC water in the 7.6 - 7.8 range. API shows as 8.2 - 8.4 and Salifert shows 8.2. Both liquid kits...

Their having a $25 off any livestock purchase of $100 or more this weekend. I need a new clam and some corals so I'm planning on going tomorrow or Monday. Anyone want to meet there or ride up together (From the Princeton > Raritan > Somerville > Bridgewater [Rt. 206] area] Larry, can you...

Let me start off by stating that my eye doctor tells me I am Red-Green Color Blind. I can see colors but I have trouble distinguishing between close color patches. That makes most test kits problematic for me. It's also the reason I use Salifert tests for Ca, Mg, and Alk and a meter for pH...

Got this from another forum but had to share! Hitler finds out about AEFW Enjoy!

Don't know if anyone has tried this yet. I just found it on another board. It's a handheld colorimeter fron Hanna uising the same reagent as their expenisve units. What gets me is the Resolution: 0.01 ppm (mg/L) and Precision: ±0.04 ppm (mg/L) ±4% of reading @ 25°C Better than any of...

The Aqualight ProTM light fixtures combine 10,000K HQI Double-Ended Metal Halide Lamps with True Actinic 03 Blue Compact Fluorescent Lamps and Lunar Blue-Moon-Glow LED lights in an ultra-sleek, fan-cooled unit that is only 2.75" high. The 10,000K HQI Metal Halide lamps provide high-intensity...

So when I was visitiing my niece last Decmber we found ourselves having brunch in La Jolla and then driving to the cliffs overlooking the Pacific. Along the way she turn to me and says "Do you REALLY want to see the aquarium???" The following was my answer. There are like 50 photos...

I feed a 1/4 sheet of nori every other day. That's for the Sailfin Tang, Blue Hippo Tang, brand new Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty Angle, two bicolor blennies and occasionly the femail clownfish will take a bite. Anything left is polished off by the snails but I think I need to go up to a ½ sheet...

This is my Yellow Tang in the capture box just before I moved it from QT to DT.