freshfins

you can make a light stand with 1/2" conduit pipe or copper pipe. Example: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=130543

Some people on Reef Central recommend using lanthanum chloride (Seaklear) to shorten the cooking process. Has anyone here tried it? How much do you use?

I've been reading for months and still feel like I haven't scratched the surface of knowledge I need. So please let me know if I'm going wrong in my planning of my 75g mixed LPS/SPS reef. So far I have: a 75g tank with a single 2" bulkhead (huge, I know) 20g used sump Reef Octopus 110 skimmer mag 7 pump for return Koralia 1650 powerhead Koralia 550 powerhead 2 Evergrow D120 LEDs lots of dry rock from BRS RODI system Reefkeeper Lite My fish wish list: 2 jawfish Blue Stripe Neon Goby coral beauty angel 3 banggai cardinals clownfish pair? yellow tang? Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse Royal Gramma mandarin goby (in a year or 2) I think I want another overflow hole or 2 so I don't get blockages, and do a Bean Animal overflow. I'm very confused about using a DSB. I'm only considering it because I want the jawfish. I've read such conflicting opinions about DSB vs bare vs shallow. Is a DSB a lot of trouble? If I go with the DSB, what is the best sand to use? I know I'll need varying size pieces for the jawfish, but should the rest be fine or coarse? Oolite or flake or play sand? Is there a good local source? Will I regret it if I don't cook my dry rock? Is there a good (inexpensive) way to handle excess phosphates in the display if I don't cook? I have a 24g that I got about 5 months ago, which was already an established tank. That tank is now full of softies, LPS, a few SPS, and a tomato clownfish pair. Also plenty of bristleworms and a few aiptasia left, so I'm not sure I want to use any of that rock to seed my dry rock. Thanks for your help! Cristy

I haven't had to refresh it for 5+ years.

I've always used glycerine in my bubble counters on planted tanks. Works great, doesn't evaporate or cloud.

They came to talk and demo to the freshwater planted club recently. Their fixtures are fully customizable and easy to put together. I think they're a good deal.

Wow! I didn't know they could eat so much. I have one too.

You're talking Greek to me. I would need something idiot proof.

I have 2 D120s and I'd love to have a controller to auto dim them. Would this also work with a Reefkeeper Lite Plus?

Yes, it's Aiptasia. It's bad bad bad bad bad! Unless you're trying to breed Berghia nudibranchs. Otherwise bad bad bad!

I caught one eating a green hammer recently, and I'm sure the coral didn't have food. I was feeding the fish very sparingly, so the shrimp were probably quite hungry. There are several aiptasia that the peppermints wont touch. They go for flakes aggressively. These are the L. boggessi. I've had a hard time finding L. wurdemanni locally.

Thanks!

Laurel

Hello, saltwater newbie here. I'm setting up a 40 breeder reef and I'm confused about the best way to plumb the tank to the sump. I have a 30g acrylic sump: a rectangle with a hole drilled at one end and another in the top . I have two 40br tank options - one is drilled near bottom/middle of the back glass; the other is not drilled. I would like the overflow to have the least chance of flooding and secondly, be as invisible as possible. If you recommend drilling, where can I get that done (I'm in MD)? I'm also not sure about what return pump I'll need. I have a maxijet 1200 - will that work well? Thanks!

I'll take 1 each of the Blue, Green, Yellow/Gold, Orange, Rainbow.

I'm a newbie in Laurel, MD.

I don't know Rockville very well, but looking at Google maps, I would pick the parking lot of Life Time Athletics because it's right off of 270 near 495. 1151 Seven Locks Rd., Rockville, MD 20854.

I can pick up in Rockville at 1:30 on Saturday. Where will you be?

When and where will the Rockville pickup be?

I'll take 1 box of IO. Are you in MD? I'm in Laurel.