Gatortailale October 24, 2003 Share October 24, 2003 Greetings fellow Pesciphiles! Thank you for all of the comments and requests we've been getting through the new website. If you still haven't checked it out, check it out! www.marinescene.com. There are some great tips on care and maintenance, and even a customer photo gallery. It is a great way to show off your pride and joy; we would love to see what you've done with your aquarium. Bring in, or send in, photos of your tank and we will make you world famous with our fabulous new site! What's New! For Halloween, treat yourself to a Halloween Hermit crab for your tank! These guys have orange and black striped legs, very scary. The coolest fish of the week is the new Chocolate Tang. He is a perfect specimen of an adult Mimic Tang. A fresh shipment of Tonga Ridge live rock came in on Tuesday. If you like odd-ball fish, you have to check out our new Tobacco bass. We have one in quarantine and we also added one to our Atlantic Reef display tank. Another good odd-ball to check out are the funny little cucumbers we received on Thursday. From Tuesday's shipment we added 50 new corals, many of which are in our show coral tank. Included in the shipment were a couple of Torch corals, a few nice Brain corals and an impressive Spaghetti Leather. What's on Sale! You know how important it is to provide a varied diet for your fish..., try out a new type of food. Frozen food is 10% off this weekend. Flower anemones are 15% off. Flower anemones are cool because they have low light requirements and help brighten up a low light reef. Another good addition to a low light reef are Mushrooms; Assorted Mushrooms are also 10% off. Did you know? Did you know you that you may be trapping nitrates in your tank? As you know high nitrate levels can stress and even kill inverts, corals, and fish. If you are struggling to get the nitrate level down in your aquarium make sure you have enough sand sifters. If your substrate is not being sifted sufficiently you may be trapping nitrates deep down under the sand bed! To help you in your sand sifting endeavor pick up some Nassarius snails, a Sand star or even a Tiger Tail cucumber. A "clean" sand bed will add to the efficiency of your biological filter, help prevent unwanted algae and look nicer. And don't forget to rinse those sponges! If you have some sort of pre-filter sponge or felt make sure you rinse it out regularly, a filthy sponge is a great place for nitrates to build up. Another good place for nitrates to hide is in your sump. Sometimes detritus can collect at the bottom of the sump. Next time you do a water change try cleaning out the sump to get out the excess mess. Do you know how high your nitrate level is? Enjoy your weekend, hope to see you soon! -Kristen Lau Senior Sales Associate The Marine Scene kristen@marinescene.com www.marinescene.com (703)689-2815 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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