Recent content by Jacob

I'm getting back into the hobby after a several year hiatus. I have a 70g tall with sump plus a 20g display fuge that has been maturing for almost 11 months. Looking to add a fish in few weeks. I plan this be a FOWLR for the first several years at least so the fish does not have to be reef safe...

Having sold my Naso tang and then following the sudden unknown death of a fish that nuked my tank a few months ago killing my fox face, yellow tang, powder blue, and humu humu I am now starting to get green hair algae and other nuisance growth since I don't have any rock grazers. The only fish...

Was anybody else disappointed by Jorge's presentation? It was not at all what I was expecting or hoping for.

What is wrong with smelling ozone other than meaning that the generator is making more than needed? Don't we need to replenish the atmospheric ozone layer? :lol: Seriously though, why is smell ozone not desired?

Does anybody have a picture of a pregnant pony? Two of my H.E. males have pouches that look swollen with a hole in the middle. Looks a lot like a vulva. Are they pregnant? I can post a poor quality photo late tonight if needed.

It would be simple enough to dangle some electrical wire in the tank and stick the other end in the ground port of an outlet but I don't think my tank would care for the copper. Is there something simple and cheap I could put in the tank instead or would it be simpler to pay the few bucks and a...

I got a pair of float switches from the group buy. I spliced it into one of the two wires of a $2 extention cord and plugged in a MJ1200. I mounted it and tested it. When I pushed the float down the MJ came on, push it up, MJ turned off. Then to simulate evaporation I drained some water and then...

Trying to decide what to do for my new tank setup. Show me a picture of what you did to provide the needed outlets to your tank or describe it to me.

When installing starboard do you just lay it in the bottom of the tank or do you silicone around the edges to keep detritus from getting underneath? I was thinking it would be a good idea to sterilize it not knowing where it has been. Bleach water won't damage HDPE will it? Any other tips or...

Does going barebottom require more liverock than normal or a beefier skimmer than normal due to the lack of biological action in the sand?

I have a Humu Humu and a gsm pair that are making mess of my reef by spreading sand every where. I am setting up a FOWLR now and wonder if bare bottom is plausible or if it is only possible with a lower bioload reef. If so, how would it be done? To make up for the lack of the biological...

I am planning to use a tank divider to split a 105g 48 x 18 x 28. One side will have sea horses. What would you put on the other side? What else is there that is usually kept in a species tank that would be interesting? It would have to be something tolerant of cooler water (75ish), low light...

Here's the specs: Tank: 70g tall 36x15x30 Sump: atleast 30g Skimmer: Red Sea Berlin Turbo rated for 150g Return pump: Mag 5-RC says that will give me 205gph at 5 feet Lighting: comes with 260W PC actinic, and I have a spare 175W MH and 2x96W PC. I will have to see what will fit in the canopy...

Anybody know how many TBS or cups 200 grams of phosban is? I don't have a scale that measures that small of a weight.

My sister says I should not ask y'all because she feels your answers will be influenced by which fish from my tank you would like in your tank but I have faith that you will give honest answers that will be in the best interest of my tank and not yours. :) I would like to get rid of 10 fish to...