Recent content by rocklymber

Hi Everyone, This topic might be better suited for the newbies forum, so if I need to move it let me know. I have a new tank, and a fairly well established one (it's been running for about a year now). What is the best way to make the move? I figure I have two options: 1. Start the new...

Hi everyone, I have a weird question. I'm moving, and I have a 20g tank set up and I plan to move it to the new house. The only issue is that the only place in the new house to place the tank is in the living room, which is carpeted. I've never had an issue with this (or any tank) leaking...

I have a 20g tank with a 5g fuge/sump. I have a VERY small compartment that I could use for a skimmer, or I could go with a h.o.b. model. I'm looking for something inexpensive and effective.

My fairly new tank (set up mid to late October) is doing great, except the pH is consistently low. I've been using buffer to raise it to the correct level. My coral frags and all inverts are behaving normally, and I've seen 'pods on the glass. I have a feeling that it is my top off water...

Hey y'all! I've been out of the hobby for a few years now, and I've decided to return! I'm setting up a 20g reef tank with a 5g 'fuge. I know that the aquarium world changes quickly and frequently, so I have a few questions. 1. I had a very simple system before, and I want to run a similar...

I hope one of you can help. We have recently begun to have problems with our light in our cube. The light will come on, stay on for a while, the go off. Then, it comes back on. It does this several times throughout the day. We do have it on a timer, but the light is set to come on at 11 and...

I sold you two koralias, several months ago. They proved to be defective. One of the two that I kept has developed the same problem. I need to return it to DFS, but they have our accounts all screwed up. Please get in touch with me, so that I can trace this back and get it straightened out...

Just like the topic says: what salt do you use? I've been using Kent, but I'm disappointed in the quality of the product and VERY disappointed in the 'customer service' I've received from them. TIA!

Hi all, A generous member here, Todd, gave my boyfriend and I a great piece of an sps, some sort of plating coral. The coral has been growing like a weed in our tank. I mean, crazy growth. More than doubled in size in just a few months. Well, a couple of days ago, the color part began to do...

Hi guys, I have millions of the things I'm about to describe in my tank, so if it's something really bad, just don't tell me. What I have looks like teeny bright yellow threads. Sometimes they come out onto the glass, and the body is the same shade of bright yellow, and just a little bit bigger...

Hi guys and gals, It looks like my Wave2K finally bit it last night. I don't know if we're going to be able to fix it, or even if we want to. It's pretty noisy. I was thinking of switching to something else, and I can't spend a ton of money. What would you guys do, and where would you...

Hi all, Just wondering if any of ya'll can id a macro that I have growing in my tank. It's really pretty, so I'm keeping it unless it's really bad. It grows like a weed. (duh...) It's a light greenish to white color, and it grows in spirals. Looks like little curliques. I know, a picture is...

Hi all, Quick question about mixing saltwater for a water change. We have the 'bad' Kent salt, and we've been adding buffer to it, to maintain proper chemistry. The latest batch of water is milky/cloudy, and doesn't seem to be clearing up. We have it mixing in a large plastic trash can (as...

Ok, I am seriously confused on skimmers. What's a beckett skimmer? What's a needlewheel skimmer? Which type works better? Which type requires less upkeep/maintenance. Right now I have one that uses the venturi outlet on the pump to produce the bubbles. I have to constantly adjust the level to...

Hello, I have a skimmer that produces bubbles, and skims great until I do a water change or top off, then it stops making bubbles for a few days. If we leave it alone, it just starts again on it's own. Anyone have any thoughts? This is the skimmer...