Toilet cistern aquarium

Hardly a product a responsible reefer should use or endorse, but the concept is still pretty amusing. But don’t worry - the fishes are isolated from the flush water and won’t be flushed away. That's a relief. Via Fosfor Gadgets...

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Posted by on 13 May 2006

Picoreef practicalities

Location isn’t the only problem with the picoreef, though. I really think that the tank is too small…or the rock in the tank is too big. I have a really difficult time changing the water or even testing the water...

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Posted by on 11 March 2006

Awesome acropora photos

TamarindThai of the ReefFrontiers forum has posted some amazing photos of his acropora tank. Check out the colour of this baby! Click through for more photos. Via ReefFrontiers...

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Posted by on 3 February 2006

Red and Brown algae problem

Hi can any one help me with my Brown and red alge problem? I have it growing all over my tank on the sand on the rocks over my soft corals and polips it is making my tank looks so...

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Posted by on 1 February 2006

How much to stock?

I have my 20 Gal reef tank with about 25-30Lbs of live rock and I was wondering how many things will fit in the tank without overdoing it. I currently have 1 clownfish (about an inch maybe), 1 royal blue...

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Posted by on 25 January 2006

Which of these lighting options would you choose and why ...

I currently have a new 24DX nancube cycling. I have the stock lighting setup on it. I want to have mainly LPS and zoos with 1 or 2 SPS, probably a monti cap and pocilipora or millipora.With the stock hood,...

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Posted by on 24 January 2006

Caught a coral larva in my tank today!

just wanted to share with you that I caught what I believe is a coral larva in my reef tank today. Judging by the color and shape, I am guessing it is a brown polyp larva (also since they...

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Posted by on 18 January 2006

Like Turbelle Streams? Check this pump out!

I was just about to order the Turbelle 6000 when I came upon the upcoming Vortec pumps. They look awesome and should cost less than the Turbelle! Check out the features on these babies! Via FishGeeks...

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Posted by on 13 January 2006

Which Kalkwasser/Nielsen reactor?

I want to buy a Nielsen/kalkwasser reactor. I am hesitating as to wich one (what brand) I should get. I am leaning toward the Aquamedic. It seems to hold a greater volume of water and I guess it means I...

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Posted by on 13 January 2006

Fishy Skybridge

Back in my FOLR+cheato days, I built this up to link my 90gal with my 55gal. The fish really seemed to love it, many would take the trip back and forth about 50-100+ times a day. They would actaully have...

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Posted by on 13 January 2006

A Cycled vs Mature Aquarium

To distinguish between the two we must go all the way to the beginning, the very first thing you do when you have your tank set up... At first you start out with nothing but the equipment. You have your...

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Posted by on 13 January 2006

Tank and manifold design

Could you give me some input as to what you think about this design? The top half is looking at the manifold from above.The bottom half is the tank from the back. I've just drawn the plumbing leading down to...

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Posted by on 13 January 2006

Cleaner shrimp question

I have one cleaner shrimp, and to my knowledge it has eaten 2 of my blue legged hermits!!! Maybe more. I have counted them and I used to have 10. Right this second it is in the process of eating...

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Posted by on 11 January 2006

My Uncle is unbelievable

My Uncle had an apiphany and wanted to do a OCEAN only tank. He wanted to have ONLY ocean materials in his tank. water, LR, fish everything. He talked to his buddy that worked down in monterays ocean licensings department(i...

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Posted by on 9 January 2006

Power Backup

How To Make a Power Back-Up Unit from a UPS and a 12 Volt Battery All too often the power can go out for many reasons, and at any time. To protect yourself from the possible loss of animals...

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Posted by on 6 January 2006

850 Gallon Dream

Today I was browsing around “Featured Members Series” at ReefLand.com. This section is where Reefland commends a registered member for their awesome tank. Although all the tanks featured in this section were quite impressive there was one reef aquarium...

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Posted by on 6 January 2006