Recent content by acromoron

I just got a bunch of snails from www.wctropicalmarine.com Nice stuff, I got mostly trochus which, IMO, do better than Turbos. The Mexicans die fairly fast in our warmer systems. Trochus are pretty agile, can get up if they fall down, and don't bulldoze. John

I dealt with mine using rigid thin tubing--like you would use in an old undergravel filter for the airstone. The Kalk paste can be drawn into the tube, held there by capillary action with your thumb over the end, then deliver it straight into the mouths of the devils. I've read that a little...

I'm a lurker here, but an active poster over on RC. I've gone barebottom the past year with excellent results. You have a phosphate problem. Test kits are not very helpful, if you can measure phosphate you have a huge problem. You need to remove unmeasureable organic phosphate, get some...

I just took delivery of an AGA 180 with Megaflows for under 600.00....ordered at my LFS.

I like mine alot. Magfloat cleans the bowfront just fine. Great for an island style aquascape with cave in the middle and lots of space up front. A 400 watt halide provides all the light you need, no center brace to worry about. Only drawback is space underneath, not an issue if plumbing to...

This crocea is partially covered with zoos and is happy as a clam!