Recent content by bezzer

Top Notch, Just wanted to let you know, your images probably aren't working because you linked them from a geocities account. Geocities doesn't allow images to be directly linked at all anymore. It sucks but hey, it 's free. I end up putting the image I want to link to on a html page and then...

Thanks for all the info everybody. I'll have to chat with the local electrical supply company. I don't know if we have a Grainger nearby though. Jan, was that $13.75 for one bulb or for a bulk order? Thanks again. Brian

Good Luck furyclown. I've been searching for about a year now and no one seems to have them. It's kinda funny cause Home Depot and Lowes have other 36' GE bulbs just not these skinking sunlight bulbs I've been looking for. I have a 65 gallon tall tank so these bulbs would fit perfect. I truly...

Ian, I'll try my hand at your question but remember it's just my opinion. If your not going to use LR for filtration as you stated, then really you can use any amount of LR you would like. I would suggest something like a 1/2 to 1 pound of LR per gallon of water. Ofcourse I really like the...

Flame Angels are beautiful fish and I really like them. I believe most reefers will tell you that most, if not all angelfish are not "reef safe". That's not to say that some people haven't had luck keeping Flame Angels successfully in a reef tank without the Flame bothering/eating corals. It...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have to look into the wrasses more. I probably will end up putting a royal gramma in the 30. It's defenitly a pretty little fish. Regards,

I am not plannig on turning it into a reef. At the most it will be a FOWLR with DSB.

Thanks for the info. I will not be adding the other percs to the 30 gallon. So what other fish do you suggest for a peacful, community type tank of this size? This will most likely end up being a FO tank. Regards, Brian

I have a pair of false percs currently in a 10 gallon tank. All appears to be going well but I keep on looking at them and thinking how much nicer it would be for them to have more room. (possibly my justification for setting up a larger tank) Anyhow, I have a tank that was just given to me...

Naso Tangs (Lipstick tangs) do get more vibrant colors as they mature. I believe the more brilliantly colored Nasos are from the Red Sea and Hawaii and at some LFS they are called a "Blonde Naso Tang". I'm not a 100% on this but I think the male Naso grows those beatiful streamers off their...

The answer I got to a similar question was that yes, you can have just a DSB without LR. The only thing you will need to do if the sand is not "live" is seed it. I let the SD sand in my 65 gallon be seeded with the life from my LR instead of purchasing one of those kits or getting a sample of...

Thanks for the reply White-Oueen. She is not paired up with a mate and there are no other clown fish in the tank at all. It's interesting to watch and I wouldn't mind that she does it except that it could potentially harm the efficientcy of the DSB and ofcourse the SD sand gets all over my LR...

I know that she is doing what comes natural but she has disturbed quite a bit of sand in 3 different areas in my 65 gallon tank. Should I be conserned about her wrecking the entire DSB? This tank is currently a FOWLR with DSB for filtration. Everything in the tank has been doing really well...

Bigtank, to answer your question: since I might not want to get LR for the tank I wasn't sure if DSB alone would be enough to filter a tank of that size with said inhabitants. I have more research to do about the fish I'm considering so this project will not be started till after Christmas...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I never realized the Picasso Trigger was a slow grower and reasonably "well behaved", thanks for the info Jim. I just love the looks of the Picasso trigger. As howie099 mentioned, I thought triggers not only would go after invertabrates but also crush/destroy LR...