Recent content by bfessler

I've been looking at these ATF's with interest for a while now and like the upflow design idea. Is there a reason everyone seems to use air to generate the current for these scrubbers? Couldnt a small power head be used in place of the air bubblers? As long as you have flow the scrubber should...

Well everything is looking incredible now. Glad to see everything coming together for you.

My tank's grown up a little. Now a more mature mixed reef. Here are some current pics.

Sweet, Those Antheas are awesome and the mermaid isn't bad either.

No but I did think about an electric probe to shock the sucker. Kind of an aquatic tazer. :twisted:

Hi Rob, It sounds like you've made up your mind that this tank is not for you. I still think it can be a saved with very little cost by adding a much larger clean up crew and addressing some of the issues above. I have seen many tanks turned around with bigger problems then yours. That said if...

I totally agree that a 29 gallon Tank should not require 4 power heads for adequate flow. At Reef Fest last month one of the speakers talked about flow and getting more flow form less power heads. Essentially he showed that you can get great flow by positioning your power heads so that they...

Rob After looking at your Nano It looks like the corals are doing well and the aquascaping looks nice. This tank is not unsaveable. The only real issue I see is the algae/bacteria problems you seem to be having. If you are interested in improving the look of the tank and removing or relocating...

Hi Chip, Here is the only pic of the Oceanic I could find.

It beats chasing those little buggers around and breaking all the coral. I swear my wrasse was just laughing at me trying to catch him. :twisted:

Oceanic has a new line of Nano aquariums out that are pretty slick. We saw the first production tank at Reef Fest in Salt Lake City last month. The best thing about the tank is the glass lid. Instead of a slam shut top like most biocubes this unit has a solid glass top with vents at the corners...

Hi Ben, The tank looks great. I have used a Reef Gently acclimator and fish trap to catch troublesome fish in the past. It works pretty slick I just leave the trap open and put some brine between the strainer container and the main body. As the brine work their way through the strainer to the...

I agree. I observed a bicolor in a friends tank making a meal out of LPS.

Here is an interesting Video. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/swindle/

Here is an interesting article on what's really causing global warming. http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2007/2007_1-9/2007-9/pdf/06_709_sci.pdf And another interesting site about global warming fact or fiction. This site has references to both sides of the arguement...