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  1. What do starfish like to eat???

    Hey guys, The Blue stars are such beautiful creatures but was just concerned to make sure mine is getting enough food. I have read posts that suggest that they can often slowly starve to death in an aquarium. Can anyone shed any light on this?
  2. Transporting Live Sand

    Thanks guys, anyone else?
  3. Transporting Live Sand

    Hey Guys (and Gals!) Has anyone had any experience packaging and transporting live sand? Obviously the issue here is keeping a good diversity of the critters alive for 24hours or so. We have a number of problems in Aus in creating the live sand bed. Firstly our customs laws prohibit importing...
  4. Has anyone had Longnose Butterfly in a reef?

    From what I've heard, the copper-banded butterfly goes quite well in a reef tank.
  5. Best substance to use for DSB?

    Hi folks! After reading a plethora of articles on the DSB theory and grain size, etc. I am still perplexed by one question. What are you guys using for your DSB? I have heard of aragonite, crushed marble, etc.. What would you recommend? This might be subject to availability for me in...
  6. Anyone heard of/used a trickle filter for reef tanks?

    Thanks to those people who have responded to my cry for help in setting up a reef tank. I'm looking to set up a 3'x2'x2' tank or maybe go up to the four foot size. The aquarium closest to me sells reef tanks with what they call their patented Trickle Filter. Basically they block off the back of...
  7. Hi, Need Web Page Building Software

    For a very simple, straight forward HTML coding program, I would suggest Microsoft FrontPage. If you are already using Microsoft Office, then you will find the program very similar in layout, etc. Myself I use Dreamweaver by Macromedia. It takes a little bit to learn but I like it a lot better...
  8. Help! How do I best set up a reef tank?

    Hi Folks! I live in Melbourne, Australia. I've been keeping freshwater tropical for years now and I am wanting to branch out and purchase a reef tank set up. What's the best/most simple/most stable way to set up a reef tank? I have been to 4 aquariums now and everyone tells me something...

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