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Stir- try these companies (though I havent bought anything from them myself): ocean encounter oceanencounter.com custom aquatics www.customaquatics.com

thanks for the info about these fixtures. I have been out of reef keeping for about 4-5 years as I was working through graduate school but am planning to get back into it again. I have DIY'd things a number of times in the past, but after you consider the time, effort, money, and quality of...

Hi all I am in the planning stages of a reef tank and am considering some different alternatives for lighting, though I am leaning towards 250W HQI. It seems the only american HQI fixtures available are those from PFO (the mini-pendants) so I am looking at aqualine-bushke's systems. If any of...

hi all I am in the planning stages of a reef tank again and am trying to decide between a few different sizes. One is the all-glass 180gal (72"x24"24" LxWxH) and I see that Tenecor makes an acrylic tank (150gal I think) that is 72"x24"x20". I personally favor the glass tanks, mainly 'cause I...

Makes me wonder what is next. Ban the importation and sale of live rock 'cause it might have Caulerpa spores or tiny plants, or require anyone who buys it to register themselves into a state database? Probably not, but all of us in the hobby in the Peoples' Republic of Kalifornia need to...

Hey all Ahhh, found the link to the press release from the CA DFG: "DFG Alerts Aquarium Owners of Dangerous Threat to California Sea Life" http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/news01/01105.html I saw it come across my email earlier today. I personally think it is another case of gov't overkill and it...

Hi all I saw a press release today from the California Dept of Fish and Game that you are no longer allowed to possess any of the Caulerpa species within the state of Kalifornia. Supposedly, it may bring up to a $10,000 fine if you are caught with it, and you may not import it into the state...

Yep. $23.00 per year in the US. email is [email protected]

I used to live in coastal downeast Maine and maintained a couple reef tanks and a coldwater marine tank. We tried using local seawater in the reef tank a couple times but the animals looked better when we did a water change using Reef Crystals instead of ocean water. And, the cold water system...

I have used PVC before to route water from overflows to the sump. I would recommend two things: 1) use a larger pipe size than your overflow pipe to account for head loss due to fittings, probably go up one nominal size (i.e. if your standpipe is 3/4", I would use 1" for the pvc), and 2) make...

Thanks! I have emailed him a couple times and he seems very professional, as does his website. As for the pumps, I am concerned about how much noise they make. Are the Iwaki or Little Giant pumps appropriate for use in the living room? I have typically used powerheads before to move water...

Hi all I am in the planning stages of setting up a 100 - 120gal reef tank and am considering purchasing a Lifereef berlin-style system, with protein skimmer and two little giant pumps. Any of you have experience with their products? Thanks!

might also be a ribbon worm, which have about a bazillion different species. they have fluid filled bodies and can rapidly change shape and size.

I agree, I think it is an abalone of some sort. Had to go pull out my invertebrate zoology book for this one... It looks like is has eyes on the small secondary tentacles next to the large tentacles and also appears to have a large gill to the left of the foot, characteristic of an abalone. I...

hey all I am in the planning stages of setting up a 100 - 120gal reef tank and am trying to find a good local source of live rock at a reasonable price. Currently I am well within driving distance of most East Bay locations and am looking for some good sources. I checked out one place in...