Recent content by Kaliman

My Coral Beauty did not eat for about 2 weeks. It would not even accept live brine. The fish still will not eat some frozen brine, it just spits them back out. But it will eat anything else, Formula One is its favorite. The fish will also eat Formula Two and Flake and Blood Worms. I was...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>SPC Says: Kaliman, why didn't you raise your stand pipe another inch or two, wouldn't this have eliminated even more of the waterfall? Steve<hr></blockquote> The top of the standpipe is much higher than it looks...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr> Originally posted by Dimaggio: If I had your set up (all the plumbing and such in the back room or a back room at all) I would go with a much larger sump. Why that little tank only? <hr></blockquote>...

That is an excellent point Enkidu, I will have to look into something like that. Thanks

You might want to try the Stockman Standpipe it is a version of the Durso Standpipe that should fit in your overflow. I originally had Bio Balls in mine, but I did not want the Nitrate trap as well, plus it was still loud, mine is now VERY quiet. Here is mine:

I was considering buying one of these pumps, then I had a friend overheat his system and kill his fish when he added one and I decided against it. My tank is in the garage which gets hot in the summer, the Velocity pumps suposedly add 3-4 degrees over a standard air cooled pump. I chose the...

Thank you. Well, I got a GREAT deal on the critters and I had a lot of hair algea, so I figured I would risk it. Unfortunately the Blennie is so efficient he has eaten most of the algae. I really hope I don't loose too many of them, as long as the algae keeps growing I should be ok, there is...

Here are some pics of my new tank setup. It has been cycling for two weeks. I just put in 6 Green Chromis' and a Lawnmower Blennie Yesterday. Today I put in Nessarius and Trochus snails along with Scarlet Hermits and two Emerald crabs. Let me know what you think. I know it needs more rock...

Does any one know what this is? It is clear with two white spots.

The standard lighting for the larger Ecosystem sumps is (2) 18Watt PC's. Anything comparable to this should do. As for the substrate, Ecosystems recommends a 2" depth. I don't see why you can't add some oolitic sand like Aragonite to make it deeper, but not too much. One of the important...