Recent content by metalac

live brine is used to get the previously free swimming fish to start feeding in a captive environment. So yeah just like it was said above :)

well I'm out there looking for stands and there's plenty of MDF stands but hardwood is hard to got. I got the LFS willing to special order one for me, built by a local guy, and they swear by these, so I might go with that one if nothing else pops up. The only problem with these they're kind of...

well the blennies are very difficult to teach how to feed on "artificial" food. And if you have enough rock there should be plenty of algae for it to graze on. Mine got rid of the algae 2 months ago and it's still going strong, It pulls small algae of the glass as well. As far as the other fish...

I do have a sump and I might go with a bit larger tank, but I'll see what they got in LFS. What do you do to clean the sand? It seems that I would release a bunch of crap in the water. Also can I add a little bit more sand. I think I have about 80lbs or so but I wouldn't mind adding...

So if I get this new stand today, what would be the right approach to minimize the stress on my creatures? Will the method I outlined above work? or will I have to think of something else? Thanks.

well it just happens that I'm going to Issaquah for lunch with some of my old work buddies. Will definitely check out Blue Sierra.

Hey Trido, Any good place in seattle you could recommend? I'd like to go to a place that has one in stock, this way I don't have to wait too long. I could build one myself, but I don't have any tools on hand, and it might be a while until I get access to some.

I bought the stand separate and warranty is only 90 days, which expired 2 months ago :(. What type of stand would you recommend I get? I'm assuming NOT an MDF stand. I think that I don't want to take a gamble on this, instead I think I should fix it ASAP. I was thinking of putting all my...

Hey guys, I have some cracks on my tank stand. The stand is made of MDF and it has a powder coat finish. It seems that the powder coat is cracking on few spots. I'm not sure if I should be worried or not, but I'd hate to have this thing hit the floor, especially since I'm on the 2nd floor...

How about this? http://home.nc.rr.com/stockmanreef/aqua ... ndpipe.htm I'm thinking of putting this in a week or two and see how it goes. It seems perfect for overflow boxes and what not.

i found these silicon door bumpers at Home depot. They're round feet in essence. I cut out the self adheseve part and caulked it to the bottom of the pump. So far so good.

well that is a pretty small tank you have for 2 clowns. How small were they when you got them? At some point they reach a time when they have to duke it out to determine dominance. I have 2 clowns my self and in my 55 they stay at opposite sides of the tank, if they get close to each other...

so you should quarantine the aggresive fish. Take a large tuperware container and drill a bunch of holes on it. Then trap the aggresive fish inside of there by somehow holding the tuperware up against the glass. This way you'll have sort of a cage inside your tank. Then let the peaceful fish...

so the guy I got the Octopus skimmer said that I might be overskimming my 55 gallon with this tank and said I might want to run it on a timer. What do you guys think? He said that softies like somewhat of a dirty water (more stuff for them to eat i guess). Trido do you have any softies in...

how big are these hermits? they seem pretty vicious and fearless.