Recent content by MrSandman

U mentioned in your article that you needed someone w/ software who can calculate the areas in figure 25. I have some software at work that can probably do this for you. We use it to measure the areas of the ink imprints that projectiles leave behind. What we do is scan the image, determine...

60G acrylic tank here. I run 2 x 400W 20K Radiums over it. My canopy is an open back design and the lamps are kept about 7" from the tanks top. I keep tank temp at 82F. I am not running a chiller. During the winters i run 2 IceCap fans in the hood that blow inwards. During the summer i run an...

Here are several tricks i've picked up that haven't been mentioned. 1. If you ever wanna do some cleaning in the tank such as siphoning flatworms, or deitritus, without having to do a water change just take a 3/8" or 1/4" tubing and place a fine micron bag over one end of it and fasten it...

Fwiw, I have a side-by-side refugium on my tank where a pump brings water up to the fuge and it returns back to the tank by gravity via a bulkhead. Here is how it looks: HTH.

Playfair, Very interesting information. I wonder how the curve would look if you had included a heatpack in there.

Take a look at some of your SPS in your tank. Look closely! Look especially at the ones which may be bleaching or not coloring up. Do you see any small red bugs/mites? Does it look like this: If so, then help us all out by posting some of your experiences with them. I know that maybe...

From my experience, pistols will not kill hermits. I have had a pistol shrimp in my tank for about 8 months and have not lost any hermits to date. Those clicking sounds that you hear are usually just warning clicks, telling any neighboring fish, or hermits, or invaders to get back. If the...

Here is mine. I don't think i can fit anything else into it.

kjb, Yes, it came with a dense foam sanding block.

I just wanted to bring this topic up.^^^^^^^

I just got the Lifeguard acrylic scratch remover kit from petwarehouse and from what i've heard it can even be used in the tank without draining. I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet since i just got it today, but i will by this weekend. It has about 6 different grades of sandpaper where...

I've been using that stuff for about 6 months now. I can't really say that it has done any good since i've been using it along with DT's too. But, it sure hasn't done anything negative. In fact, i think my tank is doing the best its ever been! Perhaps its coincidence or maybe not..either...