Recent content by Ophiuchus

While at PetCo one day to buy some worms for my lizards, I stopped to look at the poor little fishies as I usually do. Next to my the "fish guy" was helping this teenage kid and his mother set up a salt tank. They already had the setup and tank (power filter and 42 hex) and wanted to know what...

I wouldn't say plenum or dsb are better or worse than eachother... it just depends on the system, IMO. The major difference, besides complexity of setup, however, is that a dsb absoulutely requires micro-fauna in order to operate. Without the little digging critters in it, no denitrification...

No helpful hints? Come on guys and gals, any suggestions?

I'm having a terrible and bloody battle with cyanobacteria and dinoflagelettes (sp?) in my 75 fowlr right now. I just recently added a BIG diy venturi skimmer that putting out a cup or so of sludge every few days, but i still seem to be loosing the battle. The cyano has subsided a bit, but the...