Recent content by PikachuSalad

OH, BTW, the claim is that this is the result of having touched a mean-a$$ piece of coral.

Here's the picture from that post - I say it's photoshop. Whatever it is, this picture has been around for some time...I remember seeing it years ago.

Sorry...I'm not very good at explaining...I'm pretty sure it's bowed outward, which is causing distortion when looking through the water from the front. I will snap a pic later today when I put water in it again (after work), but for now, here's a diagram of a top view to show what I'm seeing...

I bought a used oceanic 75 gallon glass aquarium. When I filled it with water to test for leaks, I noticed some distortion - the line of the bottom edge in back seems to pinch inward (bending toward the front of the tank) at the edges - the kind of distortion I used to see with my old 55 gallon...

OK, thanks. Where this came from...was a post (lost the link, sorry), where someone was complaining about his two tanks that started with the same live rock and use the same limewater for topping off, but the one with the good lighting (big MH) has LR that is devoid of any coralline, while the...

What was the brand?

Shortening this up... Will a 4x54W T5 fixture with individual parabolic reflectors in a 4 foot 55 gal tank be too much light to grow coralline algae on live rock? I don't want to spend a bunch of money on nice live rock only to have it look sandblasted in the end...(I'd just buy the cheaper...

That's helpful - Thanks!

Putting together a 55 gallon reef - had FO tanks in past - have been reading and reading and reading and reading. Slowly but surely getting the equipment I need with help from the fine people on this (and other) forum...(s). Keeping a spreadsheet of stuff I still have to buy with...

Andrew, Is this the stuff you were talking about? http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... uct=SC3171 How is it working for YOU? A lot of people on these forums feel that good circulation, live rock, and a good skimmer is all the bio-filtration you need, and are against wet/dry filters...

I don't know the answer, but since nobody has answered yet, I'll help you out with the next thing you'll be asked. What are your water parameters, tank size, lighting, flitration, etc.?

Hmmm....thanks for your responses...this has me a bit worried. Seven, how many bulbs and what wattage? Was the bulb TOUCHING the acrylic? Does anyone else have an acrylic canopy with CF/PC lights? What I was thinking was getting a piece of something...heat resistant...(ideas?), and mounting...

I was thinking about this crew: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1944 Eat detrius and algae, and they're all cool looking.

Have you caught that thing yet? I had a stupid crab that killed a dwarf lion fish several years back. I've never tried this, but I've read several places that you can dip a piece of live rock (the one with the crab in it) in some extra salty water (1.035-1.040) for 30 seconds or a minute...

I have an existing acrylic canopy over an acrylic (48") 55g tank. There is probably about 7" between the top of the canopy and the top of the tank. There are 4 fan holes in the back of the canopy. I was looking at a 4X65W CF fixture like this one: http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/pro ...