Recent content by redpaulhus

Ditto the above -- an adult goldfish is the size of a football and should live 30+ years (given proper space). I always recommend to customers that they plan 20g per goldfish (more space if it is a species prone to bacterial infections like orandas, lionheads, etc.). I also recommend weekly...

Bob Fenner mentions the Scripps water in his book, and I beleive the one drawback he mentions is buffering/alkalinity... Also, I beleive the water at Scripps is run thru sandfilters first to clean out both phyto and zooplankton... I used similar water at Florida Tech for aquaculture work...

I'm considering a fairly small (not Nano) reef tank focusing primarily on soft corals, mushrooms, etc. This will probably be in the 30-55 gal range (I'm leaning towards a 50 breeder) with a DSB. What would you recommend for lighting? I'm hoping to stay away from the inverts that need...

This depends quite a bit on the species -- I beleive most "freshwater" flounders are Trinectes maculatus , commonly refered to as the Hogchoker....these fish are comfortable in full marine, esturine/brackish, and fresh water environments. When I was in college, these fish were found in...