Recent content by TMIB

I think I may have found my solution. I have a couple of those "heater holder" deals that use two suction cups & a piece of rigid plastic in between. They're supposed to be used to hold a glass heater to the wall of your aquarium. I removed a large piece of Xenia from the rock last night and...

Hey, good ideas. I think I may go with a combination of your suggestions- perhaps suction cups and bridal veil. <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote I'm not particularly good at identifying specific species of Xenia. Anthelia, possibly. They are tan, with a...

That's a possibility, I suppose, but I don't think it's going to work in this case. What I'm looking at is a fairly massive-scale Xenia move. I have at least 3 rocks in the middle areas of my tank covered in Xenia. Each of them has from 13-20 corals on them. And these are pretty large Xenia-...

I have a veritable forest of Xenia that is populating my live rock. I'd like to try and mount some of it on the back wall of the aquarium. (there's already a nice batch spreading against the side wall.) I tried Aquamend, but it won't stick well enough to the acrylic underwater- it won't hold...

I woun dup finding it at Home Depot. Ran about $3. I'm hoping to use it to move my forest of Xenia off of my rocks and onto my back wall, a couple pieces at a time. --TMIB

I was thinkng about this the other day, and thought I'd solicit some opinions from the group. I got a Pinpoint Ph meter in December, and as a result, checking the Ph is noq beyond simplicity. It's so easy that I am constantly aware of the Ph in the tank. I'll be watching the corals or fish, and...

I saw the posts here regarding reef-safe expoxy. Aquamend is the stuff Home Depot carries that's the same as the LFS stuff, right? I was at Lowes the other day, shopping for some plumbing parts, and thought I'd see if they have the stuff. They didn't but they do have an epoxy that is safe for...

I have an old Berlin Classic skimmer, and I was trying to decide what to do with it. It occurred to me that it might work well as the chamber for a calcium reactor. The benefits: It's already got 3/4" female threads at the bottom, and in the side of the top. These would adapt well for a...

I just read some articles on induced voltage in aquariums: http://www.aquarium.net/996/996_5.shtml http://www.aquarium.net/1298/1298_3.shtml http://www.reefs.org/library/article/s_brown.html And now I'm wondering if perhaps these pumps did not have shorts after all, but were "leaking" stray...

Good point John-- I hadn't considered that. Now I'm even more convinced that the issue was just induction voltage. I'll put a ground probe in the sump and report the results. --TMIB

Well, I came up with an answer. Check this out: http://www.seattleaquarium.org/visitors/SaltWaterSales.htm "Got a salt water tank? Got a bucket? The Seattle Aquarium now offers UVA-disinfected, filtered sea water for sale and can save you money! A $10 sign-up fee gets you a computer card...

I stuck my hand in the sump today to move something and got a little jolt of electricity. Turns out not just one, but TWO of my pumps were shorting. With either pump plugged in, I could feel a strong jolt of electricity in the sump water. I've got them plugged into a GFCI, but they didn't trip...

Well, I ended up putting aquarium sealant all around the impeller housing, and around the seams at the top end. It looks a little funny, but it works fine now. --TMIB

If anyone has extra, I'd love to get some macroalgae in my mailbox. I'm setting up a new refugium, and could use the algae... if folks are just throwing it away, it would certainly be handy. --Tracy

I can open it up to clean it, but then I'd have to reapply the silicone seal. To open it, I'd have to rip open the sealant I put on. It basically means that anytime I clean it, it will be offline for 24 hours while the new silicone cures. I see this as a temporary pump anyway. For the...