Recent content by trevbo44

Got it...metaphors are fun (puppies & cooking=reef keeping). I get what you are saying...killing fish is a bad idea as it exhausts an already exhausted natural resource. It certainly wasn't my plan. The school is private and not susceptible to the same worries as a public school regarding...

Wow, Vitz. You would think I was taking the money from your account to buy my livestock. I would rather receive responses from those who have checked their personality issues at the login page. I have been getting the top-off water from another pal who is helping with the upkeep on the tank...

How do I test for TDS? Is it an expensive test?

I wish I could do just that but I do not have a sump which causes part of my dilemma. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the reply. Here are the specifics: Ammonia o ppm Nitrite 0 ppm Nitrate 0-10 ppm Phospate 0 ppm pH 8.0 temp 78 degrees. The salinity flucutates a bit as there is still an evaporation/top off issue. It goes from 1.019 to 1.023. The tank is looking some what better. The remaining...

What is the TDS test?

To make a long story short: I recently added a yellow tang and blue hippo tang to my 75. Both fish were relatively small and were doing well. I also happen to have live rock, soft corals, and several smaller reef fish. I decided to add Selcon to the tank as I heard that it worked well in...

What is kalkpaste and how do I make it? Thanks

Is there a way without using a quarentine tank to kill any parasites on a new tang before placing it in the display tank? Can I dip it in something? Also, am I going to need selcone to dip the vegetable matter? Thanks for any help.

How do I kill unwanted polyps in my tank?

Will Joes Juice kill polyps? I have some polyps I would like to kill as they are encroaching on some ones I want to keep. Thoughts?

ANy thoughts about the red sea turbo skimmer for a 75 reef tank (10 fish, 80 lbs live rock, polyps & mushrooms). I read it is capable of up to 225 but I know that is rarely accurate. I need a hang on the back skimmer as I have no sump. Thoughts?

yeah

You could probably keep soft corals but the colors will not pop, unless you use additional actinic lighting. I tried a plate coral under such lighting and it did not really do very well...too deep a tank for that type of lighting. But I had good luck with different types of polyp rock and...

anyone know anything about the dual hang on the back protein skimmer for a 75 gallon reef tank?