Recent content by vsmith

Well on Monday I was cleaning my tank. I had a recent algae bloom so I wanted to clean one of the rocks off. I took it out and low and behold there was that pesky mantis shrimp. Otherwise known as the grim reaper...you know, the one that eats all my clean up crews with those loud clicking...

I have heard bad things about the quiet one pump as far as reliability issues. They are supposedly the quietest pump out there. can't vouch for that because never used it nor do I know anyone who uses it. I've had a mag 7 for 3 years it runs a little hot, but I'm running it inline (most...

thank you so much for the info I have decided to go with the Iwaki MD30 pump (no fan noise). My sump has 3/4" and my return into the tank is 3/4" so I think the Iwaki will work best for me. I looked at the ampmaster but it requires a 1.5" in/out. I would be concerned about drawing water from...

My saltwater tank is now up and running 3 years. I am going to upgrade my light to metal halide/pc from 2X40w flourescent. My mag drive 7 pump to either an Iwaki 30xlt or little giant. And I would like to buy a chiller. I'm not even going to ask what everyone would recommend for lights...

got so carried away with the damsels forgot to answer the rest of your questions. My sump (the thing under the tank in your picture) came with an overflow box which I didn't need. in that box was a sponge. I took that sponge and placed directly below the 2 return pipes. This eliminated the...

stay away from damsels I made this mistake. This is a very addictive hobby. Try to avoid the mistakes that other people have made and you will save yourself money and aggravation. My tank is 3 years old. Only algae bloom I've every had was 2 weeks ago. I used live sand (actually came in a...

I have bought clean up crews from aquacon and etropicals. I 've been pleased with both companies. The etropoicals stuff all had nice purple coraline algae growth on them which was amazing. That was last year though. I recently bought from aquacon again a week ago. (had a huge algae bloom...

Hi, I'm interested in purchasing a metal halide hood from petsupplyliquidators in calif. does anyone have any experience with them? The have a metal halide/pc hood for $600 (the cheapest I've seen)Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vince