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I am starting to think the spirals might be spirorbid worms

After some googling, I think you are right. It did look like it had a shell and they seem to be grazing. The only thing I am unsure about is the white curly eggs. An article I found says they release them into the water, not onto things.

I have two of these guys that I have seen now. They just started showing themselves recently. They are laying small white curly eggs all over that place. They are whitish blue. They seem to be grazing on the live rock and I haven't seen them on any corals yet. Should I try and hunt them down or...

I agree with everyone else. The humidity in the air now especially with a week of straight rain will affect you evaporation rate. I noticed it on my system as well.

Cherry Hill. The brand is chatham clear silicone. It has no mildew inhibitors also.

The brand we sell states that it is safe for aquariums. I can bring you some to the meeting if you want some. I think they are around $6 a tube.

Thanks for that info boomer. I didn't understand why people were using pvc tubes. After reading those posts I feel a lot better about getting one.

I decided to do this because I was not happy with the other DIY media reactors I was seeing on the internet. (especially the Gatorade bottle one ::)) I hope this helps someone out. Judging by the deltec reactor sizes, I think it should be ideal for at least 100+ gallons (probably 3-400 Max) and...

Here is a parts list and the prices to make this project. $5.49  1 EACH 40CA40 SCH-40 CAP 4                           $4.97  1 EACH PDFA40 PVC DWV FEMALE ADAPT 4        $.25  1 EACH 40FA05 SCH-40 FA 1/2                           $.39  1 EACH 40FM05 SCH-40 FITT X M ADPT 1/2            $.48  1...

I made a nice media reactor for cheap. I didn't pay for the materials yet so I can't give a cost total. (I am guessing around $30-40 max) It was all made with stuff we sell here at work. The black pieces will get holes drilled in them to diffuse the water. The top threads right onto the nipple...

Thick rubber gasket material on mine. (or pvc Shower pan liner would work)

They are so neat. I think I am going to order one soon. Did you buy that one from the store in ct as well? I can't tell, but do they both have their tube intact?

added my info, I think it would be good to add what type of salt used, how long the tank has been established, and maybe a water chem. column. (like what level they keep their calcium at, etc..

The hidden reef has it cheap and I am pretty sure they ship it.

I bleach mine in the washer and run it two more times to get the bleach out.

;D Seriously I don't think it would be too hard to do. I have a controller that I could have enable the pump when the temp goes up and disable when it drops. Just run some vinyl tubing and coil 50 or so feet into the fridge.

I was thinking about just looping a pump line through my minifridge, but I am too lazy to do it.

I have been keeping my tank at 80 through the winter. On Sunday and Monday the temp has shot up to 83 and my controller kicked off my lights. My coral didn't seem to care about the temp rise. I guess this is because it is only fluctuating a few degrees. I have no a/c where I am and I will only...

I guess this is where I can see the difference between not having a skimmer. I change mine (200 micron) every 1-2 days and they are filthy.

I had really good results with paragaurd. Also be careful where you buy the paragaurd at. It cost $8 at THR versus $20 in other stores I went to. I dosed 10ml/gallon per day per the instructions. After a week the fish were mostly cured and not showing signs of stress. I lost zero fish...