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  1. Paul B

    Help with Moorish Idol feeding please.

    That was me but I would feed him more clams and less pellets. I designed a feeder for Idols that was a dish that sat on the bottom. A tube went to the surface and had a little funnel on it. An auto feeder was above that and maybe 5 times a day it would dispense pellets that I first soaked in...
  2. Paul B

    Chasing my ph

    I have been doing this for over fifty years and never once adjusted my pH. Leave the thing alone and throw out that test kit before you screw up your tank.
  3. Paul B

    Reef safe cement/concrete?

    I know of that product, I just never knew if it was reef safe as it has more ingredients in it then regular cement. But if it works in a reef, I may switch to it
  4. Paul B

    Fish birthday, what to do?

    I have some older pictures of him. This one is not to long ago, I think just 5 or so years. This one is probably the oldest one I have because this is before digital photography. All the older pictures would be on film and I would have to search through archives. This was during a...
  5. Paul B

    Reef safe cement/concrete?

    either Sakrete Mortor mix of cement mix. The Mortor mix is easier to work with because it is stickier
  6. Paul B

    Reef safe cement/concrete?

    I soak them in fresh water for a couple of weeks then throw them in my tank. Probably a third of my tank is now hollow, cement rocks. I would imagine the fact that they are hollow benefits in regard to bacterial growth but I can't swear to it. I just like the rocks I build better than what I...
  7. Paul B

    Reef safe cement/concrete?

    You can make any shape you like, I cover the PVC with string like a bakery uses and smear cement on that. It usually takes about 4 or 5 coats as not much will stick the first time. This piece is cement with real rocks cemented together. It is almost 18" long and is the backbone of my reef...
  8. Paul B

    Reef safe cement/concrete?

    I have been building hollow rocks for decades using Sakrete over PVC like this piece. They start out like this
  9. Paul B

    Fish birthday, what to do?

    My amphipods have canker sores older than you. Dance
  10. Paul B

    Fish birthday, what to do?

    Grilling is good, but he would probably be tough
  11. Paul B

    Fish birthday, what to do?

    In a few weeks this Fireclown will be 21 years old and I don't know weather to throw him a party of just get a cake. He will also be able to legally drink so I was thinking of dosing Vodka.
  12. Paul B

    weird fish at segrest

    I want one.
  13. Paul B

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    I just love my dragon faced pipefish. Very cool creatures. Video
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