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i used treated tap water in manhattan. I also kept astrea snails for over 4 years that were the size of half dollar coins. they were Mexican turbo sized...hahaha there was a lot of algae that grew. But a non sps tank can be easily kept in my opinion, in fact there were studies on soft corals...

excellent thanks. I guess I just need some 3/4" tubing to connect my reactor to get started.

I doubt a hawkfish would have any chance of consuming a pistol shrimp that has a goby at the entrance. Unless you're saying the goby is seriously undersized for defending the burrow.

NJReefer - i usually take out over a gallon worth of the stuff. Do you need a gallon's worth or just a sandwich bag? Are you near central/edison NJ? There is no cost if you pick it up.

A controller is a nice to have. No where does it say to have a TOTM that you need a controller. if you have spare cash -then sure go ahead. Otherwise in my opinion corals just want distributed wide flow - whether it comes from one direction or not is not relevant. Anyways if you go down the...

Believe it or not, a lot of the stuff that encrusts in the gulf is not necessarily easy to keep in our tanks. Like i said, my only experience was with one company that ships their LR in water and I had to go to JFK airport (CARGO) (when I lived in Ny) to pick up the shipment. It was teeming...

i ordered LR once from a florida/gulf of mexico operation -they only guaranteed pick up at the airport/overnight shipping. but they shipped the LR in water so it was super heavy - and super alive with both bad and good hitchers. If you are getting LR shipped like this - most of the stuff...

ok i just did a quick read...hahah. 1 cup per 50 gallons of water - so that means 2 cups for me - but everyone says start slow - with daniel mentioning 1/3 the recommended....so that means maybe a little over half a cup to start? Also - what taz said with regards to his skimmer is the same...

hey guys - sorry it's been so long to report results. I finally had time to dig thru all my stuff at home and open up the octopus reactor i got from the group buy. this site has a very good review and pics -...

I've been eyeing that lens also...for $100 you really can't go wrong. Believe it or not it was selling for a higher price overseas in Hong Kong. I may just try that lens first and see how it goes. I thought this was the reefkeeping hobby? LOL.

look like a peanut worm - but not since they are sticking up like that.

george - i agree with what others have said about going to the store and trying some of the cameras. If you want to try out my 30d one day - let me know.

Haha but that's what a separate macro lens is for right - a specific purpose. In my case it's corals in a tank. for others it may be flowers outside, insects on plants, or whatever. I can wish for a lens for christmas right? hahah. Like you said - if you have a tripod/good lighting - you're...

those are not the same as the "tigger copepods". Tibse copepods are common - the species being sold by reefnutrition is a different species altogether.

i use kalkwasser to keep my ph to 8.5 consistently. I can't speak to two part. I'm sure a lot of people use it and can chime in. My understanding is that one part (of the two part) is indeed a buffer for alkalinity which should help maintain pH. When alk is there, it helps to minimize pH swings.

That's the L series. The L series offers the image stabilization. Frankly I intend to take photos of the corals in my tank. They are not moving and using a tripod is a no brainer. I guess i could take some pics of flowers or such. But even then I'm not 100% convinced I want to drop...

Hmmm - I would be patient and seed everything with biospira. This way you control exactly the bacteria that is going into the tank and nothing else. You could also seed the tank with "live" sand purchased from the LFS. When i bought LR (from a fellow club member) I ended up introducing...

graz - sorry I just sent you a pm - I completely forgot about this thread. I just harvested and sent some to brizjuan and the rest went into trash.

hey is it $15 per person or adult? I was wondering if there was a different price for children?

no way man! I bet they worship Bill & Ted's excellent adventure as the pinacle of Earth products! ahhahhahhha