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It was a couple years ago…True Value Hardware Stores carried both Dow Flakes and Mag Flakes. I bought both at a True Value store at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue and Old Post Road in Edison, NJ.

For under $30, I have a 50 pound bag of calcium chloride (Dow Flake) and a 13.5 pound bag of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda. For one gallon of Calc, it takes 2 ½ cups of Dow Flakes, and for Alk, 2 ¼ cups of Baking Soda. For the Calcium, I have a life-time supply, and the Baking Soda, I can only...

George, a quality exterior latex would do the trick. However, I’ve been using Kilz Complete….its oil based, sticks to everything, and is very durable. It actually is a primer paint, slightly off-white, and will be the stuff I use on the inside of my canopy. One note of caution – make sure you...

George, here’s a drawing that explains what I’m talking about. You first make a four-sided box (open top and bottom) that would fit and rest on the top of your tank. The design style would be face-frame, where the door areas would be left open and the two end pieces would have ¼ ply panels...

About three weeks ago I mentioned in my Tale (page 5, posts 43 & 45), that a five gallon bucket of B-Ionic Calcium sprung a leak. It was because the bucket was defective and cracked on the injection point on the bottom. Interestingly, Monroereef also mentioned that the same thing had just...

Please David, don’t remind me…..you’re going to make me cry…….I miss those days where I wouldn’t touch the tank for months! Regular tap water, with a couple drops of magic chlorine remover….just thinking of the little I had to do, now I’m questioning why I have a saltwater tank. This is...

Weight shouldn’t be a concern. Here is the very large canopy, made with ¾ pine, and with a top on it, that was on a 75 gallon freshwater I use to have: This was built with a face frame, with solid pine doors....and resting on the top of the tank.

George, looking at your stand, I'd go with two face frames (one for each side) and put two doors....wait, a 75 is four feet....one door on each side. The door would open upward with hardware that would hold it open. I would also leave the top totally open and put whatever braces you need to...

Here are two of my Red Leg Hermits playing footsy. I think they are also giving each other the eye. :love_heart:

Brandon, first off, WELCOME! You have found a great resource in NJRC. I agree with Jim, if you have the time, consider attending one of our monthly meetings. I’m assuming your 10 gallon is still cycling, with the picture of the anemone coming from Mom’s tank?? Now in regard to your saving...

Might be moot! :p George has already cracked the case open.

Never heard of them, but a quick search found that they hosted MACNA in 1991. I did find the following listed address and contact person, but all associated links were dead-ends. Windows To The Sea Marine Aquarium Society (WTTS) P.O. Box 374 Piscataway, NJ 08855-0374 Ken Goldsmith...

Whelks are reef safe. However, they will kill and eat other snails and will do the same with a clam. If you have a clam, the whelk has to go. And obviously, if you have a clean-up crew of various snails, bye, bye whelk.

Sorry for your loss Paul. Obviously the poor guy died of a broken heart. RIP

AJ, where are you located? If you are close, I'd give you your ten dollars as well as a nice light green zoa (don't know the name, but it's a good one).

So I have two frag racks in my DT so that my Mexican Turbos have something to play with at night. :grin: Having two Mexicans, I can’t keep a frag in the racks. I’ll place new frags in the rack, and the following morning the rack is empty, with the frags being thrown into the mushroom field...

Must be that time of the week to change my underwear! Terry and Anthony bought yet another tank.:grin:

NO. That will not work, unless you are putting out at least 80 volts. You can pick up an inexpensive VOM at Harbor Freight. HERE's an example.

George, the other way I was considering hanging the fixture, was putting a long bolt or threaded rod in the holes, and then using a spacer. Here is an example of a carriage bolt (I would not use a carriage bolt), with a piece of 1/2 “ cpvc as the spacer. I’m pretty sure the bolts currently in...

The light should already be grounded (assuming it has the third grounding plug.)