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I came across this offer just now on FB:
"I am offering my services to come to you your home or business and give you instant very accurate par readings for your reef tank aquarium. Prices range anywhere from $25-50 depending on location, how many tanks I test, and how many readings I give you...
My favorite re-appearing fish was a Yellow Brotula from the Philippines. I put it in a heavily rocked 65G. I didn't see it again until one day several years later I found wat was left of a dead fish floating in the tank. Through a process of elimination, I realized it was the Brotula.
FWIW...
There's a video somewhere of multiple Pearly Jawfish in one tank. Each had a hole in the sand, and each bobbed up and down in their own hole. It was really neat looking!
I personally haven't seen too many low-iron glass tanks in person. But I vividly remember the first one I saw. A fellow fish keeper in NJ's Windows to the Sea MAS, had a big one in his living room. He had 6 or 8 large discus in it. The fish don't move around much, and it literally looked...
Saw this tank yesterday. One thing not already mentioned about it is that it is made with low iron glass. Great tank if you've got a spot for it and you have a muscular friend to help you move it. $100 is a steal...
Good luck with the financial recovery on the damaged goods they sold you! I was there recently after an NJRC Meet, but it was after a hiatus of 5 or 6 years. Their new store is nice, but a bit disconnected. I recollect they didn't have everything I wanted. So, it goes. I recollect that a...
Did you use the sandwich technique? I use it for most of my frags - a blob of Crazy Glue Gel, a round mixed piece of mixed epoxy and another blob of Crazy Glue Gel.
If you are happy with a 55G plastic drum, you can find them at shops that service both DIY beer brewers and DIY wine vintners. They sell used drums that were previously used for food grade liquids (Coke syrup, olive oils, etc.) I've bought many from Corrado's in Clifton (Locations). They used...
I think my ship has finally come in! I was mucking around in my 135 stock/rock/algae-filter/sump tank this past weekend looking for a perfectly shaped rock to fit into an open spot in my DT's rock wall. And Woo Hoo! I came across a rock with green coralline algae growing on it! Now I just...
On my most recent rock construction I used Splash Zone and had no issues with this particular epoxy. I recollect I heard about it from a reefer (on L.I.?) who used it in his reef and also used it professionally to fix holes in barges from the outside (underwater).
Here's a link to some...
Last week I picked up a Desjardin Tang from Aquatic Obsessions to control my Valonia. Thirty odd years ago a reefer friend of mine first made the observation on this tang's diet preference. He had a 125G on one side of his library, and another 125 on the other side. They were connected to a...
I'm not sure I trust them, but here's one of their photos:
FWIW, I once accidentally had some lime green coralline growing under anaerobic and low light conditions in a sealed 5G drum. It passed away a few days after I opened the bucket, and it got a dose of fresh air and light. I had a...
Avast is a really great vendor; I'm saving my pennies for a Large Spyglass so I can ditch my vinegar dosing. But are you sure you need one? It is much cheaper just to set aside a container (like a 5G bucket) add calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 powder as needed and manually stir it up when you add...