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Sand doesn't go "bad", so far as I know, however, sandbeds can encounter serious problems if not properly set up and maintained... You really should read this article, though: http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm It will dispell many of the "myths" that are out there about sand and...

Hmm... I'd never heard that! That's a good idea (I think). I'd just have to find a home for the eels after they did their work. :) Probably just return them to the store I got them at, hopefully would get some credit. I imagine if you waited long enough (maybe a couple of months) any...

Thanks for the responses... That's reassuring to note that they can't reproduce in my tank... That's also interesting to know about TBS and purchasing at certain times of the year... Eventually (although this is a few years down the road) my goal is to get a 400 gallon reef setup going...

For the protien skimmer, never heard of a weipro, but that doesn't mean anything, it may be very good. I've got an Aqua Remora, they're very good, and a lot of people like them very much. Whatever you decide brand-wise, get one that is rated for a tank larger than what you end up with, for a...

Your expenses in both setup and maintenance costs will be dramatically determined by how much homework you do BEFORE plunging in. The more you know, and if you're lucky enough to know people who have SUCCESSFUL and ESTABLISHED (over a year) setups to guide you along, the less mistakes will be...

Just have to throw in my $0.02... :D I'd highly recommend if you're going to go to all the trouble of getting such a large tank and sump and all the rest of the equipment, live rock, fish, etc., that you get a protien skimmer! That will probably be the most important piece of equipment you...

I went through that process not too long ago when I set up my SW tank... With my first (biggest) batch of rock, the ammonia and nitrites were through the roof, and I had to do daily water changes. I did between 5-10 gallon changes, and my tank is technically rated as a "60" gallon (although...

Hello once again, everyone. Some of you may remember my prior post regarding an unwanted mantis shrimp in my tank, and how I successfully removed it: (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=29911). Well, the peace I felt upon it's removal from my tank has been...

Thanks for your experience. Gives me ideas to think about... :)

Hmm... Don't know, actually. My tank is glass, and has a big glass piece running the center -width of the top of the tank, but the lid wouldn't actually touch that, just the recessed rim that runs around the top of the tank... Any ideas of how I'd "build in" some sort of support? I was...

Hello all... Want to replace my heavy, ackward, very breakable glass lid on my aquarium with a much lighter, break-resistant lexan lid. Here's a link I found with properties of the material, which sounds pretty good: http://www.gelexan.com/gelexan/features.html Also, was thinking I...

Sorry for the delay in response. Wasn't able to access the net the past couple of days... Thanks for the response, Dave. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to replace my shrimp or not. I still have one in the tank, as well as a young pair of peppermints, and from what I've been reading...

Hey all. This past weekend was not a good one. On Saturday I woke up to find one of my cleaner shrimp on its back on the sand, not looking very hot. It would twitch a bit as fish or other critters would come near it to inspect/pick on it, but other than that it wouldn't move. About a...

:D Well, I think a spear gun is a little out of the question... As for the slurp guns, that's not a bad idea, however, they're kind of expensive and I think they wouldn't fit into the tank at the angles I'd need to use them at... They look kind of big and unweildy. But oh happy day...

Hmm... Well, it's been about a week since I last saw sign of my mantis shrimp. Haven't heard a thing from the tank either. Found a dead hermit crab yesterday, but no broken shell to indicate whether the mantis was the killer or not. It'd be too much good luck to hope that it just died in...

Hello, Well Dave, congratulations on catching the little bugger! :) I still haven't gotten mine. He has relocated to a different spot, I think because he was spooked too many times. I'm going to try making my own trap and baiting him with something new... I'll let you know when I try it.

Hello all! Well, I think the subject line sums up my current problem. Some of you may remember I recently received some LR from TBS. Well, looks like that wasn't all I got. About two weeks back I noticed a couple of loud pops/clicks from the tank every once in a while, but dismissed them...

Well, still, I appreciate the info. :) Didn't hurt for me to inquire of them either. I must say again that so far, I really like the new lights. I'm wondering what I'm going to do with the old ones though. Don't know if anyone would be interested in it for parts or something. :confused:

Thanks Dave for the information! Sorry it's taken me so long to respond; but it's been a very busy and hectic week. Not one of the better ones of my life. Hopefully things will start settling down a bit now though. Back to lights... Unfortunately, I think this about sums it up...

Wow, that's interesting to note... That is a very odd way of going about it. I wouldn't go as far as to say very happy... This whole ordeal is the second time I've ordered rock online (from different sources). The first time really sucked, but with hard work I've managed to make it work...