Recent content by Brett

Actually, from my research on-line, shipping per pound is $1.39 for 2 day air. So I can get 67lbs of "Fiji Premium Select" for $200 + shipping would be $93, so roughly $300. LFS, same 67lbs would be $470 (not including sales tax, which is almost 9% in WA.) Save $175+. Granted, the LR at the...

My Christmas present to myself is gonna be a new 90 or 110 gal. Which means that I'll need to add up to 60lbs of live rock. At $7 per pound at my LFS, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good seller via the internet and maybe I can save a few bucks. Anyone have positive experiences with...

Thanks Bifferwine! Those are the ones. And, also answered an unasked question about what the hell that thing was I saw squirming around under the moon light LED the other night - a stomatella. So, two birds with one stone. Well done and thanks for the help. Happy Thanksgiving. Brett

Yeah, I tried to take pictures to document better, but couldn't zoom in to the level of detail necessary and make the photo clear enough to see what exactly I'm talking about. The "circles" are about a 16th of an inch in diameter, and really look more like a tightly curled letter "c" than a...

Fish in my FOWLR seem to be doing just fine, but over last week I have noticed these small, white, flat "donut" shaped things on one piece of LR in particular and also some on the glass. Just wondering if anyone has seen similar and could provide some insight into what they might be. Don't...

Thanks Patrick - I thought I could get away with 48", but after measuring, the bulbs+ballast would be 1/8" too long to fit in my canopy. So, great advice - I'm gonna go with the 46.5". Follow up question: of the bulbs available for choice on hellolights, one is "Super Actinic VHO." Doyou know...

I've been looking at HelloLights, after a couple of positive comments in this forum, about a 48" VHO retrofit. So, my question: choice of 3 bulbs for a FOWLR (potentially expanding to a few mushrooms and/or zoanthids at some point.) Any recommendations? 10,000K, Super Actinic, 50/50...

crushed coral/shells about 1 to 2" deep (ballpark guess)

Ok, probably a stupid question about water changes, but here goes.... How often, if ever, does a water change involve vacuuming the substrate? Or is a water change purely that - a change of the water only? Reason I ask is this: I had a salt FO aquarium for several years successfully. Then...