Recent content by chrisbrph

Dan, I have done this too many times to count based on moving every 2 years. The only valuable advice I can give you is to make sure the water is aged the 24-72 hours as stated previously- make sure the new tank is filled and pumps are operating efficiently. MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE PREPARED- I...

The peppermint shrimp are most likely the least invasive solution for you as long as you can place the rock in the smaller tank for a period of time. You can expedite the process by mixing a solution of Kalkwasser and inject with a syringe. Personally the boiling H2O and HCl acid seem to...

Is it possible to take a photo that would show the spot. What fin is affected (close to gill plate or tail section of fish? Reason: almost like the question "what came first- chicken or egg" The fish may have been treated for marine velvet (major cause of eye problems and blindness is...

Anyone ever hear of a fish going blind? One of the 6 percula clowns, the largest of the bunch, stopped eating about a 2 months ago and has been losing body mass ever since. He has been swimming erratically and is bumping into everything in the tank (live rock, glass, stonies etc....)...

For your future tank investment, if it were me, I would make my life easy and get into one of the newer lighting fixtures that includes MH, PC (for actinic light) and lunar light all in the same unit- As much as I hate to say it- (not being a fan of CoralLife) the new Aqualight Pro series-...

I have introduced the new Tropic Marin PRO REEF salt into one of my tanks (92 corner) over the last 3 water changes. (Was using Oceanic Salt) I am very impressed with the change in the corals within the tank in just the last 4 weeks. Ric's are 3 times the size, bubble, frogspawn and torch...

You should have no problem with a 55 but should make sure that the floor joists run perpendicular to the tank. Many people do not check the way the joists are positioned and will run parallel with the joist which means the tank sits on one or two pieces of lumber. If this is the case, the...

Need more info to accurately offer help. 1. Is this for the 44gal tank you have listed in the profile? 2. What is the current livestock in the tank (coral inventory and what you intend on adding) 3. Do you have a glass top on the AQ or are you using a hood that will allow mounting of the...

Upgraded to new lighting system- Four OCEANIC 36 inch (black) CF fixtures- each holds 2 X 55 watt straight pin bulbs. (bulbs not included) One OCEANIC 24 inch (Black) CF fixture- holds 1 X 55 watt straight pin bulb (bulb not included) One 48 inch CustomSeaLife (out of business 2004) CF...

Are you considering rearranging the rock to change the water flow or to create growth/life on the back/bottom of the rock? If you answered to create growth/life on the rock where it is not currently happening- don't move a thing. Similar to a natural reef in the ocean, sunlight is what...

Wife is a dental hygienist- used dental instruments- did not disassemble only cleaned areas I could get to with a long scaling instrument- Along the pivot area, put a bead of food grade silicone and used side of finger to work into the housing where contact was occurring. It did take some...

It sounds like you may have a slight build up of Ca or Coraline etc. or just some wear where the pivot joint is. I did have a similar sound at one point- a thourough cleaning and lubrication with a food grade silicone lubricant (not vaseline) took care of my issue and will not harm corals or...

Owner and creator of Sea Swirl lives close to me in NE PA. Will stand behind everyone sold- had one that was 4 years old that stopped movement- SeaSwirl replaced free of charge. If you are looking for movement of water- this is one of the easiest ways and takes up little space versus other...

TFP in Lancaster stated that these pumps do not exist in their world anymore and that just over a year ago they provided feedback to Rainbow Aquatics (maker of quiet one pumps) and that they pulled all of them from their shelves and have not seen them available for retail from the distributor...

Ok- took the time to shoot photos- uploading into my photo gallery- These are Quiet One external pumps by Rainbow Aquiatics. I travelled to Lancaster PA to "That Pet / Fish Place" yesterday. The Marine Biologist that was working told me that the pump in question is no longer sold by them...