Automatic Saltwater Aquarium Feeder

They have the obvious advantage of not leaking or fighting the effects of gravity to circulate water. Their only real downsides are their obtrusive appearance and possible waste-heat generation. The latter should only be a concern in a very small system.

Many of these units are well made and do a very good job as additional or alternate filter

It is a much better place to house your live rock than a narrow, thin walled trashcan.

Be warned that emptying the tank and disturbing the substrate is likely to result in some die off of your de-nitrifying bacteria and consequently, some death to your livestock. If you have another tank or a friendly LFS, try to keep as much of your stock out of the old tank until the new setup stabilizes.

Diagnosing the Failure

If you experience a cracked tank, you will be very keen to av

Except for "run-in" periods (the first few weeks) to establish nutrient cycling, I advocate full-time operation of your skimmer. You cannot "over-skim" a tank.

Maintenance: Your daily rounds of inspecting your system should include checking on the skimmer and emptying the collector cups contents. Depending on the model and whether or not you use ozone (see below) to enhance the skimmers efficiency, there is a need for periodic cleaning. Power (venturi) skimmers with ozone are the most maintenance-free; others require weekly to monthly brushing to remove proteinaceous slime build-up on the

Worst Nightmare has occurred
Well I woke to silence about 4 weeks ago, didn't hear the faint sound of water running or pumps pumping. I came out to find my 240 gal reef tank dead, nothing running, lights out, pumps off, and 8 inches of water missing. :tears: From what I can tell at about 2 am both bre.

Icecap, lumenarc, reeflux... not working! help!!!
Ok, so I’m having troubles with my lighting. I have a Icecap 250watt ballast, a lumenarc reflector and a reeflux 10k bulb. Problem is, it’s not lighting up! The bulb will sometimes flicker once for a fraction of a second but then it’s out. I’m getting a little buzzing noise .

Daphnia For The Aquarium

Daphnia are a great food source for both young and adult aquarium fish, you could catch them with a net in a pond, but their's a risk of bringing in parasites. I just found an article about growing daphnia yourself, nice read for the real tinkers out there :-)
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Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted By: barbnel Post Time: August 22nd, 2006 at 04:30 PM.