barderer

to give you hope, I have recovered a coral from brown jelly before. Never seen a SPS get it but eh. Gently remove the brown tissue and rinse with tank water then dip it in lugols at three times the recommended dose in a small container. I would often drip the iodine straight on to the damaged tissue out of the water then let it sit in a dip. Be aggressive with your treatments. Also dose a water soluble antibiotic at that point. Place coral back in tank and of course do not put the treated water back in the tank. Don't be stingy on using a lot of water as well. I did it everyday for a week to save my gonipora that had BJD.

need more detail

good old branching xenia does well as well.

Dibs!

Nick

I have a small mini fridge if anyone wants it. I got this from Starfire a while back and never used it. It needs some TLC on the inside but works great. Call me if interested.

James

577-0161

agreed generator is the way to go.

Hey guys,

Well last night my house was mowed by the thunder gods as golf ball sized hail ripped through our windows(yeah broke the windows!) and dinged up my car!!! Of course who cares about my sports sedan my freaken bad *** fish tank has no power! Still no power. I ran a 300ft extension cord to a distant neighbor that was spared by GOD. So its ok for now. Only lost one fish. The most expensive one of course (My wonderful dwarf lion fish, my fav and over 1.5 years old). My question is, What sort of systems do you guys have in place to keep just the pumps running in times like this? How long can a standard computer UPS keep a 40watt pump running? Ideas? Can't be loosing $60 fish, and my coral gets exposed to air when the pumps turn off.

Thanks,

Nick

Hello, Does anyone sell or have a small RBTA (2"-3") they would like to sell. I would like to add one to my tank

Thanks,

Nick

agreed, if you are connecting to a older set the max resolution supported will be 640x480 or 800x600. If your set is so old it doesn't even have a Svideo input, its NOT worth even doing. The resolution will be so low it will only be good for playing movies etc off your laptop, any text etc will be unreadable.

ah I already have some of that. If you want some dragons breath anyway I will hook you up. para nada of course.

I have never heard of spiral caulepa? What does it look like?

If anyone has some small pieces of staghorn, any color will do, I am interested in trying this species in my tank. Please let me know what you have and what price/trade you want for it.

Thanks,

Nick

there are some worms that put out a string of slime to catch prey coming by. That could be it. Follow the strings to their source.

Wow, you are officially one of the top dogs now Brain. Congrats!

Nick

He had tripled in size and mowing down the hair. Simply the best algae eater I have seen.

You are going to have to do some calculations and see if the unit can take out as much heat has you need for your tank size and desired temp reduction.

I have the following bulbs for sale. They fit in the BioCube and other tanks that take 36w bulbs. All are new and tested

2 36W 50/50 10000K WHITE, 03/BLUE 420NM ACTINIC PC STRAIGHT PIN - $10 each

exact bulb http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/product_in...products_id=999

1 36W 03/BLUE 420NM ACTINIC STRAIGHT PIN PC - $10

exact bulb http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/product_in...products_id=998

2 AQUA LUX 36W 450NM BLUE STRAIGHT PIN PC - $10

Or you can buy all of them for $40. I got these extra bulbs from a order mistake by Aquarium Hardware and I don't need them. They are brand new.

Thanks,

Nick

Central Austin

nckff AT yahoo.com

one left, thanks for stopping by Sean.

hmm, I would say the more diverse the better. I like to have multiple species of hermit crabs and multiple types of snails...but if I had to generalize

brittle star for the "under reef"

blue leg hermits

scarlet hermits

cleaner shrimp

a star fish that likes the "top reef"

a sea hare

turbo snails glass rock work

certh snails glass and rock work

nassuris or however you spell it for the sand bed.

bristle worms or other sand bed turning creatures

For sale, two 1" frags of pink birdsnest coral. Please specify if you want them horizontally (faster growth) or vertically mounted. $10 a frag. Central Austin. This is a photo of the mother colony.

Shot under half 10,000k half actinic lighting.

The Birdsnest Coral is also referred to as Seriatopora Bird's Nest, Needle, Finger, or Brush Coral. It is a small polyp stony (SPS) coral with very delicate, thin branches with needle-like tips. It is found in a variety of shades of pink. These are very delicate, but beautiful corals that offer a variety of shape and bright coloration to a reef aquarium.

The Birdsnest Coral needs strong lighting and moderate water current to maintain its bright colors. For continued good health, it will also require the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.

While it does not require additional food to maintain its health in the reef aquarium, it will feed on micro-plankton and foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. (Source www.liveaquaria.com)

Thanks,

Nick

I am looking for different types of macro. I already have

Dragons Breath

Caulerpa nummmularia

and the one that looks like long wavy grass which I can't remember the name.

I am looking for

Neomeris annulatis

Caulerpa racemosa (grape) purple or green

Caulerpa sertularoides (feather)

Acetabularia sp. - Mermaid's wine glass

Halimeda sp

purple macro of any kind. I will pay cash or trade.

Thanks,

Nick

I ended up buying one...and he is great! He will be up for rent after he eats everything. hehe

Well I have been wanting to upgrade my BioCube29s stock lighting kit to 144w for a while now but didn't want to drop the 180 bucks nano tuners demand for the 144w upgrade. I also didn't like the idea of placing all the bulbs in the stock light cover. So I found a nice 36wx2 retro kit for 80 bucks(w/bulbs!) and "tunned" it myself. The front feeding door was converted to a removable light camber. The stock reflector and moonlights were moved and cut to accommodate and extra bulb. Remounted the moon lights at a 30 degree angle from the back of the tank to give them more coverage. The nano tunners kit pretty much takes the moon lights out of the picture. I also replaced the fans with some extra CPU fans I had lying around, and sealed the venting so air would be forced from one side to the other, so now the hood stays much cooler (cool to the touch). Having the extra light in front of the tank is great as a LOT of corals are up there. The tank is now twice as bright. It was a royal pain in the *** cutting the acrylic and shaping it to make the extra light chamber but I would highly recommend giving a project like this a shot if you have a cube. It's bright!

Cube under 144w while maintaining the stock look from the outside.

was more of an experiment anyway...

If you part out put me down for

1 purple palys

1 head torch coral

1 green hairy mushroom

10 or so assorted snails and hermits.

Thanks,

Nick

It can be easy if you move slow and don't add too much stuff to the tank. Do your research on your corals. Make sure you put hardy species that will do under the low light conditions of the stock cube. Otherwise you are going to have to drop the cost of the cube+ on a lighting upgrade. If you aren't going to put any fish in the tank it will greatly reduce its maintenance. Basically the place people mess up the most is feeding. I only feed my fish twice a week (And they eat everything). I only feed corals that benefit from direct feeding with a syringe. I don't use a chiller, I don't use a skimmer, all I do is change the water and dose Ca.

BioCube 29

replacing bio balls with ruble (90% of the way there, removing 10% of the balls and replacing with rock on a monthly bases)

removed stock carbon filter and use a nylon bag filled with carbon in the 3rd chamber and I put floss on the trickle filter to catch the big stuff.

placed heater in chamber 1.

everything else is stock

40 species of coral

a diverse clean up crew with shrimp, crabs, sea stars and 5 types of snails (Key)

4 fish (dwarf lion, sixline wrasse, yellow wrasse, clown) I introduced the fish one by one over the course of 6 months to allow the system to handle the load.

I have left for week long vacations before and its been ok. One time the heater failed and I lost some coral but it is because I was cheap and turned my furnace off and it happened to freeze that week. Anyway, its all worth it. I love having a marine tank. I will never not have one.

Nick