johnoburns

Nice pics, I like the top two the most.

Good job on lowering the temp. 2 notes, if you want/need to lower the temp more blow air across it from left to right. The more surface area for the air to blow off of the cooler your tank can get. Also, be watchful on more humid days as cooling benefits from evaporation go down due to the moisture already in the air. In dryer regions like El Paso and Phoenix almost no one has refrigerated air in their houses because there is no moister. Every so often when the heat and humidity hit the ACs are pretty much useless.

I've been thinking about getting this one or a blue spotted jawfish for a while. I've got about a 4 and 1/2 inch sand bed right now in a 75 Gallon that I have had cycled for a while and just added a couple fish. I'm highly interested.

I've never been to a tupperware party. I can only imagine what a Reef Chili Coral Food party would be like....

Perhaps if we ever so slowly raised the temps in out tanks ours might adjust also. I'm talking slow like .25 degrees a year.

I saw the Reef Chili Coral Food on the bulkreefsupply.com site. It looks like it might be good stuff. Anyone ever use it? If so what were your results like? This is what the guy says it contains: I have included all the key ingredients in the new Reef Chili, Bio-engineered Zooplankton, spray dried Phytoplanton, Freeze dried Rotifers, Freeze dried Copepods, Dried Daphnia, Spirulina Powder and an Artemia nauplii replacement diet. With this much variety you can feel safe in knowing that you have done your best to meet the nutritional needs of every filter feeder in your tank and in an economical fashion . There is absolutely no need to use any other products.

Aaron, There is quite a bit of flexibility depending upon what you want. You mentioned fish, inverts, and corals. Your list is also pretty good, I would recommend adding some powerheads or a wave box to your list for circulation. You really want to minimize spots with no or little flow. That being said don't over do it either, you can injure corals with to much direct flow. There are some people on here that can help design or build some things for you. Prof is always great and has great prices on things like live rock (less than half of what local stores charge). And the rock looks better than the stores too.

Paul, Thanks for letting me know. The Copperband has been borderline on my list of potential fish because they have been know to eat some pests including apstasia, but also your corals. The Labroides dimidiatus looks familiar, almost like I have seen him somewhere in person. It's a pretty wrasse, but I wouldn't want to hurt a population.

Yep, there are lots of threads on this. Peppermint shrimp are a good natural way to go. They eat alot of the small to med ones. On the larger ones, you can use apstisaX or inject them with lemon juice.

Paul, That would be awesome if you could. I haven't stocked my tank with fish yet, but one thing I am working into my plan is natural predators of things I don't want in my tank. Thanks, John

Crap, I didn't dip the zoos I got from azcummings yesterday. I probably have some of these too. Anyone know a good predator for these? I have a thick lipped wrasse that loves to go after small things. I was going to move him to that tank anyway.

I've never used them. I just looked at their site and there are a few things I might be interested in getting. If we get a group order over $249.99 shipping is free.

You can make temporary supports and remove the current center support. Supposedly you can do it without taking out to much water. I have seen pictures online and talked to people who have done it. I'm sure someone here has done this before. I've never done this myself and it would make me nervous.

Hi Aaron, Welcome to the addiction . Fresh water fish are less interesting in both their color and personality. Also, saltwater setups let you keep other interesting things like corals, anemones, sea horses..... I'm not sure what problems you have heard with the Nano and Bio cubes, but many people run them and they seem to do really well. I'm one of them and for a first tank they are very nice. They help simplify things by having most everything you need to start. The Solanas are nice tanks. They use the same nice self contained idea that the Nano and Bio cube tanks use. The Solanas are a bit more pricy right now, but they are newer to the market and have more demand. IMO the are better looking. When you first get into the hobby there is a lot to learn and I would ask here first. You can get conflicting and confusing information from the fish stores when first starting. John

Ah, I only have a 70W MH. Is it included in the package? I don't see it listed above.

What kind of light do you have on it? I run a 24 gallon nano and have always had to heat it, no matter what light I put on it.

How much for the JBJ 1/20 hp chiller

I spoke to amy, the live stock is gone/spoken for. She can not check this website, as she has no home internet access. If you are interested in anything call her on the cell number above. She is looking to move this stuff this week.

I'd like the royal gamma and hermit crab if KaceyJ does not take them.

I think Gonzobob is pulling your leg. You need some kind of friction to remove the glass (diamonds on a hole saw). The pipe would have to have teeth in it or it would take decades to cut a hole in the glass by rubbing it back and forth with you hands.

Did the sale go through? If not interested in the ricordia.

Interested in the few small crabs, 1 or 2 peppermint shrimp

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I don't have one, but the description lists "Voltage / frequency: 120V / 60Hz." which is an AC source. Manhorsedog, does the plug from the wall go directly into the powerhead? Or is there a small box on the cord between the wall plug and the power head?

I would recommend getting a good book on corals like the "Book of Coral Propagation" by Anthony Calfo. This has lots of pictures on common corrals to help you identify them. It also talks about family, compatibilities, how to care for them, how to frag them, and much more information. There was a thread a few months back on Austin Reef Club about peoples favorite books.