Search Results

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

Search Again
Page 9 of 10
  1. tigermike74
    Post

    Found a leak

    I just battled inlet leaking on my wet/dry. I ended up having to use a new rubber gasket, recementing the 1" PVC to the ribbed hose to remedy the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: ASAP
  2. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    It depends on what the worms are. I have a couple pics in my gallery with beneficial worms, if they look like that, then it's ok. If they are...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  3. tigermike74
    Post

    To much light ??

    I can understand what you are going through completely. Deciding to stop my 150G was tough. You are right though, the cost of running a big tank is...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Reef Lighting
  4. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    Yup, mine created some weird white fungus that took forever to kill off! :angry:
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  5. tigermike74
    Post

    New 125 Setup Newbie

    Welcome to this addicting hobby! You will find that saltwater isn't too hard to maintain as compared to freshwater. You have much of the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  6. tigermike74
    Post

    Does this look right?

    Make sure the outside of the tank looks well sealed as well. With the lip, it may be hard to see, but just take a look to see if there is any water...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    Nah, moguls actually have UV blocking glass over the filament, whereas HQI doesn't. If you look at a mogul based MH, you will see the same bulb that...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  8. tigermike74
    Post

    To much light ??

    I let my 150G stop when I had a serious black algae outbreak that wiped out my tank. I recently restarted that tank and I have learned that letting...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Reef Lighting
  9. tigermike74
    Post

    Help with power heads & sand movement?

    Yeah, oolitic is pretty common, I got my sand from Marine Depot. I have the luxury of living less than 50 miles away, so I "will-call" my orders...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  10. tigermike74
    Post

    Do it yourself Denitrator

    Unfortunately, San Diego would end up being a 4hr drive, round trip for me. I'm sure a local shop should have the pipes. :) When I left my tank...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  11. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    What I did when I was placing the sand in the tank was alternate dry sand, then wet sand. I also had about 6-8" of water (or about 25%) in the tank...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  12. tigermike74
    Post

    Do you think this water circulation is adequate?

    I have heard that some reef keepers use 4 flows (not including sump return) in an X formation if you are looking down on the tank:...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
  13. tigermike74
    Post

    Damsel disappearance?

    My 4-stripe damsel used to hide in a 1/2" diameter hole in my LR, it was a little cave for him. He has since outgrown the hole and cannot fit...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
  14. tigermike74
    Post

    Do you think this water circulation is adequate?

    I agree, I have my Koralia "pushing" the display water into the overlflow area in my tank to get filtered.
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
  15. tigermike74
    Post

    Help with power heads & sand movement?

    I usually resize my images in Photoshop down to about 1200x100 pixels (or whatever) and 150kb in file size. The forum will further shrink the image...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  16. tigermike74
    Post

    Help with power heads & sand movement?

    I get the same thing too. I actually get tornado like swirls in my tank. What I see (at least in my case) is that cross flow will cause stirring in...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  17. tigermike74
    Post

    I have a killer fish !help!

    I have a maroon and he chases anything that gets within 6" of him. I also have a blue devil damsel in the same tank, so I have 2 very territorial...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: Tropical Fish
  18. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    For a 90G tank, I would use at least 90lbs, but would recommend 120lbs or so. My 150G has close to 200lbs. I used 160lbs (4-40lb bags) of dry...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  19. tigermike74
    Post

    I'm new, please help.

    You can make brackets to fix the lighting unit to the canopy, though it may overheat that way. You will want to make sure you have plenty of...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
  20. tigermike74
    Post

    2 Fish deaths in one day!

    Man sorry for that. :( That sounds just as painful as when I saw that my lionfish was chewed down to the stump of a body when I woke up in the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
Showing results 161 to 180 of 197 Next >
Search Again
Page 9 of 10