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To all, Last Thursday I set christianed my 125 gallon tank with 235 lbs. of live rock and 50 lbs. live sand. The rock is from "gulf view" and I must say it is stunning. This rock was out of water for less than 12 hours by the time I had it submerged and it is oozing with goodies. In fact, it...

When curing live rock, are there any safe ammonia levels to act as a guide for dictating water changes???????

I read on the tank of the month article that Florida LR in now banned. I have Florida LR in my 25 gallon tank. I bought it at my LFS and it is clearly marked "Florida Live Rock". Is it really banned?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Is aquacultured a good replacement for Fiji or Tonga rock. By this I mean will it have the porosity and biological advantages of "real" live rock. All I know about the stuff I am considering is that it is calcium carbonate. and is cured with...

I was just wonderin what exactly constitutes low, moderate and high lighting. I am gearing up a new tank and I was thinkin about a couple clams. Do I need hard core nuclear waste lighting or what? Is there such a thing as too much light? I am lookin at 2 175w MH 13000Ks and 2 48" NO flourescent...

Wondering if anyone has an id this pic. Its like little greenish blue bubbles that retract if i touch them. Came in on a molosk on a live rock Any ideas

Chris from Atlanta Aquaria has offered us a new power buy. It will start Oct 7, 2004 and end Nov 1, 2004 ---------------------------------------------------- Fiji Cultured Live Rock: Can be purchased in any weight amount. No "individual" minimum or maximum weight requirements. The total club...

Hello all. I am a newbie to Salt Water aquriums, I kept Cichlids for about 8 years and I would like to try my hand at Salt Water. I currently have an in-wall 75 Gallon Aquarium. The Aquarium sits on a custom built frame that is attatched to the wall. As of now the aquarium has been...

Hello again everyone: I'm thinking about where to get my live rock to start my tank, and I am considering "The Package" from www.tampabaysaltwater.com. It appears that the packages are sized according to common tank sizes, and include Live Rock (Decorator and Corals on Rock), Live Sand, and a...

Sponsor: Atlanta Aquaria The power buy will run March 22-April 4, 2004. Products will be available for pick-up beginning April 8. Home delivery is available for $25.00, anywhere in the metro area. All orders are to be prepaid by cash, check, or credit card. Please contact us by phone or email...

Im afraid that my oyster is going to die i have had it for a couple of months and last night it let go of its foot leaving it behind. it just let go does this mean that it is streased and is going to die. im not finding any usefull info on the internet. does any one know waht it is doing?:confused:

Anyone know what kind of crab I have here? My guess is decorator crab.

Hey Guys...there's some new pics of my tank..still fighting the algae some..its not as bad as it looks in the pictures, really ;) I have no idea what the ID on these corals are, so if you could help me out, thats great...if the pics aren't good enough, that's ok too!

These are images taken from new live rock, 2 are corals of unknown type, and my rock is covered in them(notice beautiful aptasia beside it) their polyps are closed as it is night, but when extended have a brownish color with lime green centers, the other thing looks just like a piece of dog...

How I Would Setup a Barebottom or Shallow Sand Bed Tank Since a lot of people have been asking me this, I figured I'd just write it all down, post it, and then we can all bounce it around. 1) I would start out with barebottom either way. Arrange the rocks the way I wanted them and then let...

Well I know this belongs in the HH forum, but I dont think anybody reads much there, anyway Im so excited, just got 80 lbs LR from Dale at Gulfview, Its great, bright pink and purple, lots of life on it w/ polyp colonies, caulerpas, sponges, a few ugly clams or maby mussles not sure which, long...

cup coral and urchin this is the first coral i bought it has really opened up since i moved it to the top of the tank

I have noticed Live rock from different places. Are some better than others. I do see different prices. Which would be the best for a reef tank? Ive seen: Fiji Marshall Island Pohnpei etc I would imagine its best to get it cured?

In considering a 50 to 55 gal Reef tank with live sand, should the density or porosity of the rock be a big consideration, and why? Thanks, Mike