Recent content by wildcat

Do you know the address? Last time I was there they were about to move but I don't know where they were going,

ok, maybe a dumb question but one I have been thinking about non the less. On your output of your skimmer, does the opening have to be above the water level if it were installed in a sump? What happens if it (opening) is below your water level? TIA

I simply put the charge in a separate container. I then lower the container into the tank I want to filter. Put both the input and output from the diatom into the container. Let it run for a whie just recirculating the container water. As it begins to clear I then take the output tube into...

Thanks for the opinions. I decided to keep the blenny, coral beauty, and chance the coral banded shrimp. So far, everyone is friendly. Gonna miss the lemonpeel though, he was a good fish.

Sure, anyone who has charged a diatom filter has. It can have good results. I thought about using it on continual basis one time, I was concered that the earth which I think is silicate based, would leach into the water long term and create problems. Is it true that the DE is silicate...

Does it have any detritus on it? Redirect some flow to hit it with moderate movement. Not uncommon for them to close up, two weeks is a bit long but doesn't necessarily mean they are dead.

Any opinions on how well these fish are with a mixed reef system. I seem to find all sorts of conflicting information so more opinions are needed: Coral Beauty Lemon Peel Coral Banded Shrimp with Cleaner Shrimp Convict Blenny Algae Blenny Tank is mixed reef, 120 Gallon I need to...

Mine never went away. I had to resort to a diatom filter for a full day before it started to clear. Three diatom charges and three days later, finally clear. Everything in the tank was covered with silt. YUCK. Would guess the corals would not be happy. Don't do it.

If you hatched from cyst that were freeze dried, how would the ich be introduced? Interested to understand if they survive the freeze drying process

Try running the output through a sponge filter of sorts. You'll need to rinse the sponge frequently to prevent detritus buildup.

I'm no expert. Here's what I did. The first plug in the sequence should be a GFCI. Each plug that follows in the circuit after the GFCI (assuming it was fed from the GFCI) will be protected as well. From there its just a matter of taking the wires and running them from one plug to the...

http://www.aquaculturestore.com/swinverts.html Never purchased from them but they've got a good selection.

Good info., I've always been fond of the URI actinics.

Do we know who OEMs the Light Source actinic and resells it under their marketing name?

What about the PVC pipe that is used for electrical conduit. States schedule 40 and it a neutral grey. Would this work for you? Its available at Lowes and HD reasonably. Schedule 80 can get expensive particularly the fitting. Overkill for our applications.