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Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/11/2008, 09:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,418
Posted By illinifish
Hi Saltyshoe- Not sure if this helps or not but...

Hi Saltyshoe-
Not sure if this helps or not but a friend of mine that had a pico tank that was i think 3 gallons just had a reguar desklamp with one of the Coralife 50/50 bulbs in it.
Kinda...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/10/2008, 05:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,071
Posted By illinifish
Aha! What would I do without you guys?? I...

Aha! What would I do without you guys?? I recently asked at my LFS, and they said no.... I can't trust them on anything! Thanks for the info.

Anyone have a specific recommendation on food? Will...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/10/2008, 02:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,071
Posted By illinifish
Coral feeding

Hi everyone!
A friend recommended that I should be feeding something called PhytoFeast to feed my corals.

Currently, I have mushrooms, zoas, ric, some gsp and button polyps. I have a few snails...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/07/2008, 04:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
Hmmm...it's hard to tell totally from that video,...

Hmmm...it's hard to tell totally from that video, but it does definitely resemble that. It was really dark brown, and didn't seem to have a partial shell, so let's hope it's the stomatella snail. ...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/07/2008, 03:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
Mysterious slug/snail creature??

I flipped the lights on last night and noticed a 1 inch slug thing booking around the walls of my tank....I have never seen it before, and haven't added anything to the tank in months! It's now...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/03/2008, 03:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
OK thanks sirreal! I will investigate with the...

OK thanks sirreal! I will investigate with the LFS, and get the TDS info.

I'm pretty much sticking with a 24 gallon tank as a max volume, and my corals are mushrooms, zoas, rics and button...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/03/2008, 02:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
sirreal63- thanks for this info- I'm not really...

sirreal63-
thanks for this info- I'm not really sure how to go about doing the TDS testing but I will start researching it. I have a reef so I guess I need RO and DI....my tank is pretty basic but I...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/03/2008, 11:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
Ok good deal- I will forget about the skimmer. ...

Ok good deal- I will forget about the skimmer.

I am wanting to get a RO unit (if reasonably affordable) to be able to do more water changes. I imagine it will pay for itself, and it's getting to...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/02/2008, 11:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
I've been having a hard time maintaining water...

I've been having a hard time maintaining water quality despite regular water changes, and I'd been told that adding a protein skimmer would help.
Part of it is that I haven't had a clean up crew...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 01/02/2008, 11:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 463
Posted By illinifish
Recommendations please!

Hello everyone- I'm looking to improve on my 10g reef tank.
I'm looking to add a protein skimmer and also purchase an RO/DI unit.
If possible, I would like any equipment I buy to work on the tank...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/27/2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 999
Posted By illinifish
Rod's Food

Hey everyone-
I'm looking to try some of the Rod's Food for my clownfish and was just wondering what LFS might have it in stock for sure- and preferrably closest to the city. The website says that...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/13/2007, 06:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,037
Posted By illinifish
plan

Ok here's my plan:

1. I retested and this time I had no nitrites and trace ammonia. I'm going to do a 10% WC when I get home. I think my test kit is crappy. I don't know how it could be cycling...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/13/2007, 01:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,037
Posted By illinifish
Thanks so far

Ok-

1. Will stop using the distilled water- it's funny because someone at the LFS up here told me the distilled was a good substitute for RO/DI.

2. The test kit I'm using is a crappy test...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/13/2007, 01:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,037
Posted By illinifish
More info....

Ok so after the research I think it's definitely the cyanobacteria, but possibly the dinoflagellates as well....although the stringy stuff I have is greenish not brown. Also I've noticed that there...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/13/2007, 12:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,037
Posted By illinifish
some answers

Thanks so much for everyone's responses. I will research some of those topics. Here are some answers to the questions:

Salinity 1.025
Temp 80
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0.25
Alkalinity 300
pH 8.4
...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/13/2007, 01:27 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,037
Posted By illinifish
Snails and algae....help!

I did a 25% water change yesterday- I had been having some problems with a lot of brown colored algae on the tank (my three mexican chestnut turbo snails don't touch it). Anyway, I scrubbed the tank...
Forum: Central Illinois Marine Aquarists (CIMA) 12/12/2007, 02:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 316
Posted By illinifish
Some newbie help

Hello everyone!
I have a ten gallon tank with LR, a single clownfish, three turbo snails and a few mushroom and zoa's. So far everything is going great but I'd like to make sure I'm doing the right...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/07/2007, 09:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 557
Posted By illinifish
vacation continued

Yes, they will be topping off as well and adding the supplements as normal. She's a fish person too so I think that stuff will be fine.
I'm more worried about the feeding issue as I have read that...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 12/07/2007, 08:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 557
Posted By illinifish
vacation....

Hey there-
I finally get a break from school and get to come back down to the great land of STL!
Trouble is, I haven't left my saltwater tank alone for this long. I have a friend who can come every...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 12/06/2007, 12:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 268
Posted By illinifish
Rod's Food in Downtown Chicago

Hi! I'm going to be in downtown Chicago next weekend and am looking for a store that will have Rod's Food in stock. I haven't been able to find any around where I live so I was hoping someone could...
Forum: Central Illinois Marine Aquarists (CIMA) 11/05/2007, 07:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 576
Posted By illinifish
Hey I'm a third year, so I don't know too many of...

Hey I'm a third year, so I don't know too many of the residents, but a few. I'm sure if she's there next year though I'll get to know her quite well!
Forum: Central Illinois Marine Aquarists (CIMA) 11/05/2007, 04:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 576
Posted By illinifish
WTB Zoas, Rics, Mushrooms

Hey everybody! I finally got my tank up and running and am looking for a few more frags (got some this weekend at the BNARC frag swap). Of course, all the ones I loved were $$$$!
Anyway, just...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 10/09/2007, 11:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 299
Posted By illinifish
Anybody anybody?

Anybody anybody?
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 10/02/2007, 11:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 299
Posted By illinifish
Confirm proper feeding

Hello! I have a new juvenille tank-raised ocellaris clown. This is my first saltwater fish, and have her in a 6 gal nano with live rock/live sand only. Upgrading to larger tank soon. No other...
Forum: Saint Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists (SLASH) 10/02/2007, 03:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 538
Posted By illinifish
If you seriously want a purebred, please consider...

If you seriously want a purebred, please consider looking at specific breed rescues. Many breed rescues have websites and you can often find young dogs and puppies. The added benefit is that many of...
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