Take a second and think of a coral that can change the shape it grows in throughout its life? Yeah not many. Montipora Setosa can grow in many different ways. M. Setosa is an encrusting coral that can grow little fingers, have small bumpy nubs, or can shelf out like a montipora capricornis. In my experience with M. Setosa I started with a small 3/4" stick a little over two years ago and now it's a 12" x 9" colony. It started encrusting well then started growing fingers. ...
Updated 09-30-2013 at 09:37 PM by melev
Since my aquarium is sumpless, I don't have the added benefit of having the surface of the water constantly being skimmer from falling into the overflow to remove the surface scum that builds up in the aquarium. And rather than purchasing a surface skimmer that looks very unsightly, I though of a simple method that I can do to remove some of the film and hopefully over time get a handle on the situation. During my water change I would use tubing to siphon water from the aquarium into the container. ...
The new stand for the 60g cube arrived about 10 days ago. I ordered it from EzTube.com, and it was a very simple design. 8) 22" square steel pipe, powdercoated 4) 31" square steel pipe, powdercoated 8) tri-corner pieces, heavy duty What I like about Ez-Tube is that they will cut everything, file the edges to remove any sharp burrs, and pack it carefully. Here are all the pictures. The only tool I needed was a rubber mallet to hammer it together. ...
Here's a picture from tonight's efforts.
In my neighborhood, power goes out from time to time. It may be a few minutes, or an hour. About two or three times a year, it will go out for a longer period of time, which is precisely why I own a generator. I've written about how it is used, as well as good maintenance tips for long term use. Here's the full write up: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...tect-your-reef There are a few drawbacks to using a generator. Fumes ...
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