by CJ | Aug 21, 2010 | Journal
…or…do you know what happens when the hose clamp on a 2000 gallons per hour marine tank pump rusts and snaps? A basement full of salt water. Fortunately only a thin layer, because there are failsafe bulkheads that prevent a) the tank from draining below...
by CJ | Jun 12, 2010 | Journal
We had told ourselves that we were going to get two of the ‘higher-bred’ fishes from our new pond supply place—we’d gotten our first koi, expecting that we’d lose some to infant mortality, by buying a random batch from a feed...
by CJ | Aug 24, 2009 | Journal
It hadn’t cleared appreciably, and new green algae started growing. Arrgh!f This is where I put on my water chemistry hat and bite the bullet and get the (fairly expensive) phosphate remover. Or, as we say in the marine reef biz, don’t bother getting a...
by CJ | Aug 9, 2009 | Journal
The fish tank lights are working. The fish are fine. I got a little work done. Tomorrow I’m planning to really bear down and get going. We’ve had glorious weather: 72 to 85 degrees daytime, in August, no less. I went out and watered everything, just...
by CJ | Aug 9, 2009 | Journal
The fish tank lights are working. The fish are fine. I got a little work done. Tomorrow I’m planning to really bear down and get going. We’ve had glorious weather: 72 to 85 degrees daytime, in August, no less. I went out and watered everything, just...
by CJ | Aug 8, 2009 | Journal
You’re probably tired of my rant about trackpoints… :lol:… But for those of you who are interested, this is how to start/run a marine tank. There are 2 paths: 1, an all-in-one, an aquapod or its ilk: will handle gobies and blennies, hermits;...
