Recent content by P.Olsen

Anyone have any handson experience with these? I ordered 4 - 36" strips from DR F&S, should be here next week. Planning on aadding 4 more in the spring if they work as well as they say and some of the videos I found on U Tube.

I will start Repulsive Characters! Whats yours?

If you have an RO or RODI unit you know what I am talking about. I use mine to water plants in the house in the winter and outside in the summer for my garden. So, what do you do with your waste water??

Currently I have about 30 asteria snails, 30 hermits, 15 blue leg, 3 emerald green crabs and 4 pepremint shrimp. I am planning on adding some black turbos, Nassarius, mexican turbos and a fighting conch. Any other suggestions to add? the tank set up is; 210 RR 35 gal sump 300+ lbs LR 200+ lbs...

I tried several years ago to set up a pony tank and I say tried becuase it did not last long. I am thinking about aing a new tank and doing a pony tank, looking for tips or advice, this will be a complete new set up so size, filtration, etc. will be pony minded from the ground up. I am thinking...

I just added a mature Majestic angel, a Naso Tang and a Manderian Goby today, could not resist the purchase....... Got em at tropic - quatics in Lombard. I am in their club so I got all 3 and a package of frozen agel food for like $220 not bad considering the angel was marked for 150 alone...

I can NEVER get good shots from my tank, whats the secrect?? I only have a little point and soot but most of my pics plain suck, they never show the real colors.

Hello all, my name is also Phil. I have not been on RC for a years, the games and stupidity got out of control. I set up my firat salt tank 22 years ago and man a lot has changed since. I have a 210 RR, 1 1/2 yrs ago it was a mixed reef with lots of corals, fish and inverts but, then we had an...

I will be getting some new additions next weekend. 2 - Blk/Wht clowns 2 Picasso Clowns 2 Osc Clowns Royal gramma These will be added to my 210 so I dont think I will have territory issues with the clowns, I also have over 300 lbs of LR in 2 towers so there is los of hiding places and...

What is done and what type of water that is used for set up and water changes is critical to a long term, stable and algae free aquarium. I have seen people who are converting from fresh water to salt think that using tap water with a conditioner and mxing salt with water sof a few minutes by...

Anyone have a clever idea to use MH lighting in a 10" canopy? I am only running 4 x 160 VHO currently on my 210. I really want to add a couple clams but with my 30" depth and ony having 10" for a canopy have kept me from doing it. Its gotta be retro in the canopy thats the catch. Currently there...

5. You cant have it all in 1 tank. Before you put 1 fish, rock, coral, invert, anyhing come up with a plan and what and how you much maint. you want to put into it and most importantly your budget. Many species of corals and some fish and inverts require more care, higher end equipment and may...

What defines large? I have a 210 that a lot of poeple (espcially my wife) think is huge but it is dwarfed by my buddies 650.

Thats a tough question huh??? If I had to narrow it down to just one overall I think mine would have to be a Powder Blue Tang. Lots of color, semi challanging to keep and a great personality although it is close between that and picasso clowns just because they look so darn cool.......

One thing pretty much every marine aquariust has to contend with is ICH, it is the most common parasite in our tanks. I just wanted to put a little something up about some of the issues, treatments and what to look out for. Most LFS use low levels of copper in their systems, you may think a...