Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. -the Fish

Stray Volts

Do not walk barefoot near your aquarium. The article describes the problem, along with discussion and solutions.

More info as it becomes available... For now I'll just have to be careful, and wear shoes!

Protein Skimming 101

We now skim excess proteins and other waste from our tank water via a protein skimmer.

Now an interesting twist. There are tons of favorable reviews for a brand called Reef Octopus. My local fish shop (LFS) had this brand, so I buy said product. Now, the labels on my item point me to this site:

http://www.proteinskimmer.com.cn/c/cn/index.asp

But this site looks like the original. So, what's up??? Something (ptp) smells fishy...

http://www.reefoctopus.com.au


More to come.

Update.. The guys from proteinskimmer.com.cn responded back that they are the same company.

October 2007 Fish Pics

Welcome to our new family member... Patrick Sea Star.










And here is a shot of our puffer Toby with Cinnamon and Medusa.

AQUATeeVee - All wet, All the time.

This video shows some tank-mates interacting and mingling.

The Cast
Cassandra - Anenome
Bubba - Coral Banded (batter dipped) Shrimp
Sally - Crab
Clowny
Bannana nose - Yellow Tang


Some editing and voice-over work is needed.

Clean water from our tap

I've been struggling with providing an environment where invertebrates can live happily. My experience so far, not so good. Snails die, anemones die. Fish thrive, hermit crabs are doing well.

Water quality seems okay, but with the inverts not happy, my habitat is limited.

In an effort to address the incoming water quality issue I have researched and found two camps: Clean via Reverse Osmosis systems which are costly, or some other method. I don't want to dive in to the R.O. world just yet, since those systems can run in to the hundreds, so I am left with another option that seems promising:

Mechanical/chemical filter processes ala "Britta". Happily, I found a source for a DIY solution that may be just the ticket. In a nutshell this approach basically has you build from PVC and filter media a large scale "Britta-Like" filter.

Here's the link: Make your own marine-grade water filter. And here is a link to the recommended polymer pad manufacturers' site

I'll let you know how it goes.

Water test

Bob Chauvin
616 822-9084

Water test

Bob Chauvin
616 822-9084

Water test

Bob Chauvin
616 822-9084

water test

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