Posted by gerard on May 11, 2010 under Aquarium Info | 
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Here are a few new pics taken yesterday. I re-arranged the live rock a little bit and removed the blue background. I think the tank looks a lot better better this way. Anyone have any comments on other cool stuff I could do?
Posted by gerard on May 13, 2009 under Products & Reviews | Read the First Comment
IceProbe ChillerCoolWorks’ IceProbe Small Aquarium Chiller (IPAC-50W) is the perfect cooling solution for small aquariums and insulated fish egg hatching, bait, and specimen tanks.
* 50 Watts of cooling power
* Compact size
* Easy bulkhead installation
* Quiet, efficient & reliable
* Optional temperature controller
* 120V
IceProbe Chiller Dimensions
The Aquarium Chiller is a complete water cooling system. It includes the IceProbe, the nut and silicon washer for bulkhead installation, and a power converter with six foot cords on each side. The Aquarium Chiller can be easily installed in any orientation through a 1.25 inch hole into siphon overflows, pre-filters, sumps, or aquarium walls, or suspended with a bracket or lid over the top of the aquarium.
The chiller cools continuously when powered. In most aquarium implementations, the CoolWorks Proportional Temperature Controller is added to regulate the IceProbe’s cooling power. TEC-65 controller is designed for tropical water aquarium environments, with an adjustable temperature range of 65ºF to 85ºF.
Posted by gerard on May 2, 2009 under Products & Reviews | 2 Comments to Read
Ok so I finally threw in the towel on the oceanic biocube skimmer. That thing was just not helping me at all. So I bought a refurb of the CPR SR3 on ebay a couple weeks ago for 89 bucks. It finally came and I hooked it up. It took a little messing with to get it going but its been running for a week now and it is definitely pulling out more gunk from my water than the oceanic one was. The oceanic skimmer cup usually looked like it had light tea colored water in it. I emptied out the cup of the SR3 the other day after about 3 days and there was about a half inch worth of this very very dark green water. I was amazed.
As far as the setup goes I didn’t follow the directions exactly because when I did my tank filled up with bubbles. Instead of taking the false floor out of chamber 2 I put the skimmer on top of it. This way I can keep the water level higher in chamber2 and the flow of the water coming out of skimmer is must less crazy because the water coming in from chamber 1 is not pounding on it anymore.
The only issue I have with it so far is the noise. It is pretty loud and I cant seem to find a way to quiet it down without drastically losing the amount of bubbles it produces.
Either way for about 30 bucks more than the oceanic skimmer it was a great buy. I think you can grab one new for around 150-200 bucks. I would check ebay. I lucked out on this one.
If anyone has one too please let us know your experience with it.
Here are some of the spec on this skimmer:
more at www.cpraquatic.com
Posted by gerard on March 13, 2009 under Products & Reviews | Be the First to Comment
Current just released 2 new versions of the Solana. They call it the Solana XL. Both 60 gallon and 67 gallon’s are available. Not sure about the price yet. If anyone knows please fill us in. Keep reading for the spec’s.
Posted by gerard on December 24, 2008 under Saltwater Fish | Be the First to Comment
The Lagoon triggerfish, (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picassofish, and the Jamal, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
