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Recent content by PygmyAngel

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    Long time no see -- Maybe ready to begin again?

    Hi everyone, I've been on hiatus since my reef tanks died in the hurricane. Tanks have been gathering cobwebs, sitting empty except for the sand, still in there even, since Ike. I said never again, but am wondering if I could chance it now almost 2 1/2 years later. I really don't think I...
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    Moody Gardens Hurricane Ike Losses

    Forgive me if this has already been put up on a thread, but I just saw it on Click2Houston.com: Moody Gardens Loses 80% of animals in Rainforest Pyramid: http://www.click2houston.com/news/17738519/detail.html :(
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    Generator or Foster Home - already lost 1 reef tank

    I am trying to get back home to Seabrook tonight or in the morning from San Antonio. My 75g reef tank already crashed - Kim (Isis) checked for me, and the rest of the tanks are suffering and dying, as we still have no power in our neighborhood. Every Home Depot and Lowe's are all out of...
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    Help - Camcorder died: fell in bucket of saltwater :(

    Well, I went on the trip to Port Aransas last weekend....took my camcorder, all proud..... And on the way home I had the camcorder in its case on the backseat, and the bucket of saltwater-collected critters on the floorboard of that seat....well, driver slammed on the brakes when a car suddenly...
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    Have you checked your Fish Food? Wheat Gluten, etc.

    Anyone thought about checking their fish foods for the same ingredients that all our pet food is being recalled for? Guess what's in the flakes and crisps and tablets and bites, etc? Wheat gluten, corn gluten meal...the same stuff that's in the other pet food, etc. Why hasn't the fish food...
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    Wanted to share some pics

    My new clam: :) New Brain Coral: :) Left View of Tank (although I have now switched positions of the Brain Coral and the Clam in the tank): :) My new 6-line (finally) - a crappy pic, but I never get good pics of 6-lines: Front View: Full Front (see right side better): Will...
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    Petsolutions - anyone?

    Wondering if anyone has ordered from them. I get emails w/ specials all the time... They have free shipping on all drygoods over $125 and free shipping sale on live goods over $200. Petsolutions: http://www.petsolutions.com/ Free shipping on Drygoods (over $125)...
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    Aquatic Gallery - Wow

    Just found this site online by accident: Wow! :o http://www.aquatic-gallery.com/index.asp?pgid=1 Oh, and they say on their site that an e-store is coming soon. Would be nice to see about them becoming a vendor/sponsor store once they have their e-store online... I would like to take a trip...
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    Help Please! Skimmers Gone Crazy! New Filter Stuff?

    Tonight I am doing basic filter maintenance and skimmer cup cleanouts on my reef tanks....Well, the only thing different I did was try this filter cartridge material that I got at City Pets for $6.99, no label on it or anything when I bought it....so anyway, I put it in the media holder thingies...
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    Need help with Skimmer leak please

    I have a Seaclone Skimmer I use on my 20g reef. I just cleaned it this evening as normal and put it back on the tank as normal....to find an hour later a pool of water all over my floor, traced it back to the tank, and discovered the skimmer leaking where the main piece connects to the...
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    Reef tank $ or gas tank $

    http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou060315_ac_pickensoil.2969afe8.html will you be able to keep your tanks if (and apparently when) the gas costs this much? something will have to give...(for those of us who don't have unlimited supplies of $)
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    Largest Aquarium in the World: whalesharks & all...

    Maybe we should consider doing a MARSH Trip here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/01/aquarium.visitors/index.html 8 million gallons 8O I'd like to go either way.....
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    The Perfect Snail

    This is why I am about to buy 10 more of these from Frags N Crabs: The squeaky clean area of the rock you see all around the snail is where the snail has EATEN away ALL the hair algae directly around it. You can see the difference of where it has not eaten, and what looks like there was no...
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    At wit's end & tired of trying-algaecyanocrap

    Really tired of trying to fix this stuff....had lights off for several weeks and it all dissipated. Definitely tied to lighting. Have been making water changes, cleaning equipment, got critters that don't touch it, done water tests & params ok...but now that lights have been back on for a...
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    Have you seen Reefcentral's current TOTM? Dang...

    http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/totm/index.php Sigh....... 8O
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