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Thank you all for the good advice! It will take me awhile to process... I am looking forward to the South Bay tank tour! I should get a lot of ideas and info. I am going to the meeting this weekend, hopefully I will see you all. Jim

Hi Mark, Yes, your plan sounds just like the original article. I can't remember if they used a skimmer. I guess if there were enough plants all the excess waste and protein could be exported as macroalgae removed from the tank. Not sure if this would actually work. I don't see any...

Well, they are green... Given my lack of experience, I am much more likely wrong than not. I guess you can find any opinion you want if you look long enough on the internet. Thanks for your comment, Jim : )

Hey John, Thanks for your comment. I checked out the Kritter Tanks web site, I will definitely give them a call. I am not currently convinced that I totally need a sump, but it would be a convenience for heaters, top off, bioballs additional algae etc. I am worried about making it...

Here would be the proposed fish for a "Zero Maintenance" setup. (I have read online that the Green Clown Gobies will eat lots of algae).

I am a new member. You probably saw me in the welcome forum. I decided to start a journal for my tank. This is my first saltwater tank. Tank 220 gal TruVu acrylic (84" long x 20" front to back x 30" high) Zero maintenance tank plan; I was tempted by the following...

Thanks for your comments. A sump would be a good idea, however, I can't figure how to do an overflow. The tank is acrylic and has a 5" rim all the way around it. I might be able to use a hang on overflow like a CPR which would only require a 2"x 10" slot in the top. But in addition I was...

Hi my name is Jim. I am a new member. I would like to participate in the South Bay Tank Tour. I am new to saltwater, I am planning my first tank and I would like to see different peoples tanks for ideas. How does this tour work? How, where, when do I get a map? I would volunteer but...

Hi Kris! The stand is intentionally designed to look structurally... casual. : ) It is very very sturdy It is bolted to the wall. The top is made of two layers of 3/4" ply and 8 -- 2x4s The concrete blocks are glued together with construction adhesive The floor is reinforced...

Hi, Erin; I like art and designing and building things. The stand is intentionally designed to look sort of casual structurally. It is very very sturdy. I live in Mountain View. I am not sure if I answered you already, I don't understand how to use forums so well yet. (1000 gal in...

Hi Mike, I think I answered you. I live in Mountain View. I don't know how to use Forums very well. If I answer someone does it show up on the main thread? If not how do I follow it and see what I have answered?

Here are picts of my freshwater tank. It has just been trimmed back above the waterline. The plants flower and develop runners with leaves that overhang the top and extend down to the floor! Clearly I have not quite figured out how to do aquarium photography, so well. This is an...

Hi Mike, I live in Mountain View.

Hi my name is Jim. I am a new member and new to saltwater. I do have a 150 gal freshwater planted tank that is doing well. I want to start a reef tank and I need some help. I am having trouble figuring what equipment I need, where to put it, and how to hook it up. I do have a...