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  1. Olivier

    need help in finding information

    Hi everyone, can someone please point me to a document/article talk about the relationship between salanity, PH, ORP, Magnesium, Alk, Potasium in saltwater? which parameter effect by what and Who effect by whom?. thank Olivier
  2. Olivier

    Are there any divers on these boards??

    alright, someone need to teach me how to dive. I can swim and never take any lesson on dive. I did dive when i was young (25 years ago back in Viet Nam without any hardness. Just take a deep breath and going down to like 20feet). Seriously, i love to learn to dive. can someone teach me? Olivier
  3. Olivier

    Don't drink the water

    you are fully comply to 3rd countries health safety standard.
  4. Olivier

    8 Days in the Mountains of Mexico

    thank you for sharing. most of the picture remind me of my homeland 20 years ago. even now, in remote area, people still living the same condition as I saw in your pictures. and yes, they are happily with $300 income and yes, your nikon D3x can built a mansion or run the entire town for 1 year...
  5. Olivier

    fish food

    21 view and no response? I guess noone cook food heh mod, please close this thread.
  6. Olivier

    cyano in the sump - refugium

    JRWOHLER, thank you for verifying this. I need to come up a newbie step by step to setup SW tank. :) with do and don't
  7. Olivier

    cyano in the sump - refugium

    Hawkeye, thank you very much for your help. I will remove those rock out of the fuge tonight. I put LR there just for the pods. Olivier
  8. Olivier

    looking for suggestion and advice to buy a skimmer

    I run out of space in my living room to add another add-on cabinet for the second sump
  9. Olivier

    fish food

    please moved the message to an appropriate forum. anyone planning in "cook"/"mix" food for fish and coral? Please let me know, I would like to join the group for this event. thank you Olivier
  10. Olivier

    looking for suggestion and advice to buy a skimmer

    this skimmer is big for me. the footprint is way larger than my available space. my available space is 13"x17"x36" (LxWxH) max. I can however, remove2 baffles to free up 1 more inche that make 14x17. for $299.95 is right on my max available fund of $300. anything else outthere ? I saw eshopps...
  11. Olivier

    looking for suggestion and advice to buy a skimmer

    why do you recommending the octopus skimmer? does it has small footprint?
  12. Olivier

    looking for suggestion and advice to buy a skimmer

    hi everyone, I want to buy a skimmer for my 180 gallon tank. I currently have one right now but its footprint is quite large for my sump. I have hard time to take it out for cleanning. any suggestion on what brand to buy with good price ? my budget is max out at $300. i saw eshopps skimmer that...
  13. Olivier

    cyano in the sump - refugium

    Red Slime Army start to propagate from my Sump-refugium to my display tank now. I am loosing ground right now.
  14. Olivier

    cyano in the sump - refugium

    latest update, I saw bubbles on the rock and use turkey blast to blow it out. in the process, i see the thin layer of red slime come off the rock. Well BAD NEWS, RED SLIME IN DT NOW OH SH$T. i HATE this :(. resolution in mean time. apply RED SLIME and follow by 50% water change, then another...
  15. Olivier

    why my fish tank never look good. Caught on film.

    Rod, thanks. livestock looks good but cyano outbreak in the sump. hope it won't showup in DT.
  16. Olivier

    cyano in the sump - refugium

    Hi everyone, I read all the posted about Cyano but nobody mention about cyano in the sump-refugium. I currently have it in my sump-refugium area. I want to get rid of it. I scrub it off and it flow to return area and shoot up in the DT. would anyone suggest me on how to clean it off my sump? the...
  17. Olivier

    why my fish tank never look good. Caught on film.

    Ric, don't worry about the edit. it is funny the way you edit the "thought" :) Olivier
  18. Olivier

    Basic tools for acrylic sump building?

    do you have a link for that "guy on ebay"? I love to buy acrylic with ready cut Olivier
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