Comments on: Buy it Dead, not alive

By: Brian G

Brian G — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:57:47 +0000

Mark, Great site and love the TV videos, very informative and I am hoping you open your guide special again as I would be interested in purchasing one or all of your guides. My question is what you would suggest for setup if the only room I can place a reef tank is in our family room on the same wall as our television entertainment system? I am concerned with too much light and noise distracting the family TV viewing. Let me know your thoughts if you have any on this subject of tank placement.

By: Mark Callahan

Mark Callahan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:16:52 +0000

chaetomorpha algae is always a safe bet Mason.

By: Mason Howell

Mason Howell — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:05:16 +0000

Hey Mark, I just got a refugium to control my algae in my reef tank what kind of algae should i put in it to keep algae out of my display tank?

By: zam

zam — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:47:16 +0000

i’m about to start my first saltwater aquarium.. my house is near the sea so i took the water from the sea and also sand.. before i start, i want to ask many people how to start my 1st aquarium.. my aquarium is 10 gallon.. if all the items are taken straightly from the sea do i have to wait for it to cycle like people always do??? do i need to buy any beneficial bacteria if i already have life rock n how long is the waiting period for me to add my 1st clownfish and coral? i also have skimmer and how much watt of light i need to put corals in my small tank??

By: Mark K.

Mark K. — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:08:52 +0000

Have plenty of dead rock. When it was in my previous tank, four years ago, I had a valonia problem. Will the spores sill be alive even though the rock has been bleached in the sun?

By: antoni eishoei

antoni eishoei — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:44:42 +0000

So dr. Time product will bring my dead rock and sand alive? I just want to be clear

By: Mark Callahan

Mark Callahan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:08:30 +0000

Antoni..this stuff: www.mrSaltWaterTank.com/site/wa

By: antoni Eishoei

antoni Eishoei — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:09:28 +0000

whats the name of the product i can use to bring my dead rock to life? and whats you take on using that so called live sand that comes in a bag?

By: Mark Callahan

Mark Callahan — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:00:55 +0000

Sam…I do what you outlined and spike the tank with those.

By: Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:23:55 +0000

Hi Mark,

I have been watching all of your videos for a while now and think they’re great!

My question is, with dead rock how do you get copepods an ampipods in your aquarium? Do you buy them in a bottle like some suppliers are selling or do they just arrive naturally?

Regards and keep up the great work,

Sam