Brad9

Everyone, I actually heard a few days ago that these little buggers are being farm-raised en masse, but that aquarium breeding was still a no-go. Thanks for the replies. Brad

Hey everyone, I recently heard from a friend of mine down in Florida that they might be closing off more of Brazil as far as exportation goes. Now, I know the big thing that gets cut off are the rays, but I'm mildly curious about discus. However, my biggest concern are otocinclus. I have been a fan of these little guys for years, and I guess we may lose out on them. Can anyone confirm or deny this with any certainty? Will we lose out on these little guys forever? Brad

I thought the filtration was quite a bit different, and that canisters were less efficient. Also, I heard earlier I should look into some new lighting, is there something specifically that I should be looking into? It might be tough, I haven't decided exactly what I want to do with the tank, but I know the corals are definitely going to play a big role. And I think I've heard of Colby before, where is his place located?

Hey everyone, Firstly, this is my first post to Alberta Aquatica, so thanks for having me. I've been working with fresh for a long time. I've done 3 kinds of freshwater rays, discus, S/A and C/A cichlids, piranha, big peaceful communities, South American stuff for the most part. Anyway, I've recently freed up a 90-gallon tank, cleaned it, and prepped it for a makeover. I'm considering this to be my first attempt at a salt tank. It's a standard 48"x18"x24" size, and right now it's set up with a Rena xP3 canister filter, a pair of Fluval Tronic heaters(a 200W and a 150W), a dual-bulb Glo T5 fixture with 2 54W 4' Power-Glo bulbs, and was being treated with Prime and Stability. I'm curious to know how much of this equipment will effectively transfer over to keeping saltwater, as well as some basic information on keeping saltwater(I've never even started learning about it until now). I'm currently reading "Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies" and planning to hit some of the local saltwater places in the Calgary area(Let me know if you know of a good one). Any information that you could share would be greatly appreciated. Brad