Recent content by nick76

Well the tank isn't going anywhere for awhile and I want to paint the bedroom & I cant move it. I don't think there would be any problems but I wanted to get a few opinions. Im just gonna cover it with a tarp and probably keep the lights off for the day because my T-5 fixture needs to push all...

Its a type of plant and so it uses photosynthesis as such.

Use a hammer, smash it in a washtub. Wear gloves if your touching it, you dont wanna get stung by anything. Ive done it plenty of times.

How long were the two maroons together? Possibly the one was frightened from the other erratic behavior and chose to strike before struck itself was attacked.

When I had to get two out of my tank, I shut all the light off in the room including the tank lights for a few hours. Remove the top, get your net ready. BAM turn everything on in the room Full Blast + The tank lights on Full, sent the 2 damsels into shock immediatly and I just scooped them...

Originally Posted by newbesalt i need help.... Aptaisia just keeps getting worse soo bad that joes juice cant keep up.. due to soo many little ones ..tried pepermit shrimp (did not work) So last resort i pulled all my LR and soaking in freshwater...Crazy ?? thought that it will kill it...

I wouldnt go any longer than every other week, I started trying to go longer without changes and had a nitrate buildup that took many water changes to get back down to where I wanted it.

i usually just try to keep the sides & the front clean, its quite a pain to get to scrape off the back wall around all the rock.

Yep great start, I would try to get some more rock in there and stack it a little bit so the fish have a place to go underneath like a cave.

Originally Posted by MrineLfRlz im not to sure what limpets are? Do a google search, they look like tiny grey pyramids with holes in the top. But even soon I have a lot of them and still have plenty of coraline.

Very cool, im interested in seeing some new pictures.

Originally Posted by Skidemon95 sounds good, what do you consider a while? i will try that out! yeah those spikes are scary lol. they definelty look like they can do some damage Sharp & Poisonous, some people can develop a very nasty reaction to being stung like being allergic to a bee sting...

I dont think those stars are a problem I have tons of them, harmless they are. Your calcium is high so I would rule that out and you replaced your bulbs so its not low wattage thats doing it, hmm... Have any limpets? I have a bunch here n there that eat my coraline on the walls.

Wow very nice, ill be keeping tabs on this.

Originally Posted by Flower Having a tank already set up is fantastic! You can pull out almost all of your rock and place it in the new tank, with new substrate ( I like live sand myself) ...When you are ready, and all water tests read stable, you can move the coral, inverts and fish to the...