Recent content by roberteb

I'm thinking of using one on my 300 gallon. I don't really have a Nitrate problem but they do hover at 20-30 and I like to keep it close to zero.

My dogfaced puffers beak looks to be a bit overgrown. He can still eat and open his jaw pretty wide but the he does have a bit of an overbite. He will not eat snails or anything else crunchy. Sooner or later I'm going to have to trim his beak. Has anyone ever done this before and give me some...

Originally Posted by Cranberry Do you have any problems with pH? no...ph is consistent at 8.3

Is there any benefit to using a reef salt as opposed to a non reef salt for a FOWLR set up? I've been using Instant Ocean salt and I was thinking of adding Instant Ocean reef Crystals. I have low Calcium and Magnesium levels and was wondering if there is any benefit to the fish???

How about a Midas Blenny.

I use New Life Spectrum pellets. I've heard great things about this pellet and have been feeding this to all my fish for a while. My emperor angel goes crazy for it and is extremely fat and healthy.

I've been feeding my 7-8" dogface puffer clams, shrimp, oysters and squid. I'd like to get him to munch on the larger NLS pellets. The problem is he doesn't look at these as a food source. They just fall around him...even landing on his head...but he has no interest in them. I don't think he...

I've finally added my 2-3" Huma Huma Trigger, after a 3 week quarantine period, to my 300 gallon display. He's a little weak from being in a smaller Q tank but is eating. I think he will get along quite well with my 2-3 " Niger Trigger. He's going to be a beauty...

Before: http://www.youtube.com/user/LESTATAK#p/u/31/zqVpoGk4kLg After: http://www.youtube.com/user/LESTATAK#p/u/0/-kl_FVTWf5o

I love the shot of the blonde naso eating from your hand. How long have you had him/her?

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego I was wondering how you could have gotten the two confused but after watching the video, it's very easy to see. It is cyanobacteria, just a very magnificent color morph. You are going to want to get on that. As of right now it is not horrible, but will get...

I'm pretty sure I have the red slime algae. When I upgraded my powerhead from a koralia 4 to a koralia 8 it blew off the algae like it was a sheet on some of the rocks. That was when I started to think it wasn't coralline. I also have some growth on the sandbed. Here is a video I just took...

What is the difference as far as the looks of it? I thought I had a nice growth of coralline algae but now I'm thinking it's red slime algae.

To date my most expensive purchase was for a Blonde Naso Tang at $75. It lasted 4 months and expired. It seemed to be unhealthy from the get go and I suspect that it was a result of cyanide poisoning. I plan on beating that price and buying a Blueface Angelfish in 3-4 months after I move. I've...

My LFS has a 1000 gallon reef with 0 nitrates yet a few of the purple tangs started to get hlle. I would love to see a study done on hlle. I've tried everything for my hippo tang yet I see more and more exposed flesh on his face. So will a fish end up perishing from hlle ?