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Happy new year to all. I haven't posted anything for quite a long time, so I thought I would post a couple pictures with my new camera. Thanks to all the advice I got off this site, I've had my tank up for a year and have had the pleasure of watching things progress, appear, grow, disappear...

I just found something :eek: How big do flatowrms get? I was looking around with a flashlight, and saw what looks like a flatworm -- except this sucker is about 5 inches long by 2 inches wide when he's all streched out. He recoils from the light and moves over the rocks. It is a brownish...

This picture might change your mind. They get a little big! :scared:

Over the weekend, my toadstool has developed something. It doesn't look good. Whatever it is, it is spreading. Last thursday, I tried raising my alk quickly. I went from 7.5 to 9. I did it to see if changing the alk would shock out the last bits of cyano on my sand. My nothing else responded...

I wish I had a better camera. Here are a couple pics. Thank you to all on this site who contribute. It's the reason I don't have a bunch of dead critters:cheer:

OK when I was a kid, I had access to all the free RO equipment I wanted (my dad ran a drinking water company). Now, I have to pay for one I'm looking at some of the prices, and what you get. I'm not too impressed with these systems sold for specialty use for aquariums. It looks to me like...

I try to be very good about rinsing out my filtration media. Currently, I have a sponge type filter on my standpipe and filter fabric (floss) in the sump. When I clean them, I place them in a bucket of fresh water and rub, crumple, squeeze, shake, etc with my hands. I keep getting whacked...

I switched out my mag 5 for a mag 7 in my sump. It's working great, except I need some more flow now out of my siphon box. I'm keeping up, but not getting enough suction out of the ******** box to break the surface tension of the water in the tank. Can I fix this? What if I taper the end of...

Is there such a thing as coralline algae that glows under actinics? I have some spots of glow in the dark algea. Reddish/burgundy in the daytime, and flourescent orange & pink under actinics? Is this coralline? Whatever it is, it's really cool!

Thomas, I bought an anemone that looked doomed in the LFS. He has the symptoms you described as bleaching. Namely, translucent appearance and hiding from the light. He seems to have took to the rock I placed him in quite well. The hole was a good fit with some room to spare. He is about 6...

I have one blue legged hermit crab that won't leave my Toadstool alone. Can he do damage? I can't tell if he's picking up junk or picking on the toadstool. Should I banish him to the sump?

I've measured and moved and measured again, and there's no way I can fit anything bigger than a 5 gallon tank in my cabinet. I was going to make a refugium out of a 5 gal, but I saw an HOB refugium on another site that is 24 inches long by 4.5 inches deep by about 14 high. It comes with it's...

There's been a lot of questions about Toadstool Leathers (including my own) lately. I thought this would help. I bought a Toadstool two weeks ago. When I put him in, my water parameters were: Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 2 ppm DKH 8 pH 8.2 Phosphate less than .2 mg/L SG 1.024 Temp 79 I put...

How long does it take for a toadstool to shed? Mine has been shiny and his polyps retracted for 4 days.

Question: I have a 55 that is 48 long by 15 wide (front to back) by 17.5 tall. I know most glass 55 gallon tanks are 48 X 13X 20 Since my tank is shorter, does that give me more bang for my buck on lighting? I have a 260 watt pc -- 2X65 10000K and 2X65 Dual actinic 420 and 460 nm Thanks Jim

Question: I have a 55 that is 48 long by 15 wide (front to back) by 17.5 tall. I know most glass 55 gallon tanks are 48 X 13X 20 Since my tank is shorter, does that give me more bang for my buck on lighting? I have a 260 watt pc -- 2X65 10000K and 2X65 Dual actinic 420 and 460 nm Thanks Jim

This guy was a hitchiker on some green mushrooms. Is he a a good guy or a bad guy? His shell is sort of shaped like a barnacle -- with a pointed top.

First, I apologize fot the quality of the picture. I am having a heck of a time with close-up pics. I figured it would at least give a sense of size and shape (maybe). I have a small rock with some Zoos on it. When I was looking at it, little streams of white "smoke" started coming from the...

I was thinking of replacing the loc line tube off my sump with a piece of pvc with holes in it to spread the outflow, and placing another 500 GPH pump in a closed loop with a sea swirl. I already have the Sea swirl, i'm just looking for the best way to put it all together.

I posted this in the New Hobbyist section, but I thought Equipment would be more appropriate. I bought a Sea swirl 3/4" to hook up to my pump (500 gph). In a previous thread, a few suggested I didn't have enough turnover. I guess I would have to agree with that. When talking about turnover, are...