Recent content by novahobbies

Nice!

Oh and nice job on the DIY scrubber.

It was a family biz, the taxidermy, IIRC. And as with many people working in the fam....it had its drawbacks. Last I heard was about a year ago also, but then again I'm not often on these boards anymore, either. Speaking of which, where's Flower?

All serpent stars are opportunistic carnivores, but it's true that red serpent stars are usually less of a threat to fish than green demons. That said, if yours is as big as you say, I wouldn't be surprised if it snuck up on the fish overnight. Was the wrasse acting sick in any way, was it...

How new is the tank? Chaeto needs nutrients to grow; in a nutrient poor aquarium those ingredients may be hard for the plant to absorb. Do you have current readings for your phosphate or nitrate? What about the rest of your system - are you using a protein skimmer or phosban reactor...

Yeah, that's poor advice. First of all, it depends on your lighting scheme. What are you using for your tank lights? Montis as a rule do NOT like high light, they do best in mid-level lighting conditions. When they get pale like that it's usually a sign that something about their...

tank looks good though. Personally I'd do a light blue background if you don't like darker, but hey...it's your tank!

I just picked up a 50W LED grow light, hopefully it will improve chaeto growth as well

Looks very nice! I just set up a 65 in my new house; it's a GREAT tank size, isn't it?

Congrats on the closing! Can't wait to see pics of the tank and wall unit in the final resting place

As they say....all good things must come to an end. A little bittersweet, but time to move on. Time to hit up Craigslist!

Updating because we're coming to a big close here. It's been almost 6 years since this tank's been up and running in this house. But it's time to come down. Next weekend, we're tearing it down.

great lights!

looks nice. I'm guessing people don't scroll down this far very often anymore, do they. :-)

I know a woman who had her sump system set up outside in an enclosed shed, but she was from central Cali and the weather was a little more moderate. Outside sumps can be done but they require a lot of planning. I would if I could, but my south florida sunshine would boil the tank. :-)