Recent content by bang guy

Do you have your own test kits? Very important. If you do have test kits can you list the current water parameters? Breathing heavy is definitely a sign of stress. Could be the new environment or it could be the water parameters have changed since you had the LFS test your water. One common...

If you can find a reliable way to consistently dose limewater to replace your evaporation. This will maintain a lower PH and high carbonate levels (as well as Calcium). High flow rate but not to the point where temperature gets too high. Same with light. If you carefully choose corals from...

The new tank is the issue. Give the Anemone to someone with an established tank or back to the store. Once your tank has been established for a year or so and you have proper lighting and water flow you can try again.

They need to occasionally deflate. Especially after a large meal. I wouldn't worry about it unless it stays deflated for more than a day or so.

I will second the post from Imforbis

It depends on the relative humidity around the tank. If you run air conditioning for example, the humidity will be low and water will evaporate faster. As a rough estimate I'd plan on about a gallon every other day.

Hey ST, The male will typically eat unhealthy or dead eggs. This often happens when waterflow decreases around the pairs normal spawning area. This could be to changes to the tank or in my case I neglect trimming overgrown corals. It could also be the case that the male is thinking eggs are...

?!? Really?

Looks to me like a beneficial type.

The best way to prevent Diatoms is to limit Silicates. Once they are there.... it's tough to get rid of.

This is a really blurry picture. Sorry, I can't tell what it is.

Where should I be looking in the picture? I see something that looks like a Collonista Snail just south of middle. Is that the critter you're asking about?

A barnacle Blenny or a couple Clown Gobies would work. Once you have some experience A Pistol Shrimp with a Shrimp Goby of some type can be very entertaining.

My preference is the compost heap. It's outstanding fertilizer for tomatoes.

fCouple notes from my experience. Trim out the older stems, not the new growth. Trimming the new growth causes it to halt growth for a couple days and it is the growth of the algae that consumes the Phosphates and Nitrogen. This also reduces the risk of sporulation. If you see the stems of...