Recent content by hawkypro

I prefer Seachem. I seem to maintain a higher calcium level. Just my two cents.

Greebs, do you add iodine supplements to your water. I was having the same problem and started to add iodine and they started to open. this is what helped me. Check this web site out www.garf.org these tanks are simply the most stricking ive seen and are world renowned. Her method is the method...

Marinefish, Here is the address for StricklyFish: 6903 Carson st. Lakewood, CA 90713 (562) 421-9106 or 12227 Harbor blvd. Garden Grove,CA 92840 (714) 750-7151 If you can check out Jeffs Exotic Fish: 115 West Victoria St. Gardena, CA 90248 (310) 516-0227 www.exoticfish.com P.S read the post to...

Buzz, I went to jeff's and might not ever go anywhere else. He had a special on maxima clams and i picked up two of them for 17.00 a piece as well as some mushrooms. awsome place for corals and equipment. His 300 gallon tank is something too.

I have been to Tong's and buy most of my stuff at his store. The owner (Tong) knows his stuff. His reef display aquariums are to die for. Also another store that I goto is called Strictly Fish. One store is located in the L.A area and the other in O.C . I can give the address to you as well if...

Very nice. Im jealous

Jcsurfn- check out this website for lighting: www.hamiltontechnology.com they are in california . Happy reefing

Azonic- I did forget to mention that i do use BioPlankton to feed the inverts so the clam does get fed, just indirectly. thanks for the feed back.

Hondo's post to you is absolutley correct. Water changes are the best method for replacing lost elements. I only use a calcium supplement and a product called Liquid Life(Bio Plankton). Most of the stuff you buy seems to be the "miracle" solution. Though, through experience and time you will...

Check you pH level in the tank. Anemones are very sensitive to pH fluctuations. You may need to buffer the water, using a complete buffer that includes carbonates and bicarbonates, also borates. Keep your nitrate concentration below 15 ppm. Happy reefing and try to keep yopur pH about 8.2 .

I get my water straight from the source (kind of). In California most fish stores carry salt water that has been harvested 50 miles off the coast by a company called ??? cant recall. Anyway the pH, calcium, salinity of the water is constant. Happy reefing

your picture of the Anenome looks like an Heteractis ( ritteri ). If this is in fact a Heteractis, keep an eye on you pH level as they react poorly to rapid pH changes. Happy reefing

Clams are maybe the best kept secret in the hobby. If you can, get your hands on a Tridacnid clam as they are well suited for brilliantly lit tanks. Clams DO NOT need to be fed and will remove nutrients such as ammonium and nitrate ions from the water as a source of food. Clams are very hardy...

This is a natural process of live rock. More than likely its those microscopic animals you never see that burrow into the rock. This is a good thing however and shows that your live rock has life. Snails are very powerfull at scraping live rock clean of various types of alge. One other note of...