Recent content by jimi

Dwindles before you do that, have you checked your nitrites with another test kit? With all that live rock and sand you probably never will see a cycle that is the advantage of setting up a tank from the start with live rock, the nitrifying bacteria are already present on the rock and sand.If...

Yes that is where it is kept at HD. I would advise one light rinse. You still get plenty of fine stuff. I filled a 5 gal bucket with r/o water, dump in some sand to raise the water almost to the top swish the sand around with my hand and dump off the water. It is a light rinse that leaves you...

Junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I highly recommend <a href="http://www.gulf-view.com" target="_blank">www.gulf-view.com</a> live rock. Dale is the diver and he will ask you exactly what you want and gets it, I promise you will not be disappointed. After buy fiji and pacific rock for years from all over nothing compares or...

Dont use crushed coral it is very good at trapping waste leading to high nitrates and other pollution problems.

Although I have never cut mine, from what I have read and the people I have talked to you can cut it anywhere,anyway, and any piece will grow a new stool.

Congrats, I hope you have a lifetime of happiness! :D

Dont worry about the tiny blue legs, they will be bigger in a short time after they eat you snails and red legs. I got a clean up crew from this site last July I knew of they blue legs reputation but hesitantly added them anyway. Now 8months later I think I have two red legs out of the 12 from...

The more water changes you do the faster the phosphates will go away if the source of the phosphates is your tap water.

What ones do you have? Can you list them?

I have had my purple tang for a few years now and they are very hardy under the right conditions. Much more hardy then yellows but also three times the price. They thrive on green seaweed, mysis , brine, some meaty foods and other algae.

Drew (acanthurus) is the GENUS that covers powder blues, browns, achilles. (Paracanththurus) is the hippo. (Zebrasoma) is the GENUS that covers yellow, purple,scopas, and sailfin. So like I said they are not the same genus.

A note about hydrometers. First a refractometer is about the most accurate means of measuring your sg. Using two brands of hydrometers does not guarantee in fact they will both probably be off. Hydrometers are not precise. The best thing to do is buy a refractometer or guage your hydrometer...

Salty they are of the same group or family (Acanthurus).

I would not put two powders in anything smaller then a 150. Definately not in your 90 if that is what you are talking about, its overcrowded now.