Recent content by karavak

I have 2 skunk and 2 peppermints in my 65g and have had no problem.

Both of my skunk cleaners have recently molted and were not bothered by my two emeralds. I'm not sure if that is proof of anything though.

I asked about black spots on my cleaners a while ago and was told they are normal and would go away after a molt. And they did so I don't think they are bad and probably not the cause of death.

My local stores dont' carry the ATI's so what is a good alternative to them?

in my 65g I have 18 Astrea and 7 Nass snails (I know, very light on snails) and most of them seem productive but not productive enough to keep everything clean. When I first got the Astrea they did hang out at the top of the tank for a day or so but now they mostly hang out on the live rock and...

My PH is around 8.4 or 8.6 ALL the time.. before water changes, after water changes, after buffer.. Either my kit is bad or I need to pick up one of those additives that will help set the PH to a level.

I have a black brittle and a serpent star in my 65g and will spot feed them some scallops or shrimp maybe once a week. I was considering getting one or two more. It sounds like 4 would be ok in my tank since I do spot feed?

I wanted to experiment with the supermarket cleaner clams after reading about them so I picked up a 6 pack. 3 of them were alive and kicking and have been in my tank for 4 months now. Some times you can see where they have been moving around but most the time they just stay in the same area...

I have two in my 65 but plan to add more. They are nice to watch and always seem to be shoving things in their mouth. I'll probably add two more when I increase the amount of rock.

I have this skimmer and don't like it. It was recommended to be by the LFS but I have learned they don't know much about this hobby it seems. I have heard the octo's are pretty good and that was recommended from some in the local club.

Originally Posted by GatorWPB Ive got a 20g long under my 65g which I think has the same dimensions as you. You can use the 20g as a sump. I just had to put the sump tank in first. You can remove the wooden brace so you can put the sump in and then bang the brace back in. I have the tank...

I'm wondering if anyone has a sump/fuge in a stand like this. I have this type of stand with the two doors and a 3.5" spacer(support?) between the doors. I have been trying to figure out the size of a sump I could put in there and it seems like I'll have to do a few smaller sumps linked together...

Originally Posted by pete159 do a large water change to start with. the way i lowered my nitrates was to buy a canister filter and took out the bio balls and ceramic rings it came with. i left the sponges, but then added ehiem pro substrate, because its really good, and the other tray i added...

I noticed this black snail/slug that crawled off a polyp frag I picked up today. I grabbed it before it could get far and put it in a separate container just in case it's bad. It's all black, about a 1/4" in size, doesn't really seem to have a shell. I don't think a picture would do much good...

well I have 2 blue damsel and 1 clown right now :) I'm not sure what I want to add next.