Recent content by lorin

Green Star Polyp

Leather - Devil Hand

Orange Sun Coral

I have a brittle star that spreads out to the size of a paper plate. It has been in the tank for several years with peppermint, cleaner and fire shrimp. It has never eaten anything I am aware of. It will come out when I feed the tank, hoping to catch a piece of food. It appears to be only a...

I am purchasing a mandarin psycodelic today from swf.com. I have a 2-year-old reef that is 72 gal. The tank has 140# LR. Are there any special needs this fish will need in QT tank? The QT tank is 10 gal, basic set-up. If diseases show up, hypo OK? Any help with quarantine would be greatly...

After 1 year with swf.com I have 200# of LS, 140# of LR, No underground filter, lots of beginner corals and 500 watts of MH w/ 220 watts of VHO. Since I used copper in the first tank (advice of LFS) I started over. Last June I took the fish back to LFS and donated the tank. I bought a new 72...

Before swf.com I had 100# of crushed coral, underground filter, and 80 watts of light. This is the tank that LFS helped me setup. Lorin

Francis, Yellow Tangs will have red streaks when stressed. These red lines or blotches are caused by a low level bacterial infection. This problem is often cleared up with a large water change. Use water that has been mixed for at least 24 to 48 hours prior to use in the tank. Check your pH, if...

bking I would switch to RO/DI water if you are using tap water. Start doing 10 to 20 percent water changes with RO/DI water. If you have high phosphates, use a produce that will absorb the phosphate and silicate from the water like Phosphate Sponge. My first tank (FO) I used tap water. After a...

ReefNut, The electronic ballast is not that much more, so I will go with electronic, W/Ushios and VHO w/URI’s. Thank You Lorin

I am upgrading my lighting on a 4-month-old 72-gallon bowfront reef tank. I need your opinion on which lighting combination will work the best. This retrofit comes with Two 250 watt MH and Two 110 watt VHO. My question is which ballast and bulbs should I use. The tank is 20 inches deep from top...

I feed my SFE 2 or 3 times a week. I don’t think you can overfeed an eel. My eel will eat until it is full and quit eating. It is around 8 inches or so long. I took 3 wooden skewers and rubber banded them together. I stick the food on the end of the skewer and make the eel follow the food to the...

I have a Detritivore kit arriving on Tuesday. I removed my fish (Yellow Tang, Flame Angle and Yellow Watchman Goby) from the tank and temporarily placed them into a smaller tank. I have 1 CBS, 2 peppermint shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 Emerald crabs, 4 Turbo snails and 1 fighting conch left in the...

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Plum70rt, that is one awesome nano. Good job!!