Recent content by new2salt1

Hey all, long time no talk, hope everyone is well. so the lighting on my 14 gallon biocube got roasted and I am upgrading to a 29 gallon HQI. my concern is I have an 8 year old clown-hosted elegance coral who is very happy in his algae-ridden, Dim-light home lol. my concern is that having...

Is it me, or is the tank you are aspiring towards rocking a black wall? I like how dark the back is, it will add contrast to the colorful corals. Also, mimicking his type of aquascaping will be very difficult if you already have an algae problem. if you want that centered, mountain look i...

I'm surprised the test kit is everyone's first-line advice lol. The very first thing you want to do is a water change. With quality RO water and salinity, testing might not even be a major need. Go to your local fish store and get a hydrometer. if your salt is high, slowly lower it with...

Hey all, been a little while. Hope everyone's tanks are healthy are exciting. Listen, I have to move around a bit and can't keep my tank. I know I can easily give the livestock to the LFS, but I still have the elegance coral, living happily since 2007! If you are near Philadelphia and want to...

Please help -   My 5 year old engineer goby is sort of floating. He is alive but he barely holding on. Last night I fed the tank and he would not come out to eat which is VERY strange. Today I found him vertical in the water with him head in the substrate and tail in the middle of the water...

I took both Hydrometers to the LFS. Turns out, the new Deep Six matches their refractometer PERFECTLY, and the POS thermo/hydro I've been using was off by +.006, which means I've had my tank at 1.032 for approximately 45 days. Moral of the story? Don't use the thermo/hydro models that cost...

Thanks GeoJ... In pure RO, the Coralife is reading 1.002. The tank is now reading 1.028 (1.028-.002=1.026) The thermometer type is -.003 in pure RO, and the tank is now reading 1.023. (1.023+.003=1.026) Based on this, do you think it's relatively safe to conclude my SG is 1.026?

I had 2 hydrometers - one was the "normal" plastic kind that you fill-up, and one was the thermometer type. My plastic one broke, and I have been using the thermometer one for the last 40 days or so. My coral was acting stressed, just like it does when I go on vacation and have excessive evap...

Ok, I found this article for the use of carbon pellets in inducing vomiting in hospitals: "Activated carbon is used to treat poisonings and overdoses following oral ingestion. In cases of suspected poisoning, medical personnel administer activated charcoal on the scene or at a hospital's...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Although, if she is fine by the morning then I am 100% positive there won't be any side effects. She once ate an entire woman's dress sock and after looking at x rays our vet said the surgery was too risky and we had to wait for her to pass it. Sure enough...

My 3 year old Boston Terrier just ate about a tablespoon of carbon pellets (no sponge or pouch, just the carbon). She is ok right? I mean, the properties of this stuff are comparable to charcoal, so there shouldn't be any side effects besides possible puking right? Thanks, Soprano the Boston...

Goby just perched in the Clown's host coral...missed the pic of them together by like 5 seconds. Hoping to get a shot of them chilling together...

I dont need an apology - just take care of business! Happy holidays!

Originally Posted by gharner hate to break it to ya buddy, but a dog is a little more important to me than a fish... I know it is my responsibility to do the best to provide for these animals since they were taken out of their environment for our enjoyment and they rely completely on us for...

Originally Posted by troy989 i know everyone is gonna say some crap about how im lazy but i havnt done a water change in like around 2 months and my tank is fine but im waiting till xmas to get my ro/di I change my water every 4-6 weeks. If there is no problem, I dont think 4 months is too...