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I was getting close to purchasing some pre-cured and un-cured rock. I have read that u still need to cure it when you get it home. Is this a new tank? Or are you adding this rock to one already established? If the tank is new, the uncured(and cured for that matter) can be used to cycle the...

Was the live rock cured? You could have organisms dying off slowly as part of the curing process that keep the ammonia showing in measurable amounts. Just a guess without more info. Moby

Well, only one real way to solve the question. Lets have jafransis monitor the piece and see what happens. We could even put some money on it and make it interesting! I think you'll see another BS in a few months or even weeks. Moby

Just make sure you have some cotton in your ears, I hate it when they scream! Just kidding of course. Moby

Banded,bamboo or catseye do well in captivity, but remember they will eventually be about 3 feet in length. So plan accordingly. You can purchase these guys as egg cases and when hatched will only be about 6 to 8 inches. Moby

Don't be suprised if after a few months you have another entire BS in your fuge growing fat and happy! They are very capable of doing this! :happyfish Moby

Giggle, Barry White always get my fish I the mood. What sort of clowns are they? Some clowns mate quite regularly in captivity. Although rearing the little guys can be tricky, they end up being food for the other fish. Moby

My soapbox speech really wasn't aimed at anyone in particular. I just want to make sure none of the new folks get the wrong impression that because other experienced guys have done something they should too. We often get away with doing or not doing things because of our experience. Some of the...

The following is just my opinion. (disclaimer!) I think that for those of us that have been doing this along time have to keep in mind we should be careful what we advocate in a forum for new hobbiest. Some of us no doubt have a salty thumb and probably can do things that are not normally...

Absolutely beautiful! I've been into reef setups for 15+ years and that is one of the best I have seen, never tried one but now I'm really reconsidering. Great documentation, its unfortunate there isn't really much written on these guys. If you notice anything of importance keep us posted...

No it won't, it will slow it down, what on Earth are you talking about? I agree 100%,it is generally excepted that until your ammonia and nitrites fall to zero and the nitrates have begun to show in measurable amounts you are actually prolonging the cycle. In essence you are diluting/replacing...

Is there any Barry White playing in the background!?! :happyfish Sounds like mating behavior. Moby

AWESOME! What are they asking for it? Moby

Sorry guy, the black is fine, like maxalmon said just add more live rock and monitor your PH closely. No big deal, only a minor concern over the buffering effect of the coral sand. I would rather bring it up and let you make your own decision than not to mention it and something go wrong that...

Tonight I saw the bottom of it's disc for the first time (I think) and it isn't brown like the rest of the star, it is cream colored and dosen't look like it has the "skin" covering that the rest of the star has. This is not abnormal, most BS have an underside that is not the same color or...

I use an excel spread sheet for all my measurements and Lotus notes scheduler for my "diary" portion. The Excel spreadsheet works great because you can create graphs and charts. Glad to hear I'm not the only "neurotic" fish keeper here! It really is a great tool for diagnostic information...

Cool link, very interesting. I was stationed at Pearl harbor long ago and remember hearing all the stories from the local Hawiians about Pel'e and her wrath. Never removed any volcanic rock just to make sure, Baaaaaddd juju! Moby

Wow! Very nice colors! Moby

I think the only drawback I can think of is the black sand does not have any effect to PH buffering. This is because the black sand is really small grandules of volcanic rock. Also remember Pe'le gets angry when anything is removed from the islands and you'll have bad luck until it is returned...

Hello fellow reef heads, Something I thought I would throw out to you was keeping a reef journal. I read posts here all the time were folks say things like,"Everything was going great and then all of a sudden..." This is about the time a calamity of some sort is described. Usually due to a...