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no they arent feather dusters either. I do have a bunch of them though. I dont know how to describe them other then long pieces of thread that are out during the day and night. They dont seem to be bothering anything other then my eyes. I dont like the looks of them.

I have these little hair like things that are coming out of my rock work. I know they arent bristle worms, They look like sweeper tenticles that can contract and stretch out. They have a little white round end on them and they are all over. Any ideas? I know its a long shot without pics but...

I want to know which type of clam that will do better then others under T-5"

The answer to play sand from Walmart is no. There is something in the sand that isnt good for saltwater critters. wether it be fish or inverts or corals. Dont do that. I am sure some one else will chime into this to help out but I wouldnt use regular play sand, for freshwater you could but...

ill second that

For the sand I would go to you local fish store and get some sand from them, do not get crushed coral. Do a search and you will see why. Get the sand that they recommend. Or maybe some members of this board can help a bit more on the sand. As for what you have. You can get started with what...

are the balasts gone?

I dont know about going with a bare bottom tank, but I have seen many set ups where they have rubble on the bottom of the tank so that softies and encrustin sps can spread and create new frags. then with the upper shelves pvc and egg crate is used. I think that you have the basic ideas. If...

I dont know about using the red slime control. Just about 6 months ago a friend of mine who had his 300 gallon reef tank crash from using this additive. His tank had sps and softies and fish. Something went bad and now he has extimated that he has lost $10,000 worth of coral and live stock...

I dont know if I would go with any sps with the 4 T-5's, but I have 6 T-5's over my 75 gallon and I have sps and clams on the bottom of my tank. In a 90 gallon I would go with at least with 6 54 watt HO T-5's, and thats with putting sps on the upper half of the tank. Might be a little...

Originally Posted by DragonZim I have one of these on my 75 and it is a great light fixture. I currently have softies and a few LPS. I'll be getting a clam soon as well. Hey I have the same set up and have a crocea clam and mostly sps. A few softies and everyting is growing great. You...

Mike thanks for explaining

oh old are your lights? I know that when lights lose there spectrum the will cause algea blooms. wont rise the nitrates but it will cause some pretty nasty algea blooms.

phospho ban is a good product. It helps alot. But like mentioned before in new tanks, it is very common. It doesnt look nice I know but it will go away. If using tap water, like mentioned before it will stay around, One thing you could do to get ro water is go to Walmart and they have the...

good info. They grow like crazy in my sump. I like them because they give me something else to look at. They wont hurt a dang thing

What kind of lights do you have? It could be its not getting enough light or it is getting to much light as well.

is it an existing system that has water in it and you are having to drain it?

nice set up you are goign to be in business before you know it

I was just wondering if there are any real benefits of having moon lights other then for personal liking?

I agree, you will need something to measure the salinity with. If you have live sand or live rock you arent goign to want to mix the water and sand in the tank all at once. It will kill everyting in the rock that makes it live. But if it is a new tank then this is the only time you can do...