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i recently got a BTA on a piece of LR, i noticed that it closes up whenever my lights go on, but opens up after theyre off, is this a normal thing? i currently have 2 24" florescent tubes, 1 18k and 1 actinic blue on a 29g tank, im upgrading to 130w pc's next week.

ViPeR, i am planning on converting my eclipse hood to the coralife 130w Pc Retrofit kit soon, will 130w be sufficient for a 29 gallon tank for anenomes and corals? it is approx 4.5 watts per gallon.

I go ta Few Lighiing Questions. i have found a kit for the SUNPAQ Compact Fluorescent Retrofit with dual 24" (130W) for about $108.00 online. #1, is this a good price, #2, can i fit it properly on an eclipse 3 hood, and #3 is it a sufficient amount of light for a 29g tank? (i plan on adding...

I was thinking of upgrading my lights, its an eclipse hood with a 24" 18k and a 24" actinic, has anyone used the t-5 retrofit kit? if so what is your experience with them? can i install one on an eclipse hood?

HMM...considering i get about 10-12 MPG, sorry viper lol. the brine is vitamin enriched. and as far as lighting, to my surprise, as soon as i put the BTA in the tank, i watched it crawl to the bottom of the live rock and its facing down now, i dont know if i should flip the rock or leave it as...

i have a 24" actinic and a 24" 18k on my eclipse hood. do you have any idea about the purple thing? it is probably a bit inder a quarter inch long ot maybe just over an eighth. Is squid and brine shrimp ok to feed it too? its about an inch in diameter and an inch high. what makes it bleached...

bubble tip?

got 4 things on a lr im not sure of, i think one is an emerald crab, the other a bubble tip Anenome, and a baby featherduster. the third is a small purple thing with light purple things that look like spirals.

Scarlet skunk. i had a pipette and squirted a blend of brine shrimp, bloodworms and squid. how often do i feed it now, since i have to nurture the thing? and on a nother note, since you know alot about alot, i just got a piece of LR with a bubble tip anenome and a teeny feather duster and a...

how do i spot feed it? it is really timid, especially afraid of my hands.

my cleaner shrimp just molted lastnight, bot i noticed it doesnt have any legs, only its front claws. is this normal? will they soon grow back?

what steps are there so i can ensure it wont do any harm in the future? i plan on adding corals and perhaps a bubble tip anenome, as well as more inverts. for th epast few days, it has nestled itself into a crevice in my rocks and seems pretty snug in there.

it moves to the substrate, and i notice my shrimp goes on it and cleans it, and my sand sifting star crawls through or over its tentacles, is that bad for the star?

i Recently got my first anenome, a condy. the guy at my lfs said for the first three days feed it one a day, then afterwards, every third day, and finally training it to eat every week. i noticed the other day it had moved to a position where it would harm my pets and itself, so i moved it...

im afraid it will cause it alot more stress. its starting to touch around on my angel a bit when it appriaches the shrimp, time and patience i guess. ill give it time, time to feel comfortable with my current fish. i asked my lfs if the puffer would b a problem, it was a hawaiian blue dot...

do you think i should isolate it or anything else i can do to help him feel safer? i currently have 2 fish (maroon and CB angel) and they wont inflict harm unto him

i purchased a scarlet cleaner about 2 weeks ago and after he was acclimated he was cool and cleaned. he had his antennae bit off by a puffer (the puffer is long gone) about a week ago and is now kinda shy and wont clean. my maroon clown and coral beauty angel go up to it and rub its antennae but...

i just got a condy anenome today. i currently have 6 dwarf hermits, a cleaner shrimp and a sand sifting star a maroon clown, and a coral beauty angel. i was just wondering if he will harm my inverts. thanks.