Originally Posted by fishfreak1242
The speed of the water on my RO is the complete opposite. On the waste water it is a trickle and the RO water is really fast.
This is incorrect, are you sure you dont have the plastic lines mixed up? It should have come for the most part pre-assembled no? The...
Originally Posted by autofreak44
anyone see this movie? i thought it was really good... the music was great too, Kimya Dawson rocks socks
Im gonna trust you on this one AUTO,, if not im coming after you for the $10, lol
Hook up s.crew on spout to highest pressure COLD water you have,, I know you are suppose to let it run for whatever your unit recommends to "break it in" You will have waste water(usually Black) fast flowing(use to water plants or drink even) and then you will have BLUE (RO water) slow but...
Originally Posted by b2bwest
He seems healthy. I also buy copepods fairly regularily and also suppliment with frozen cyclops and freshly hatched brine. His colors are bright and he looks full. I have lots of rock.
I'm new to marine - but have kept fresh water for years with great success...
Originally Posted by lawnguy
I have a 155 Bowfront, it been up for 1 year..I am looking for my last fish..
1 Unicorn Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Sailfin Tang
1 Scopas Tang
1 Purple Tang
1 Foxface
1 Royalgrama
1 Sixline Wrasse
3 chromis
3 CC Starfish
1 Brittle Star
I was thinking about a Trigger...
Originally Posted by b2bwest
Thanks. The humbug is also a damsel (sometimes called a 4 stripe). Is it less aggressive? If I'm going to go to the effort of catching the yellowtail damsel, should I try and catch the humbug too?
I really don't want to lose the Mandarin. It's a cool fish to...
Originally Posted by ladylinn
How easy would it be for a my 3ft zebra eel to get to a cleaner clam. He already got to my 2 horseshoe crab. There is no cleaner invert that I can have, either the eel or a large wrasse would get to it.
If those clams get the oportunity to burrow,, all that is...
Originally Posted by reef46
I have been battling hair algea (green and red) for a long time now. I have come to the conclusion that my clean up crew is not to it's full potential. What is the best species for taking care of my little mess?
Also get rid of some of those nutrients,, starve...
Originally Posted by jw1977
I've been cycling for 1 week with no lights. When can i look to add my cleanup crew. And with no fish, does the cleanup crew have stuff to eat?
I would not add ANYTHING LIVE to the tank during cycle,, especially inverts which are so subseptable to amonia and...
I would also say yellow tailed damsels, so aggressive, but I heard that mandarins cover themselves with some kind of slime coating defense.. I know I read something to that effect.. That is why they hover along the rocks in the open without any concern, it seems like..
Never heard of this one. Can you attest to its purity? Is it sanitary? I would invest in an efficient ro/di unit which will pay for itself in no time..
I would put the Strawberry crabs in the same category as emeralds, docile but oportunistic, and will occasionally wave its claws at fish passing by.. but more of a gimme my space gesture..
Originally Posted by turtlegirl933
I have a few questions about flame scollops. Are they easy to care for? What does it eat? Does it require lights to feed? Any special care requirments?
Very very short lifespan. and difficult to keep an maintain long term in the home aquarium. best left in the...
Originally Posted by gharner
wow, i have no idea where he went. fed the tank yesterday and he was stuffin his face as usual. he is an only fish. corals look good but clown is no where to be found?! im still lookin, hopefully he's hiding or something. should i take out all of my L/R (i dont...