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I think she has a rock boring urchin, which doesn't get too awfully big... maybe a couple of inches including the spines. I've had mine over two years, and only my smallest frags get moved around... and I'm not sure if it's the urchin or the turbo astrea snails. That's why I normally attach my...

I wouldn't rush out and buy new kits just yet. Once levels drop (one or more element), it takes awhile to get it back up. I struggled with alk not long ago, and it took a couple of weeks before it finally came up and stabilized. Just dose the max on calcium daily, and enough to maintain alk, and...

Mine has never bothered anything in my tank, at least nothing that I'm aware of. It certainly hasn't bothered my GSP...

Whoops... 1/2 ml per gallon, per day. Funny how little details can get left out when one tries to type fast... :oops:

It sure looks like it, doesn't it? LOL! Yeah, urchins like to crawl into a snug place during the day. It's not like they need the protection, but they do it anyway. Go figure...

Wow... I hope everything's okay. I remember how stressful it is when the due date starts closing in. Be sure to keep us updated! Yeah, your calcium is a good bit low, but your alk isn't so bad (3mEQ/L = 8.4 dKH). Personally, I wouldn't worry about alk until the cal level was close to specs. Of...

No testing, no dosing... what next? No water changes??? LOL! Sounds like you've been a busy man, Seth! I know how it is when you have a baby on the way. Or should I say three babies? Fortunately, all mine are grown and have their own homes. That frees up a lot of time to do the things I want to...

Haven't thought to ask, but do you live in the Keys? I never made it to Key West... "the drinking town with a fishing problem". I have been to Key Largo, though. Can't remember the place my wife and I stopped for coffee, but Marina Del Mar keeps coming to mind. That's the only place I know of in...

It was either Bob... or Blob. I can't be certain... lol! I'm really hoping Haiti and Cuba will weaken Erika, and it doesn't gain enough strength to turn into a hurricane. My wife moved from Miami 5 years ago, where she was born and raised, and also raised two kids to adulthood. She was there...

That'll work. I haven't made the commitment to purchase a pH meter, and like all my other purchases, there will be a period of "investigation"... lol! I'm glad it didn't affect your sense of taste. Simple things like a stuffy nose can make food taste bland, so I'm glad it didn't kill your taste...

I like the Hanna Checkers I have, but be aware that the pH meter is different than the others. The others use reagents like most other chemical tests. I just find the process a lot easier, and there's little-to-no waiting period... other than waiting for the meter to finish scanning. As...

I've used Salifert and Red Sea test kits, and I really liked them... but I liked the Salifert kits the best. Red Sea uses color charts, and my eyes don't detect subtle differences in colors quite as well as they used to. I test Cal and Alk more than anything, and I wanted something easier, so...

You're getting there... lol! Hey... you learned something new, and that's what matters.

It's my understanding that sodium bicarbonate can be used at a higher rate than sodium carbonate, and IIRC it causes a temporary lowering of pH, unlike carbonate which causes a temporary increase in pH. If the pH of the tank is good, a combination of the two (carbonate & bicarbonate) seems like...

The fish store guy mislead your husband. A 75 gallon or larger tank is the perfect starter tank. I'm sure you've learned by now that a small saltwater tank is very difficult to maintain. That said, it can be done. First of all, do not add saltwater to keep the water level up. Once the tank has...

These pics may help determine which pods you're seeing: Gammarus Roeselii (amphhipod) Tisbe Copepod

Adult Tisbe copepods are 0.7 - 1.0 mm (0.0275591 - 0.0393701 inch) in length. They are very, very small... and are similar in appearance to mites. Adult Amphipods average about 10 mm (0.393701 inch) in length. That's somewhere between 3/8 and 1/2 inch in length. Quite a bit of difference in...

Wow... you must have really good eyesight! LOL! I can't see copepods on my rocks, but I can see amphipods. The only place I can see copes are on the glass, with most of them in the calmer areas behind the power heads and near corners... like tiny white dots scooting around.

Rotifers are a little too small for a mandarin dragonet. Good for corals and fish fry, but not so much for an adult dragonet. Tisbe copepods are the best live food for these delicate fish. Just my 2c...

+1. If there is low-to-no ammonia, there should be low-to-no nitrite. Can't have one without the other. ;) Acid is the polar opposite of alkaline, so it could be neutralizing the basic. Hmm... yet another theory.