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  1. florida joe

    Away for 6 weeks preparation

    Saying is one think showing is another invite them over with time to spare before you leave and give them hands on experience. Tell them if they feel they need to medicate CALL you first and then follow your instructions to the letter. AND double check the dosage they are administering...
  2. florida joe

    Possible clown issue "disease, parasite"

    You have to look at it two ways. Some fish are just aggressive. Some are territorially But they cannot put up a no trespassing sigh up. It’s just something we have to deal with and stock wisely
  3. florida joe

    BOBBIT worm !!

    This is just me, I am in no way suggesting you do this. If I had to get it out and if I had one I would. Flash light with red cellophane over the lens. Attach a safety razor blade to a long dowel. Use a piece of shrimp attached to another dowel and bait the worm out of its burrow. Keep the bait...
  4. florida joe

    led light bar for 30 inch tank

    it lists for around $500. I actually got it at cost from a LFS that deals strictly with saltwater and is a member of my club so I would suggest you shop around for a better price then list. one-fish IMO just use the brackets they supply and place it on your tank rather then going through the...
  5. florida joe

    Possible clown issue "disease, parasite"

    the real issue IMO is that stores like ***** have interconnecting tanks. They can not treat their fish by running copper which many if no all LFS do. Two may losses of animals that can not tolerate copper
  6. florida joe

    Yet Another Green Horn Here.

    do you have the Edge REEF light
  7. florida joe

    Back from the dead.

    they were in my situation
  8. florida joe

    Yet Another Green Horn Here.

    think lighting now for corals down the road
  9. florida joe

    5g reef

    great tip many new hobbyists do not know the dangers of putting your hands in the tank especially a reef tank
  10. florida joe

    Quarantining a mandarin

    Just my .02 If you MUST have a mandarin now and you want to QT it start producing your own pods by cultivating them in a brine shrimp hatchery. Do NOT feed live brine to many down sides.Make sure your frozen brine is gut packed.
  11. florida joe

    Back from the dead.

    The green Zoas you see on he left side of the picture have not appeared on that LR for over two years. TWO YEARS. That rock has been taken out of my tank and hosed off many times over that period it’s just something I do. Those green zoas were getting out of control in my tank and I used a...
  12. florida joe

    Zoo pox?

    Sadly IMO there is no effective treatment for bacterial infections in coral
  13. florida joe

    Salt creep help!

    as side note if you are getting that much splashing make sure you have drip loops on all your electrical equipment
  14. florida joe

    Current USA Orbit Marine

    actually used the orbit marine and liked it i now run the orbit pro and love it
  15. florida joe

    Sump x Canister - I need help !

    Right off the bat slow down, hard and soft corals require great lighting. you cant go cheap think about doing away with the canopy. I think Beth means a good deal of coral BTW that top pic is a big bucks tank
  16. florida joe

    Sump x Canister - I need help !

    right off the bat i think you will be hard pressed to get a hang on skimmer for a 200g tank. the biggest i have seen is for a 125
  17. florida joe

    Blue Tang and Zoanthid problem

    Ick does not GROW on fish, research the ick parasite, copper/hypo salinity treatment
  18. florida joe

    Led lighting.

    Blue LEDs are used in reef aquariums. They have a very narrow spectrum output. Hobbyists like the fluoresce they get from coral pigments. This is most obvious when they run their “moon lights”. Some believe that it also effects the production of pigments in some corals. It is believed that the...
  19. florida joe

    New Tank Stand Idea

    Looks great but i must tell you I really also like the pink high-rise
  20. florida joe

    Tank Restart

    why caused the crash
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