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If I had a dime for every time that advice was given AND not taken I would be very rich Quote: In any event, a long term plan should be to quarantine all new fish before any new additions to a tank, especially a reef tank

Beth when you enlarge the pic and take a look at the lower clown it seems to be totally infected OR a really bad picture. That’s why I think a better one is needed before any drastic measures are taken FYI if you look at the whole picture is seems that there are white spots all over the glass

Just some useful info on PAR. It stands for Photosynthetically Active Radiation the measurement of spectral range of solar light from 400 to 700 nanometers that is needed by symbiotic zooanthellic algae

Post another pic from the one you posted it does not look like ick to me also what was your nitrate reading which you considered high. was anyone else feeding your fish while you were away? also could they have overfeed your fish

Quote: I think if I had a lot more experience I would probably try one but I'm scared to. Wouldn't want it to just die. Congratulations you are on your way to becoming a conscientious hobbyist. As far as your skimmer taking out food for your coral, many hobbyists do not run their skimmer 24/7 if...

I am by no means saying you can keep a clam under T5s BUT if I were to attempt it I would go with a T. derasa, they can be found all the way down to around 80 feet, which means they require the least amount of light. I would position the clam as high up in my tank as I can

You have to also factor in positioning when making a determination on t5s

Quote: I'm not saying the ich goes away, I'm saying it's hiding at the higher temp, and it's showing up due to stress when the temp drops. hiding REALLY

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric B 125 joe, i love that monti! did you just place orange and green frags next to one another? I wish I could take the credit but I got the frag that way

Quote: Originally Posted by SH4N one hammer is close (not close enough to touch) to my other torch which my clown is hosting (this one hasnt got the really long tenticles) all the rest are close to other corals, but as again not close enough to touch clowns do not host

Quote: Originally Posted by GeoJ It may be a sweeper tentacle plus 1

Quote: Originally Posted by travelerjp98 What the heck?! I am missing something in this thread........... yes its an inside joke

well we still have some time until Xmas

All I want for Christmas is a plastic RG to go with my Monti

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric B 125 last night i tested the water and ammonia and nitrite were undetectable so i did an 8 gallon water change. this morning, all three were undetectable, so do you guys think i can use this rock today? what is your thinking behind the water change

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid Good advise Joe. You should name this thread Joe's Method. Oh you can't that would be infringing on some copy rights.

The problem I believe is that your heater is not keeping up with the heat loss of your tank. Ambient temp and evaporation. The new heater will most likely correct your temp problem as it is more powerful and I would suspect more sensitive to temp changes

If you are carful you can try (I have used this method) aiptasia X to get rid of the unwanted ones BTW that is a plastic RC is it not? I mean no one can keep a real one alive

For hobbyists just starting up a system I would like to make a suggestion. This is especially useful for larger tanks. Set up your tank so you have brakes in your rock work about every quarter of the way from left to right. Leave yourself a clear area where you can place a divider effectively...

why at this stage are you doing a water change