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live rock DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU HAVE nitrification bacteria and or dinitrification bacteria present on or in the rock

IMO gorgonians are hard to keep and remember you need to target feed sun corals

I guess my point was that the instant that airtouches the sponge its pretty much game over even if it takes a while for it to actually happen. this IMO is absolutely correct

if all else fails i can fly out to AZ and look at your RG for a while but that would put and end to him or her

i wish over the last 25+ yrs doing this i could just put in lr without having a little cycle can you elaborate on what this quote means

Originally Posted by aussie260 how big does a refugium need to be compared to the display tank ? one does not have to influence the other go as big a refuge as you afford

not all live rock is created equal when it comes to filtration, you must factor in porosity are any of the following useful wet dry filter cannister filter refugium nitrate filter phosphate filter yes in their own way

Originally Posted by spanko did anyone say hard corals

.they really grow pretty big since when did you find that not to your liking

As Saxman said a good way to put your clam in a high light location is using a shell here I have my newly acquired maxima on a oyster shell. One thing I have found is if I use some cc on the shell the clam seems to say put much easier BTW NYCBOB nice RG

I would use a product like Reef builder by Seachem BTW you should start a thread on alkalinity, carbonates and calcium

I am sure Bang can give you a better explanation but simply put the alkalinity of water is its ability to act as a buffer against PH swings. It has been noted that Low Alkalinity levels can cause Xenia pulsing to decrease or cease altogether due to these swings, so alkalinity levels should be...

Originally Posted by spanko About 14 months on this one. Henry this just goes to prove what i have known all along. you need to be Cuckoo to keep a Coco for that length of time

I was thinking it was cabbage leather give cat woman a cigar

This is just my own opinion, some fish do see red light hence the use of red fishing lures as well as the fact that fish are basically carnivores and the sight of blood stimulates their attack mode . I think critters that live in deeper water may not be able to perceive red as that color does...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Has anyone on the board been able to keep a Coco Worm for more than a year? in my dreams Bang only in my dreams

nitrate testing needs to be spot on or you will get a false nitrate reading, just food for thought

count the tentacles on the individual polyps if its clove coral there will we eight. also seems like you have a cyano problem, if it is clove you should be able to peel off the mats from yorur rock with your finger