Search results

From what I've heard it can happen right away, a few months from now, or never at all. It's just a waiting game.

Originally Posted by MaTT B My one clown is hosting my goniopora!!!!!! I hope the goniopora dosent mind to much. Only one of the clowns is hosting it so far but I bet the other will catch on. I dont have the camera but will try and get a video of it! Its SOOO cute! Matt2364 is worried that...

Originally Posted by salty blues The cig smoke is harming you far more than any latent nicotene is harming your fish. I mean, it says so right on the pack. fish > me

ok, thanks =)

Do you guys think there is any harm in putting the hand u just smoked a cig with in your tank right afterwards? Should I always wash my hands before putting them in the tank, if so, with what?

Originally Posted by MaTT B Thanks!!! I have a fuge that the cheato is growing CRAZY in and I can see pods all over the place so maybe I will take some and feed him those. Did you get your tiger pods from phishy? Last I was there they had like a lil bottle you could see them swimming in. How...

Originally Posted by prime311 Ya lighting for a reef can get wild. Personally i like the FOWLR too for a predator tank, I just wanted to get you a nice checklist so your estimate of the cost can be somewhat close to your budget. ya, thanks

Originally Posted by Mr_X you don't have to have a sump for a reef. it's an option. i'd suggest a reef ready tank and sump setup for either fowlr or reef. i spend 40 dollars a bucket for salt. i don't dose anything. the best part about a reef is buying small frags and growing them out. it's...

Originally Posted by prime311 Well I wasn't including the stock, just the initial setup cost. Stock cost to me is not a big deal because you can get some pretty cheap online and spread it out over time. The salt and dosing expense really isn't much. I'm about 1700$ in on my 125 and I haven't...

turn the light off, they are probably trying to hide from predators.

Originally Posted by prime311 A 125G FOWLR won't be much cheaper. TBH the only thing you save on is Lights. Wont need light ($600) Wont need to dose Wont need to buy expensive salt Wont need to stock with $1,000's worth of corals (biggest problem for me) With the FOWLR all I have to buy...

Ya I would love to do a 125g reef but I just don't see it as a possibility with my economic position right now (college student). Some time in the future for sure but that talk would cost far too much to stock for me.

The coralline is probably just dying off because of the lack of light in the Rubbermaid. Don't worry it will bounce back with time.

This summer I plan on upgrading from my nano to either a 24" cube or a 125g FOWLR tank. I come from freshwater so I love all the nice fish that I can do with the FOWLR, but I do love the looks of the reef and the challenges it presents. I can either invest in a custom 24x24x24cube to turn into...

Originally Posted by GTDAROCK That is true. But I've been a customer with my LFS for 15 years. So I just wanted to stay loyal . Plus I get to check the fish real good, before purchase. Yea I can understand that, but im sure he could order one for you too when the time comes. I'm just saying...

Yea the magestics are cool too but I am partial to the Annularis. What kind of dithers should I get? I wanted a green bird, and some eels. Would good dithers be things like anthias? Could I get a tang maybe? how about some suggestions =)

Queens aren't really hard to find. You could always get one on here if you need to.

You should get a green bird wrasse! They are so awesome they remind me of dolphins they are really playful

Glass is awesome, especially for smaller tanks if you get starfire on the front pane. But I think acrylic is better for the really big tanks 500g+

There is a great topic full of info on this in the archives I believe