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once your tank gets a year or so more mature, Linckia's do wonder's on glass as well. Got a new one today. My last one died due to stupidity on my part by not realizing that human skin oils will kill them. My girlfriend liked to pet him?? :thinking:

Originally Posted by Disco Bay JN Thanks but how many should I get? Is there a rule of thumb on tank size? for a 180 i'd get about 20 or so crabs, a handfull of mixed snails and a cowry. The cowry can clean a whole 55gal in almost one evening, no joke (feed all night, amazing) you can spot...

Originally Posted by Disco Bay JN I'm just getting my 180g reef/fish combo tank up and running. What are some recomendations for my clean up crew after my tank has cycled? types? number? Thanks in advance. the best substrate cleaners by far are crabs. Snails will do wonders on glass but they...

Originally Posted by saltn00b the scolomias are not brains, they are a different type of LPS. also called, Modern Coral, Meat Coral, Donut Coral. very pretty and different. not a brain. the easiest brains are the Open Brain corals, then after that, the closed brains like the pineapple...

I had a seaclone (set up as hob) on my 55g and i've never had more problems w/ hardware in my entire life! The twist/snap fittings leaked all over my freakin hardwood and what a big fat waste of cash! Not to mention the cost of having the floor re-finished. I since purchase a proclear 250 in my...

Originally Posted by CoralDude How do I tell if my Coral has died? Does it disentigrate like Anemones? if it's the shrrooms or the star polyps your speaking of??? they will disappear before your very eyes!! If they look unhealthy, take a turkey baster and blow some water on them. you should...

Originally Posted by garnet13aj This tank will be fish only. I don't think I'm ready to throw in another dynamic yet. In the future (when I live in my billion dollar mansion (completely evironmentally friendly mansion that is)), I plan to have some reef tanks. But my apartment and wallet are...

very nice start. If you plan to keep corals your CC star will have an all you can eat buffet. Keep that in mind

just got him. About an hour into acclimation. Ive been very carefull not to touch him and transfer any oils to his skin. His name is Who Dey!! Go Bengals!!! :cheer:

and get one of these. Tiger Cowry

you still have phosphate even though you read 0... get this

Originally Posted by fishy head why not??? your mandrin will spend his whole day searching for food. You need a tank at least 75 gallons up for at least 2 years to provide enough of a food source for him. I had a 120 in college that was up for 1 year and my mandrin starved to death in 8...

wow!! your way more advanced than me!!! can i have it???

Originally Posted by fishy head i have a 24 gallon tank with one clown fish and a goby, do you think it will be ok to get a mandiran for my tank, and the co-pods?? nope sorry

you were talking about plugs weren't you. Sorry, i'm a dumb ass 2nite!! I just got one from radio shack. Just depends on how many outlets you need. good luck

Originally Posted by earlybird What should I look for when shopping for a power strip for this hobby? Any recommendations? for keeping corals (not all) i use two 48" 220w total VHO's. Relatively inexpensive and can keep most everything but clams.

Originally Posted by Sharkboy13 i think the anchors plastic guys, ornaments like that tend to cause hair algae i think never seen an ornament raise phosphate levels :thinking: no different from the plastic housing of a powerhead

use this to get rid of your hair and if ur using tap???? stop

thanks everyone. good to hear from ya mona