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if at all possible go top less. a couple inches off the water is good. i have my pc's about 3 inches off on legs. with the vho's 4-6 inches would be good. as for the new lights just go with a shorter photo period of say 6 hours as opposed to 8-10 or whatever you do now. they should be ok...

well in the meantime while you discuss the tank purchase go buy michael palettas book the new marine aquarist or something like that. buy some books man... they are invaluable. i got all of mine over a year ago and look at them regularly. i wish i had them now but they are boxed up for the...

one warning eaglefan. don't torch your other corals with the new light. you need to acclimate them to the stonger light gradually.

one more thing. i would consider getting your rock period before you start getting fish. good healthy rock in your tank is a very big asset to you.

hahaha. you spoke to the wrong salesman. 1) the tank can be drilled but there was some truth in what he said. since the glass is not as thick as the larger tanks it is more suceptable to cracking the glass while drilling. but id say any driller worth their salt could drill it no problem. i...

sps in general are not that hard. the hard part is just providing the conditions they need which are super expensive. i bought a bunch of frags this past summer with the intent of one day obtaining halides, i have pcs now. i couldn't pass them up they were the "friend" price. the acro is...

wow... thats definitely a fire worm. looks like the big nasty kind. i've heard they can get huge. i wouldn't ditch him just yet though. see if maybe somebody might want to stick it in a little one gallon tank or something. i dunno. definitely keep him out of your tank. you don't want to...

but the damsel is still in his spot.....

ok the clown sucks at hide and seek here he is now.....

ok i just figured out something about my camera and snapped this one with the peek out... hope you like.

a little side action...

my clown in euphylia glabrescens. spelling is close enough :) btw this is a torch not an anemone for those not versed in corals.

is he really skinny redish brown almost looks like hes translucent? if so put him back he won't hurt anything. don't touch one with your hand. each prick feels like a splinter and you will get alot of splinters if you touch one. if on the other hand hes a nice orange and looks pretty fat and...

do both. the skimmer is essential while the filter if not being used for carbon can be used to help circulate the water. i run a prizm skimmer and a penguin filter with no filter pads or biowheel. the filter is strictly water flow and i can always run carbon when i want to.

as for eating get yourself some stainless steal tweazers and small chunks of food. the reason you hve to watch the coral is because of oportunistic shrimp and hermits coming along. i used to feed him at night as well. it helps to eliminate the fish from the equation due to their sleeping...

sorry the then is january of last year and the now is one year later basically.

thats one pic heres another.

i fed this guy daily for a couple weeks. your going to have to force feed him for a while. turn off the water flow and let the food sit on his mouth. if hes alive he'll respond. its tedious but if you want him to live its what you hve to do for a ocuple of weeks until he gets some flesh...

then and now.....

well don't feel to bad. pipe organs are supposedly hard to keep. i don't know what condition it was in when you bought it. hell i don't know much about them period. i've seen only one alive and thats having worked in two fish stores. i would suggest if you wish to be well versed on corals...