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Originally Posted by turtlegirl933 I have a reef that has been running wonderfully with many beutiful corals in it, but I do not have a protien skimmer. Are skimmers really,completey nessisary? If you could just put one on your tank for a few days and see the gunk it sucks out, you would...

I have the exact same crab and palys in my tank and I just leave it. Now if it was a nice ric or something, I would whack it off. People seemed to be amused by it when they look at my frag tank. Mc

Originally Posted by SCSInet I run mine 24 hours. Consider that fish poop anytime they feel like it, not just during a set time period. Corals release wastes from their tissues any old time also. If you don't run your skimmer constantly, the amount of DOCs in the water will go up and down...

Originally Posted by parker171 Thanks, even anenomes? Yup Mc

Originally Posted by parker171 I have a 20G ,i want a light that can support corals 20 inch Sunpod 150W MH set up and you can keep everything. Mc

I should of entered for a runner up? Mc

Originally Posted by gharner if a ricordia develops 2 mouths will it split in half like any other mushroom? i have one that i bought with 2 mouths and it hasnt split yet....i dont know how long it takes but ive had the coral for about 2 months now. I have one ric with 4 mouths for over 2...

You must not be married...Ha Ha.......or you would know what to do! Mc

Originally Posted by MICHAEL1972 how long have you had your solomon island mushroom? how big does it get. my clown host mine and feeds it. kinda funny to watch mine closes at night and opens up when the lights come on. has yours ever split or been fraged ? thank you I have one just like that...

Originally Posted by TXChewy Propogated my rics and mounted them too frag plugs. Colors are Orange, Green and Blue/Purpule. 10 rics for $120 plus shipping Shipped from 77002 Can you post some pics? mc

You need to have it reef ready (rr). This way it will have an overflow box. If the power goes out it will only drain the contents of your overflow box to the sump. You are at the most critical time in this hobby. This is when excitement merge with impatience and morph onto a long list of "I...

A new thin layer of LS would really brighten it up. Mc

Originally Posted by turtlegirl933 Do fission nano skimmers work well? It is the only skimmer I could find that would fit my tank. They are a waste of money....want mine for free? I can fish it out of the garage. Water changes in a nano is pleny of skimming IMO. Mc

Originally Posted by chadman i am having a small aiptasia problem....i thought that peppermint shrimp would solve the problem but they were eaten by my psuedochromis and my clown fish before they could do much of anything.... i also tried elim-aiptasia but that only worked for the ones that i...

Originally Posted by sexyshrimp101 Would you suggest leaving them in there or plucking them out? Or does it not really matter one way or the other? Also, do you or anyone else for that matter have any idea what the hitchhiker coral thingy may be? I pluck them out if it is easy. Mc

Just don't overfeed you tank or they will explode in reproduction. I just pluck them out when I see them. The red bristle worms are generally harmless and good scavengers. There are brown ones that will go after corals. I personnally have not witnessed that. Some claim that a six line will...

My foxface does it too. He has taught the anthia how to do it now! Mc

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Originally Posted by ken the newbe i have live rock in my tank for aprox 7-8 months know.when i bought the rock i noticed a small brown spot the size of a dime. since that time it has grown to about 3 inches in diam. and hanging over the rock a bit. it is very thin - i took good pics of it but...

Originally Posted by nls82580 Im getting one tomorrow and just wanted some opinions on them Take lots of pictures in the first 3-6 months, you won't be able to after that unless you buy a new one. Mc