Search results

Okay people...I got my first coral frags!!! They are very small but I really like them a lot. The first one is a pulsing xenia the the store fragged for me for $10 and the other is (I think) an eagle eye zoanthid. They both look healthy and were completely open within an hour of being in my...

i am getting ready to try kent marine liquid reactor......we will see how it works. it is supposed to supply everything to keep it all balanced, calcium, magnesium, strontium and carbonates. I am pretty excited. Kalkwasser is a pita to use and it doesn't reaise it very well IMHO and E.....

Originally Posted by NaNo-NeWb1983 If it does get bigger just make sure hes gettin enough to eat, so he leaves you CUC alone lol.. Mine was a lil guy when i got him, now its about 1.5" i wonder how big they can actually get..... so I ordered a submersible led light that has 20w for in my...

Originally Posted by Eaglephot What are the problems that come along with using Carbon 24/7? TBH, I haven't had any problems with it at all. I actually really like it. Keeps the tank very clean.

Originally Posted by wpost2 so what you're saying is this is normal? Yep perfectly normal!

Okay......everyone is getting kind of heated.....relax. Besides your fish raising the nitrates, did you do anything recently to your tank, like perhaps add some more live rock or a new fish that you didn't have before? Did you manage to get some new test kits from your lfs? Once you do you may...

Looks amazing!! I wish I was better at diy stuff. but I am all thumbs...lol

Originally Posted by NigerBang IF is a big word in that statment..no all will eat prepared foods Absolutely! I have asked him to try and train a green mandarin for me. If he is successful, I will probably try to buy it for my 29 rectangle. I have a ton of pods that I seeded but I know it would...

With the regard to the Mandarin, it is most widely excepted that they need at least 100 gallons for them to be able to eat properly, however, the owner of the lfs that I trust, who qt's all fish before selling them and actually breeds clowns in his store (it looks like a lab in the back!!) has...

Originally Posted by Calvertbill Aside from the aggression issue (or maybe part of it) I'd step up the frequency of water changes in the QT. I suspect part of Tang aggression is environmentally related. If the water quality isn't as great as in less crowded conditions, if there's less food to...

Originally Posted by NigerBang Drip......whatever.. temp acclmate... never lost a fish in years of keeping.. Really? You don't drip your fish at all? I would be curious to know how you have been so lucky not to have any fish die at all?

Originally Posted by spkdtch not sure about the nitrite, ive never gotten a 0 reading, so might just be the test brand(tetra) its ich attack by kordon, was working fine, saw less and less specs and much less flashing if any, but my sailfin tang, maroon clown, and 2 damsels in my other tank...

You have to cycle it separately from the tank. You can get a large rubbermaid container and heater and powerhead and do 20% water changes once a week or you can take everything out of your tank and into a smaller qt tank and let it cure in your tank. It depends on what is easiest for you.

Originally Posted by tdog7879 Yea i just by fish and toss them and fatting them up and then i go get my fishing poll an do some fishing!! then i brake out the frying pain But in the mean i bust my a&% to keep my corals happy Well, my recommendation would be a large grouper with a varied diet...

i don't think there would be any problem with the specific fish as an individual personalities but the shark may run into the lion and get stung because they react more with smell, especially when eating and they kind of just move stuff out of the way when they swim. And, the tank may not have...

Originally Posted by tdog7879 I dont even drip my corals for that long.....I guess fish are more sensitive than corals I will drip the fish for longer than normal and see what happens.......Also in first post i said i would float the bag for 15min and then drip for 15 min. I guess you guys...

You might be able to get a used red sea max on craigs....list.......they are prolly the best all in one system but i don't know if they have good upgrades.....

Originally Posted by tdog7879 Thanks for the heads up...but i do my research before i buy im not a rookie i just have had bad luck with the fish....I plan on dripping the next fish for a little bit longer. Also i do have a refugium with has alots i mean alot of pods in it...I have treated both...

Please do! I really like emerald crabs a lot. I think for such a small animal they have a lot of personality. If I stand too close to the glass and stare at him, he will jump at me with his little claws out. I am sure he is trying to scare me but it just makes me laugh. He is such a pig, the...

Originally Posted by Younngballa88 OK i checked all my levels today and everything was ok but there were some traces of nitrate but nothing big. I did a decent water change today after but. Yesturday i bought some live rock for my 40 gallon to add some more. And my serpent lost part of his one...