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Hello again fishfan. Overflows are not needed for a sw tank but I personaly like them because I like to run a fresh carbon filter once every month or two. They also help my tank with surface agitation and movement. If you're going to be using the powerheads then aim a couple towards the...

You could get a jawfish. They burrow their homes in the sand. Great looking fish with wonderful behaviors. I would check to see if its safe to have one with cc before buying one first.

I don't think an eclipse 3 will give you sufficient lighting for anemones. What type of lighting is it and how many watts does it give out? If you are making it a reef tank then lighting will be extremely important in the overall health to the animals. If you stick with only mushrooms...

Welcome aboard! A good book will provide you with a better overall understanding of sw and reef tanks and give you a basis to start off. Unfortunately when I first started out I bought an older book which provided me with outdated material. Before venturing into sw and reef tanks read the...

The sponge is back:D . It's too bad the pics aren't working. They were the best part of the entire thread.

The hawkfish has been one of my favorite personalities. He scoots all around the tank and rests on his fins. He will perch on corals and watch my movements with its big eyes and sometimes I even catch him upside down. The only time I see him swim is when I get home and approach the tank. He's...

royal gramma is purple and yellow. Great fish. Another is a black cap basslet. both are psuedochromis.

I wanted to apologize to everyone for ignoring this post for so long. I've been vacationing at florida and feel really bad about this. P.S. please ignore this post :)

I have two black long spined urchins that hitched along with my lr. They are pretty large and on occasion do knock over a coral but so far haven't done any damage. They have been in my tank for over 6 months and I was close to getting rid of them because of their reputation but grew attached...

I have a hawk and ever since I put him in my cleaner stays out of site. I haven't even seen my pepermint for over a month. I'm kind of depressed because I enjoyed handfeeding both. I had read that if the hawk was small it wouldn't bother shrimps but unfortunately that is untrue.

I've had a wellsyphilia for over 6 months now and it is the centerpiece of my tank. During the day it inflates with water and looks magnificent. I have a mix of blue and green but I've seen them with purple, red, blue and green. The base is hard and I don't feed it. It needs good lighting...

The hermit probably hitched along with any lr or ls you bought. As far as empty shells sometimes they won't help. My hermits ignored the empties and went after my bumblebee snails anyway.

When I first started my reef I though about getting a high end tap filter. I would have saved on drinking water(spring) and tank water(distilled). Unfortunately I found out it does not remove the chemicals that cause trouble and are harmful in a sw tank. Before you buy it make sure it removes...

I'd stay away from sps with that type of lighting. In my 29 gallon my acro(close to the top) turned brown and I have about 7watts per gallon. I do have a bright neon green hydropora which has been doing wonderful. I'm sure you could have some survive with those lights but as far as thrive or...

I've had two urchins hitch on my lr and they've grown tremendous. By your description I don't believe you have an urchin. They are slow as heck and even when I push them they take forever to move. It sounds more like a crab or starfish. They can move pretty quick.

I've had tons of hitchikers come along with my lr. Snails, 4 crabs and 2 urchins. I've heard constantly that they should be removed but decided to go against it. I believe that diversity is important and beautiful in a reef tank. If the critters aren't damaging anything why remove it? Maybe...

Congrats! That is always a good suprise. I've also become a father in the last month. My pearl bubble and hammer coral both have given birth. One of the heads on my hammer split and there's a baby pearl bubble coral on the underside of my large colony. I had to reposition the coral so my...

I charge all the kids in my neighborhood $1.00 to see my reef tank:D . For an extra 50 cents I let them hold my long spined urchin and bristleworms.

My wife was originaly against my getting a sw tank but now she agrees it's the central attraction in the living room. I put my foot down and decided on buying the tank:mad: I also bought her a pair of diamond earings to go along with it:D .

The bubbles are a positive sign of your sand bad at work. I believe it has to do with gas exchange and nitrate conversion(not sure). The tiny worms are filter feeders and another good sign of healthy live rock. I'm not sure of the exact name but I have tons of them (different types). I also...