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Bang Guy - thanks for that info, I had not considered that method (or honestly heard of it, letting my newbieness show through now :)), but it makes perfect sense to cure the rock in that manner, as it would seem to lessen the die off from the rock, which I don't think anyone would say is a bad...

I believe base rock is typically comprised of live rock that is no longer live. I do not believe you would want to use limestone as there could be mineral deposits that may screw up your tank, similar to why we don't use lava rock in our reef tank, but I am not sure on the limestone. I would...

Hi there. No lights during the curing phase, the die off can cause a nutrient burst, having lights running can cause a nice algea outbreak :) From my understanding you should wait to change the water until after the initial ammonia spike, but since you aren't using a skimmer you may want to wait...

Blatently stolen from another site - Rob Toonen is the author of this particular article. "Because most of the members of this family (and the serpulids described below) reproduce sexually and produce planktonic larvae, there is little risk of them reaching high densities in a reef tank, but...

You could also try that big online auction site - I have seen lots of people selling 20 lb boxes of rock, as well as hobbiests selling rock that is in their tanks. OT: You part of the Volcom team or just like the name?

Tank looks great - pay no attention to the cigar smoking, unemployed drunk troll. ;) The feather duster should come back, I have more dusters on my rock now then I care to count, but when I first got the rocks all I could see was the tubes, very few were displaying their crowns.

Can we say "curse" :) Now lets just see if the Bambino lets the Red Sox win.

Welcome to the boards :) Mandarins have a very specific diet and for that reason are a more difficult species to keep. Some people have reported success with mandarins eating frozen food, but the majority do not eat frozen at all. Rather they eat the sand bed microfauna (pods etc) that live in...

Rolangunslinger - Sorry they aren't for sale, I'm planning a new tank, and will use them on it. Thanks for asking though.

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Weird - maybe some setting got changed behind the scenes - now I am curious :) Nope I just tried to attach one to this message that was 160kb and it told me that it was too big. Dunno why it worked for you???? Are these the pics you are posting of your new frags/dirty tank?? If so I just checked...

From Ryebreads photo tips FAQ *2. The photo must be within the file size of 102,400 bytes. This means to be sure that your file is below 102k in size. * If you get this message ~ The file that you have tried to attach is too big. The maximum size is 102400 bytes. It means that you still have too...

I don't think they "die" I believe the portion of the sponge that is exposed to air will die, and if that area is too great it can cause the rest of the sponge to die. I have read posts about people getting sponges from the LFS where the LFS took the sponge completely out of the water, causing...

This little guy was just posing and I would have felt bad if I didn't snap a shot

This was the first piece of LR I got 7 months ago, it had no visible sponges on it at the time, look at it now :) Yes I know my pictures are not nearly as exciting as some of the others on here, but I'm working on it :D

Yes. As your lights age the spectrum can shift from a bluer spectrum to a more red green spectrum (big reason why folks don't use HPS lights instead of MH lights - HPS is more red orange, where MH is more blue but produce equal amounts of lumens etc.) The spectrum shift to the red/orange side is...

Dunno how the moonlights work, I haven't seen much good or bad regarding them so not sure. Some people get the blue or red rope lights (like 10 bucks at hardware stores)and string them around their canopies to be used as a night light. Again, there are a few posts on here regarding the usage of...

Originally posted by elfdoctors My wife thinks I'm crazy shining a flashlight into the tank at night but I have found some cool animals. LOL - I think if we did a poll on how many of our significant others thought we were nuts for staring into the tank in the middle of the night with a...

I am not very familiar with the emerald crabs, so I can't really comment on them. I would think you would be ok to add 10-12 more hermits for now (since you already have blues I would stick with them if possible) sometimes the blues pick on the reds and steal their shells (usually can be...

Personally I think the reef cleanup crew packages are too much livestock for a new tank. Not because the tank can not handle it (with the exception of the starfish) but because there is not enough junk for them to eat, you will wind up actually feeding your clean up crew, which could cause...