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i would still do a small water change every once and a while though.

what about additives. i don't think filtered water comes ready with magnesium and calcium among other things. you have to add it.

explain your cleanup crew a little more

halides definantely pay off when it comes to the color department. after all that is the whole point of having a reef right?

i know as a plumber that when well water is involved we have to use double thick copper or PVC because there are so many minerals in the water that are leached from the ground.

i'm reading IN - 86 OUT - 7 wish i wouldn't have gone cheap on the RO/DI unit

if you had a TDS meter that read in PPMs what would you want the be reading?

all of these TDS measurements are in PPM's correct?

no they're green star polyps. mine look brown until i have actinics only and moonlights then they grow florescent green.

i wouldn't purchase from an online vendor that doesn't send overnight. SWF does it for free!!! it's also some high quality stuff. i ordered from them and put the stuff right in the tank and it didn't cause too much of a spike. i probably should have cured it first though. i'm doing so many...

anemone's got indoor plumbing just like you and me so it's normal to see them secrete things from time to time. their plumbing is a little less complex but plumbing none the less.

that is a nice buck!!!

bump - i wanna see some nice macros!!! keep in mind i don't have a macro lense. just digital zoom

i can't really complain because i got 2 of my 3 for free but i'm definantely happy. very healthy ricordia. have very nice definition.

let's see em'. i got a few here.

idk star polyps are pretty tough. they usually are the bully. i've seen them just grow right through hair algae and choke it out. my star polyp colony is about the size of a softball now and it's taking off in all directions. may need to start pruning soon.

well water is actually more mineral rich than tap water.

nice pics everyone

"In the wild over many years time, Queen Conches can grow over a foot in length. However, in captivity they are very slow growing and will typically never attain half of their potential size." the doctors that hug a lot on their websites said it. :thinking:

Originally Posted by Hurt Now I am completely lost on your reasoning? You have SIX queen conches in your 75G? WOW! :scared: I thought you were just scolding celacanthr's friend for have one fighting conch in a 20g? I'm pretty sure an aquacultured queen conch will get much larger than 4-5...