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Do a search on this board on cycling and im sure you will find all the information you are looking for. Glinton is right though; you just put a shrimp in to add an ammonia source. Then the cycle takes off from there. Good Luck. Cycling with shrimp is much more humans than using damsels.

I dont believe they have any light requirements, besides a little to determine daylight. They do, however, need a lot of food. they are filter feeders so baby brineshrimp (enriched) mysis shrimp, plankton (DT's), microvert or chroma plex (by kent) are a few suggestions. I dont know if they...

this could get interesting...

I just went to look at the tank and now the coral looks better. not all the way extended, but definately more so than earlier

Ph is 8.2 and nitrate is 0. I just did a 10 gallon water change (its a 75 gallon tank) my calcium test doesnt work and ill go test me alk. Thanks for your help. The little one looks amazing.

see my other post for the pics. they didnt work on this one. sorry.

here is a pic of the clone coral its about the size of a quarter. the original is about the size of a tennis ball.

I added a Goniopora or flowerpot coral about a week ago. I never intended to get one until I was certain that I could handle one. But it came into work and was opening up in the shipping bag. it was fully open an hour after it was in our sale tank. I have never seen a healthier coral...

I added a Goniopora or flowerpot coral about a week ago. I never intended to get one until I was certain that I could handle one. But it came into work and was opening up in the shipping bag. it was fully open an hour after it was in our sale tank. I have never seen a healthier coral...

How long have you had it? If you just got it, or jsut changes something in your tank (lights, additives, changed filter etc...) let the coral adjust to your tank. If you have had it for a while, I would guess that it is going to split. I think I heard somewhere that they can develop a waxy...

I would like to know what everyones favorite coral is? It can be one you own, want to own, or will never own (someone elses...). I cant decide on what corals to get and if I have a list of good corals, that should keep me reasearching for a while.

How is your star Beth? I actually saw one today when I was visiting some fish stores that I havent been to yet. I would like to know if yours is doing well or not, now that I have found a place that can get them. Thanks

Sorry, I used to have all that info in my signature. The tank is a standard 75 gallon. I have a light bio load and it will stay that way until I get a tang, but that will be the last fish I add and even then it shouldnt be too much of a bio load. Thanks for your help.

Ive had my lights for about a month now ans everyone is used to them. Im iching to add some coral. I have two 175 MH with 12000k bulbs (going to switch to 10,000k ushios cause I heard they are the best.) I also have two 40w NO. Water parameters: Amonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 5 Ph: 8.2 no...

there are white muchrooms. I have some at work.. they are greowing and splitting so i know thats the color they are suppose to be. they are more wrinkely and compact than other muchrooms i have seen. they almost look like a mold growing on the rock. when i first saw then i thought they were...

If you have the requirements for an anemone, then they make great reef inhabitants. I have one that lives in my long tentacle. He is fun to watch. He steals from the anemone when i feed it krill. The pinchers are mostly for show but they can pinch a little. I found out when i tried to get...

Someone told me that Niger trigers can be kept in a reef. They dont harm corals and will only eat small shrimp and posibly try to rearrange the rockscaping. Is this true? Has anyone ever kept a trigger in a reef? At my work there is a 1 inch captive bred niger trigger and he is adorable! He...

Where did you get one? I have wanted on forever! no one around here can get them, or wont get them because they are so fragile and have a very low sucess rate. Do you have a pic? The only ones I have seen are huge and in their natural environment. I did a little research on them. the dont...

The stars are smart enough to avoid the anemones. I have seen it. There were two or three longtentacles and condis in the tank with two sand sifters and they never went near the anemones. Hope that helps.

On sunday, I brought home a finger leather. I placed it in the tank about midway up. It sagged a little the next morning, and i heard that this is normal so I didnt worry. The next day it was even more droopier. Today is is laying down completely. I added some current two days ago and...