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Originally Posted by allenk Are spiny urchins reef safe? Everything I've read says they are. Just don't touch there venomous spines. http://www.***********.com/product/p...pcatid=591&N=0

Originally Posted by allenk I would also second the notion that it does not necessarily grow in areas of low flow. I think I could put a power head right on the point of growth and it would be unaffected. My solution has been to scrape it off every once in awhile, but it sure would be nice to...

Originally Posted by swlover May have pinched mantle disease..it's almost always fatal, you can do FW dips but if the progression of the disease is too far there is really nothing you can do. ..there was a huge outbreak of it with alot of clams imported just recently. Also look for pyramid...

Thanks man, I'll wait about 6 more months until my next Maxima. My Derasa's doing great that I bought at the same time as the Maxima. Looks like I jumped the gun on the Maxima though.

I have 2x175w 14k Mh bulbs and 2 actinic bulbs. Update - the Maxima is getting worse. I havn't seen his mantle stick out for days and he's just slightly open. How do you know when a clam is dead?

Sounds like the same thing (when I am able to peel it off). I've been looking up Cyanobacteria and it doesn't seem to be describing what I have. I have been using RODI water from the moment the aquarium has been set up, I do 30% water changes every month, my parameters have been good and...

Wow, sorry it's been so long since I've checked this post. allenk - No, I can't blow it off with a turkey baster. It looks like I should be able to peel it off because you can see a lighter edge that seems to be lifted from the rock surface I tried peeling it off with the edge of a knife but no...

I've got big balls . . .

This may look familiar to some people. I just posted this picture yesterday in it's own thread. Seems to fit in this category pretty well. These two have been getting along very well.

Originally Posted by saltn00b CB looks good but you took quite a risk dumping him right in there - i have personally seen how finicky they are as well as how quickly they can get stressed to deat, icked to death, covered in black ick, etc etc I acclimated him for an hour but I didn't hospital...

Originally Posted by Scarface good luck with your neon, mine became lunch in my tank by the 2nd day lol Those Neons are pretty small. I can see how they'd look like a tasty little snack. Luckily my tank mates are pretty peacefull. I've had two Neon Gobys for about a month and a half. Keeping my...

Call me paranoid, but it terrifies me to death to think of a diseas outbreak in my tank (especially ich). Luckily when I added a new Copperband Butterfly to my 90g reef, one of my Neon Gobys took right to him. The Butterfly doesn't seem to mind at all, in fact it looks like he enjoys the...

Wow, a lot of great tips. I will definitely try the bowl with the DTs tonight. As far as the nitrates go, I'm not too sure how to raise the level a little bit. I suppose I could do 10% water changes every 4 weeks rather than my usual 20%. I'll also bring the SG up to 1.025 at the next water...

Originally Posted by krull001 Most clams do not like a sandy bottom.... you need to move it up in the tank on a rock or flat stone ASAP!!!!!! Clams need a solid spot to anchor down to!! plus bristle worms will hide under the clam down on the sand and keep closed up and will die very soon...

Thanks for your quick reply! I've way overshot my budget for the aquarium this year, so $67 items is going to have to be the high end for me for quite a while. The SG is at 1.023 (I stated in the original post "sal. 1.023" still learning correct terminology. Also the Nitrates have been down to 0...

I bought a prime specimine of a Maxima Clam exactly a month ago. Ever since I bought it it's been opening less and less. It's only about 2" long and it's open only about 1/4" now. I've read that the smaller they are the more light they need so I have it near the top of my reef under 2 x 175w Mh...

My first Zoos

Any idea what this stuff is that's growing over my live rock? It started as a small brown spot about a month ago and it is spreading pretty quickly as you can see. It's about a 2.5" to 3" spot now. I've been told to peel it off (havn't tried that yet) but still haven't been able to identify it...

Over what period of time where those photos taken? I'm impressed and inspired! Thanks for sharing.

Took this movie of my True Percula and Rose Anemone with my Kodak digital camera. I'm only 4 months into the SWF hobby and already hooked! (no pun intended …unless you thought it was funny) I hope this link works: http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...wn_anemone.flv