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It measures the salinity in the water. You could use a hydrometer, but they are not always accurate.

Do some searches on here. This has been discussed many times. Gather up the info and you can make an educated decision on whether or not you should get one and what kind to get.

Welcome. Most tangs will require a minimum of 6 feet of swimming room. I've ready where you can have yellow tangs in smaller tanks.

Can you state the size of you tank and what all pumps, skimmers, etc. that you have?

If he is doing good when you go back to the store, I don't see any reason you shouldn't get him. Just make sure you have a lid on your tank because you've already seen how they like to jump.

I don't usually talk to Auburn fans either, lol Thanks for the info AUfishman! St. Joe Bay is on the Panhandle. It is Southwest of Tallahassee. I have caught seahorses, pipefish, crabs and damsels in the sargassum while at Mexico Beach. I may try to snorkel some at the bay this summer.

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by AUFishman All you need is a Florida Saltwater Fishing liscence. You can find all the harvesting information on the State's game and fish website here: http://myfwc.com/marine/recreational/recharvestmls.htm If you are looking for inverts, St. Joe's Bay is a great place to...

You could always find a Florida beach to visit. The gulf coast is only a few hours away from columbus. Savanah would be a nice drive from there. Atlanta isn't far and you could do the Georgia Aquarium and the Atlanta Zoo. Maybe take in a Braves game if they are in town.

Originally Posted by TurningTim A skimmer has packageing oils and such on the inside and it takes a while for all the manufactoring stuff to wear off. This is why some take awhile before starting to perform. Even if a skimmer does make skimmate from the beginning it will need to be adjusted as...

I actually bought the coralife skimmer, but I sent it back. I have a 46 gallon tank and the powerhead for it was huge and so was the bubble difuser. It took up a lot of room in my tank and was aestheticly unpleasing. The two peices of equipment were each close to the size of a softball...

I just put in an Aqua C remora yesterday. It is going to replace my modified skilter. Hopefully the break in period won't be too long.

I understand that a skimmer has a break in period, but what actually happens during that period? Why does it not start skimming from the start? I've never really seen an answer to this. Can y'all help? Thanks.

As long as they have already cured it and you don't leave it out of the water for very long at all, You should be alright just to toss it in. I would get a rubbermaid container with some saltwater in it to transport the rock home. The die off on the rock is what causes the ammonia and you...

I don't think it will hurt anything, but like Tim said, over time the CC will migrate to the top. Then you might not get the "look" that you are wanting. I guess it also depends on how deep you want your sandbed. A lot of people will add base sand and then add live sand to the top to seed it.

I bought one a few years ago before I knew better and it eventually starved to death because I didn't have much of a pod population.

If you have the very finely crushed coral, you should be ok. If you have the stuff that is dime size (like I have) then your nitrates will be higher because all the detrius material gets caught up in it and you cleaning crew cant access it real well.

I've noticed the same thing with my tank. During the day when sunlight is spilling in through the window, you can't even tell that my VHO's are on. Its pretty wild.

Thats a hard one to pronounce too! I finally got the hang of it though.

My clarki wasn't exactly peaceful. He was a bully among his other peaceful tankmates. He killed couple of my fish over the time that I had him. I gave him to my brother, who has a 120, and he started attacking his maroon clown that was twice his size. He beat him up pretty good and had to be...