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I just notice this guy in my tank today for the first time .Some kind of filter feeder. I can see it's arms come out of it's mouth then it takes another arm and puts it in it's mouth and pulls it out again. I have never see anything close to this besides a sea apple. It's living behind a clam on...

Mt 29g was running around 82 to 84 degrees during the day with the PC lighting. Sence I switched to my 75g tank I had the temp at 80 to 82 and then I got my new lighting a 500 watt MH and 4-t5 actinic setup my temp went to 86 to 87 degrees. So last night I dropped the heater temp down. This...

I have a new lighting system coming tomarrow and it has 2-250watt 15k MH , and 4 T5 actinics, and 6 dual moonlight LEDs. I was running PCs and need to know if I should start with a shorter daylight schedule on the MH's till my corals get used to it and the bulbs break in????? I think I read...

Well I took my oscars and jacks to the LFS and got a $50 credit for them. Spent the day yesterday cleaning the tank and removing gravel and stuff.Repainted the back of the tank, it was black and I painted it a blue. I also ordered another 30lbs. of live rock and ordered a lighting system. The...

Wife just gave me the go ahead to get ride of my tiger oscars and jack dempseys in the 75 gal tank and move everything from the 29 to it and get new lighting and more rock and sand. It will be a save and buy deal then move. But really excited about it.So I will be looking for a lighting fixture...

I just noticed a new starfish on my back glass, very small. Like the size of a pencil eraser or smaller with 6 points. Kinda purple in the middle and white around the edge. Good or bad , and get it out? Thanks, looking for a quick reply while I can get to it.

I have a 29gal tank with 3 corilife 65watt retro PC lights. 1-Actinic and 2-50/50 bulbs. My corals and everything are doing great, I would just like to get that shimmer effect like you get from MH lights. I was wondering if anyone had an idea for some kind of light to add to acomplish this. I...

I found this growing in my tank and don't know if it aptasia or a bubble anemone. It kinda looks like aptasia but has a green mouth. I can't get a better pic with the mouth.

Well things are still going good. I have added some more corals and a couple fish. The refuge is going good also, lots of tiny critters running around in there. Well heres some pics. wish I could get my camera to take better pics.

I have a 29gal reef and have 2 65watt pc lights on it. I have one actinic and one 50/50. I was thinking about making a new canopy and putting one or two more PC lights. Is this to much wattage for a 29gal. I was looking for a 75 watt metal halide to put in but the cost is alot higher than a pc...

I have a torch coral coming tomarrow and am wondering about the sweepers. I want to place it where it won't sting anything else. I have zoos , xenia, finger leather, and a goniapora. Will it kill any of these corals??

Well I thought I would do a little test. I wanted to see how fast I could get my tank to cycle and get it set up and things going good. Some people will say that I was stupid, but I had done alot of checking and wanted to give it a try. I started with the tank, stand ,65watt pc 50/50 light...

I have a 75gal tank that used to be a reef setup. Now it has 2 LARGE tirger oscars and a breading pair of Jack Dempseys in it. I am using the sump that I had for the reef running on it. I have a 29 gal reef going now and would like to put the sump on it and use it as a refuge. I was just...

I found 2 aptasia in my tank today and something else. At first thought it was an aptasia then noticed it was growin fron a skeletal form. Has clear tenticles with white tips. This rock is from the gulf of mexico (if that helps with ID).It's the thing just above the hermit.

I just got some pulsing Xenia and they of course were closed up when I put them in the tank.This morning when I turned on the lights they started to open, but after work they are closed up tight. The guy at the LHS said it needed alot of light . I have a 29gal tank with 2 65watt PC lights, one...

I got some zoos the other day and acclimated them for about 45 minutes then put them in the tank. they started to open and then after a few hours they closed and havn't opened back up sence, its been a few days. Is this common for zoos? Water conditions are good.

Well I run 4- 110watt VHO's on my 75 gal tank and I have done this for about 6 years now with no problems. But I wanted to add a metal halide , so I have one coming next week . It's only 250 watts with a 10k bulb, I will use it with my vhos. I was thinking that I should only run it for an hour...

my ph is always really high and I am looking for something to add to bring it down. I think since I only have three small fish in my 75 that may be part of the problem, not much of a waste load. Ph is always about 8.8

Well it's been awhile sence I have been on here because I have moved . My 75 now lives in my new basement and I have a 75 gal tank as a refuge, only half full of water at this time. It has Chateo and prolifera in it with some sand and it works really good. But I still get algae on the glass of...

Well I am finally moving from my little apartment to a house. I don't know where I will put my tank yet. The house has a basement with two small rooms and a large one, but the ceiling is pretty low. The laundry room is at the top of the stairs so I will set up my RO/DI in there. Im thinking...