Search results

  1. microman2k

    75G Complete Upgrade Overhaul-->Need Help BADLY!!!

    I am about to start medical school in the summer, and I will be leaving my 75 gallon reef primarily in the care of my parents. While I will still be close to home, I want to upgrade everything I can afford, and keep the maintenance as little as possible for my folks. (My tank and equipment are...
  2. microman2k

    LED for 75- clueless!

    I have an established 75 gallon reef with 2x175 watt MH. I am really considering switching to LED's. Are they worth it? What brands or types do you recommend? What do I need to look for when buying a LED system?
  3. microman2k

    Frayed Clownfish

    I am in college and came back home for the first time in about a year. I have been out of this hobby for a couple of years now due to college. My little brother is "babysitting" a clownfish for me. When I came home I found the clownfish's fins all frayed. The clownfish is in a tank all by itself...
  4. microman2k

    Big Boss

    I have a false perc in my 75 gallon reef. She has really been the only fish I have had in there for a couple years. She has gotten so aggressive that she terrorizes any other fish I put. Currently I have 3 chromis in there that stay hidden in the rocks. The only time I get a brief glimpse at...
  5. microman2k

    It's been awhile...

    I have been off to college for the past 2 years and come back home off and on. When I came back home I found this stuff growing on my rocks. I know the aiptasia but the fuzzy, carpet stuff, I have no idea what that is.
  6. microman2k

    Never thought this would happen to me...

    I woke up this morning to find my royal gamma half engulfed in my anemone. Should I remove it, or let the anemone finish its meal? I have heard of anemones eating fish but I never thought MINE were like that. The royal gamma was fine last night. Also, can anyone ID this anemone? I am almost...
  7. microman2k

    FS: 55 gallon tank/stand & 29 gallon tank/stand

    both in good condition. 55 gallon tank w/ stand $50 29 gallon tank w/ stand $30 includes NO hood, canopy, lights, filters, etc..just the tank and stand. located in the TN, KY, VA area.
  8. microman2k

    Kenya Tree package

    i recently updated from my 55 gallon reef to a 75 gallon reef. while making the move i cleaned out a lot of kenya tree. i have about 30 frags, ranging from 1/2" to about 4". I would prefer trades but will opt to sell, and i'd also like to get rid of them all at once. if anyone would like to buy...
  9. microman2k

    is 150 watts enough?

    well i tried posting this in the lighting section without any luck, so i'll try it here! i'm finally looking to upgrade from PC's to MH. I have a standard 55 gallon size tank. would a 150Watt 10000°K HQI metal halide bulb with two dual 32watt actinic bulbs be enough? the fixture i'm looking at...
  10. microman2k

    150W enough?

    i'm finally looking to upgrade from PC's to MH. I have a standard 55 gallon size tank. would a 150Watt 10000°K HQI metal halide bulb with two dual 32watt actinic bulbs be enough? the fixture i'm looking at is a Sundial Hanging Pendant Lighting Fixture.
  11. microman2k

    Kenya Tree Trade!

    i have several frags of my kenya tree i really to trade. they are extremely healthy. i will post pics if anyone is interested. i'll trade for just about anything!
  12. microman2k

    Probably already know the answer...

    ok so i have 2 tanks, a 29 gallon and a 55 gallon. due to lack of time i would really like to close down my 29 and combine my corals and fish into my 55 gallon. my problem is i have one black and white clown in my 29 gallon and one orange clown in my 55 gallon. the only fish in my 55 gallon are...
  13. microman2k

    Fish Dying..Killer Coral?

    ok, so i posted earlier this week because i had a flame angel that looked pretty bad. it was pale, had no energy, would lie on this side or upside down, and sadly died the next morning. well i get to looking at the same tank again last night, and i notice two of my fish are missing. one false...
  14. microman2k

    Flame Angel Dying?

    i came home to notice my flame angel upside down...i thought it was dead at first but looking closer i could tell it was breathing. i came back after preparting some algae cubes to find that it was rightside up under some rocks..it didnt even budge... my salinity is a little high..but other than...
  15. microman2k

    Not my kind of water change...

    i get a call from my brother earlier today saying there is water seeping into our office..so my parents rush in thinking a water line has busted... it actually turns out to be my 55 gallon (my room is directly above our home office)..my skimmer for some odd reason decided to leak water...it...
  16. microman2k

    What Have I Done?!?!?!?!

    ok...i'm a little stressed right now... about a month ago i purchased a green spotted puffer..it was in freshwater...and i was told on here to acclimate it to .012 and then raise the salinity a point or two every 5-7 days...well i had and everything was going great...and i was adding in...
  17. microman2k

    Are Clown Fish Jumpers?!

    i have two B&W clownfish, i've had them since they were babies, for a long while now, they were a pair, i gave them their own 29 gallon reef, had their own anemone and everything!! Their names were Lynard & Skynard. I woke up this morning to find the big one (Lynard) dried up dead by my bed...
  18. microman2k

    Need Help Quick!

    ok, long story short, i wound up with 4 freshwater baby puffers, they are supposedly the kind that can live in either saltwater or freshwater, they are no bigger than an inch...they are yellow with black dots on them... i plan on putting 2 in my saltwater 55 and 2 in my little bro's freshwater...
  19. microman2k

    Power Head

    ok, i think the bottom of my 55 gallon tank isnt getting enough flow, so today i went out to walmart and bought a powerhead that has cycles 170 gph, is that enough flow to get some movement going on the bottom of the tank? i've had a horrible algae bloom down there, and i believe its just...
  20. microman2k

    Kenya Tree for trade..TN/KY/VA

    i've got some Kenya Tree i'd like to trade off in anyone is interested, my kenya tree is spreading annoying fast, its taking away from my other corals, and i need to get some of it out, i'll post pics later if anyone is interested! :happyfish
Top