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I use Tech CB. It does the job, although I have not been able to maintain a calcium level over 375 using the buffer alone. After much stubborness on my part, I finally ordered some kalk on Monday, and I plan on dripping kalk at night for the foreseeable future.

I've fallen off the UV bandwagon as well. I've run mine since the tank stopped cycling, and everything has been swell. However, as of late, some of my corals have not been expanding as much as I'd like, so I unplugged the UV about a week ago as an experiment, and everything definitely looks...

Shouldn't affect fish or inverts in the slightest. It will, however, likely cause an algae bloom and you may need to reposition your corals. I would move all your mushrooms to the bottom/shaded areas of the tank and leave everything else alone for right now. Start by running your MH's for...

One more thing -- watch out for blue-legged hermits with maximas, they seem to think the mantel is a tasty snack. I had to return my maxima for this reason. They seem to ignore my crocea and squamosa.

Denise: Unfortunately, we know very little about how to treat invert disease. As you probably know, starfish and brittle stars have amazing regenerative properties when water conditions are excellent. I think that your best bet is to rely on those regen. properties to carry the day for your...

Don't feel badly at all, Adrian. You're sentiment is well taken and cannot be stressed enough. As our hobby directly affects the health of reefs -- indisputably a critical and highly threatened natural resource -- it cannot be taken lightly. A "buy now, ask later" approach cannot be condoned...

Almost all dwarf angels are considered to be a bit of a risk in a reef. Several people on this board have kept Coral Beauties in their reef w/o incident. I have a flame angel in my reef, and he (thus far) is well-behaved w/ respect to the corals. He does bully and chase the other fish around...

You could likely keep most mushrooms and polyps, and some leather corals under that light, assuming you kept them fairly high up in the tank. However, I agree with Adron, once you start keeping corals you will never go back, so you might as well make the investment in better lighting now (or at...

Probably came from the live rock. I recently discovered that I have a green serpent star living in my tank that I never added intentionally. I was peering in a dark corner of the tank, and I noticed two large fuzzy green legs sticking out of the rock attempting to snatch food. I could barely...

As I mentioned elsewhere, I doubt the two part additive had anything to do with the untimely demise of your fish. However, I agree with Burn and others that you should not be dosing anything without testing PH, calcium and alkalinity.

Sounds like PC's are your best bet -- cheaper than MH, run cooler, lower energy bills, and smaller. You could also mix and match actinic and white lighting very easily that way.

Difficult to find -- I've heard of them, but I've never actually seen one. Reason being is that they are difficult to frag, and are usually fragged only accidentally, or as a response to disease. I would check some of the the classified/trading forums on this and other message boards.

I just read your past posts. Sounds to me like your percs did not survive your cycle -- as your tank has been set up for less than 3 weeks. I doubt that your tank cycled in 3 days, as your fish store informed you. My guess is that either the dieoff from the live rock killed your fish, or it...

It could be any number of things: disease, toxins in the water (natural or foreign), lack of O2. How long were the fish in your tank before they died? How did they appear prior to their death? Did you QT? How long has your tank been up and running? What else is in the tank?

You can really put it anywhere there is water flow. Just remember to remove it after 24-48 hours.

I think emerald crabs don't have a very long lifespan. After one of mine molted and got huge, he passed away a few months later for no apparent reason. I've read that each time an invert molts, there is a chance they won't survive the molting process. This chance goes up exponentially when...

Flydan -- feed your elegance about once every couple weeks. Mine likes my homemade fish/shellfish sampler. Will also accepts silversides. This will definitely help overall health and well-being of your elegance.

NM: Saw the post -- thank you. It's a tragedy for New York, but even more so, it's a tragedy for the U.S. and Western civilization. Make no mistake, the best thing to come out of this horror is that it sparked a sense of unity and brotherhood in all of us. Thanks again.

My advice is not to get too crazy with supplements. However, FlyDan is right, you should not add calcium chloride into your tank without an alkalinity buffer. TurboCalcium and such are not very easy to use as supplements on a daily basis as you need to figure out the appropriate amount of...

Some shrimps are obligate starfish feeders, such as the harlequin shrimp, but the pistol shrimp is not one of them. I have a red fromia in my tank with 4 varieties of hermits, emerald crabs, cleaner, fire and peppermint shrimp. None of them have ever picked on the starfish. My guess is that...