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I thought my anemones were invincible, but I have a hammer that appears to be stinging one of them. I've attached a picture, although it's not great. If you look at the bottom of the anemone, some of it's tendrils are receeded, and appear visibly irritated. The hammer is extending a few of...

Thanks Bryce. That gives me some more feedback. I've got some SPS in there, so perhaps I'll trend toward the higher side. Wow, 30X seems like alot. Since my output for the tank is my spraybar, I'm probably slowing it down a bit there as well. Ya, I hate drilling, but that might be necessary...

I've heard the sixlines can get pretty mean. I had to get rid of a luna wrasse that was vicious, but I've never had a sixline, so someone else might know better.

I bought a rose bubble tip anemone about a year ago. He started out the size of babyfood jar. Over the next several months, he shrunk to the size of a quarter, than then hung there for many more months. There were two main problems. My clownfish, and my cleaner shrimp. Both would steal any...

I was under the impression that I need about a 15X per hour on water in and out of the sump. With that 500 GPH MagDrive, I'm probably only doing about 5 or 6X. If people think that's sufficient, then I'll stick with it, but I was thinking more would be better. What kind of turnover are you...

That's a good point Gil. I have 1" PVC going back to that sump. I guess I could take some of my RIO pumps and run lines up to the tank, and see what the overflow can handle. I could also put a ball valve in to regulate the flow once I get my new pump. I actually don't have a closed loop...

I had an arrow crab that chowed my feather dusters, and bristle worms. He was awfully aggressive toward my fish, but I don't think he was capable of hurting them. As for being able to get into a small place, that arrow crab has really long narrow claws, I think he can get into wherever he...

Thought I would poll the group on a question. I've got a 55 gallon reef tank, with a 30 gallon sump. It's been setup for about two and a half years, and has evolved somewhat over time. Right now I have two 750 GPH CoralVue High Seas propeller style powerhead in the main tank. In the sump I...

Just came across this thread. Not sure if you are still considering getting an urchin. I have two purple urchins that I purchased off SWF a couple years ago. They seem to be the Stephen Segal of my tank, hard to kill. They don't seem to bother my corals, or any other inverts, nor do they...

Santa Monica is a bit evangelical about the scrubbers, but that doesn't mean they don't work. It's not like he is profiting from me building a scrubber. I'm trying one out, if it doesn't work, then no harm, no foul. Part of the fun of the hobby is experimenting, and finding out what works. The...

Oh, I've had this tank up for about three years now, so I'm used to cleaning the sides. I've just never seen this type of stuff before setting up the scrubber. It's not hard to get off, but it's different than the standard algae. I'm going to go against Santa Monica's advice and leave the...

Interesting. That's a very different algae than what I am getting. I'm seeing more of a brown algae. Levels in the tank all look good, except for I am getting kind of a detritusy type algae on the sides of my tank. Easy to scrape off with just my hand, but unsightly. It has to be cleaned off...

Interesting points beaslbob. Especially the copper observation. I have personally witnessed algae being used to consume petroleum at a refinery. And I guess since I worry about algae getting in the tank of my diesel boat (and living), it can certainly consume something in there. It will be...

Thanks for getting back to me guys. - DDawg - My overflow tube is kid of acting almost like a protein skimmer. It's bubbling a little at the bottom, and a tiny little bit of scum intermittently appears at the top. I don't have a fuge, but I have 492 watts of PC and MH light for my tank. -...

I'll give that a shot Desert Dog, although Santa Monica is pretty adamant about cleaning it once per week.

Frequent listener, first time caller. I've read this whole thread, and built my own scrubber. I pulled out my skimmer, and although parameters look good, I have a couple questions/comments... 1. This is my main question. I don't seem to get as much algae growth as some of the other people. I...

Really interesting discussion. I have some Zoas that were actually hitchikers, and had always done pretty well, and propogated at times. Lately they have been closed, and just don't seem happy. I've had varied success with other hard and soft corals. I've never been as concerned about...

I've got a decent amount of those as well, although I'm not convinced that's what's eating the coraline algae. Are you guys pretty sure it's them? My coraline algae is pretty white too, and I was thinking it was some sort of deficiency.

Sounds like a good idea, I haven't dug into what the manufacturers tout. I changed them after six months, so will continue to do that. I was wondering if there is a chance that the low-end ones are just not producing the necessary light. I have just recently gotten serious about my corals...

I'm wondering if anyone has an opinion on bulb quality. Coralife, Current, Odyssea, Jebo, USHO, Brand-X..... Are these really different? I purchased some bulbs off E-Bay that are a fourth or less of the cost of the bulbs at my LFS. Is there a difference between these bulbs? Should I cycle them...