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is that something available at a LFS? or do I need to start a garden? :)

I'll give you 100% proof not to 'plant' it in your main tank. My yellow tang doesn't touch the stuff, and I made the mistake of planting some under live rock. I am now in a nightmare where the Caleurpa is taking over my tank. I've added emerald crabs (supposedly they eat it), but still no...

More then likely you already had a nice bacterial growth going from the clownfish before you even added the shrimp. That is why you are not really seeing a steep spike. The spike you are thinking of is caused because there is NO bacteria present when the decaying shrimp is added, so there is...

wow, just so dang useful. I wonder if I can sell some at my LFS?

peppermint shrimp and emerald crabs Both are fun and harmless, and do a good job of cleaning and moving stuff at the bottom of the tank. Best thing pepermint shrimp are $3 and the crabs are $5 at my LFS I don't like hermit crabs anymore.. the blue leg ones kill off snails and red legs way to...

I just bought one today to deal with my minor Calurpa problem. Hopefully he is related to yours and will tear it apart :)

They are very hard... not much chance of accidently popping them. Mine were like plastic grapes.

My second post... wait.... what?? you said 150?? I thought it was 200... I want a recount :) Dang job getting in the way of free stuff. A big thanks to swf.com for having this event, and hosting these boards. I think we should all, assuming everything else equal, make a point out of ordering...

Number one for me.. next one will be 150 :)

I was reading this guy's fishtank diary. He made alot of mistakes early on (way too many fish the first week he got the tank).. But over the course of two years, he upgraded to a 280gal tank... you know how it goes. Anyway, I finally get to this entry "01/10/02 Received 7 new frags from Gooch...

heh, Be careful about putting it in your main tank. The stuff grows EXTREMELY fast and will quickly (in a week) cover all the rock in your tank. I have mine in a refugium and it is growing nicely down there, but I put a little bit in my main tank for my yellow tang, and he ignored it, now it...

I currently have it growing in my 20gal refugium. That is where I got it from to stick it in my main tank. I wish it was as easy as pulling out the rock and taking it off. The stuff is at the bottom of my live rock (unreachable without a complete breakdown). I will try the crab, thanks for...

Ok, I'm an idiot :) I dropped some caulerpa in my tank to see if anything will eat it. Even my yellow tank avoids it. Well, it took root way under my rocks and now is crawling up the back wall and over some live rock. I've already tried to get it out, but can only get 'most' of it, and then in...

This isn't a joke, and it kinda took me back abit when it happened. The local LFS has now memorized the contents of my tank. I went in a couple days ago and was looking at a yellow goby, and she said "he might have problems with your lawnmower blenny". Apparently I spend too much time in there...

I don't have a 6-line, but my lawnmower does great. He doesn't bother with anyone in the tank, just goes about doing his thing. They are great fish and look really cool when swimming around LR.

Anenomes need a ton of lighting, up around 8-10 watts per gallon, even then they have a tank lifespan of about 6 months. They are also very delicate when it comes to pH, NH4 and NO2.

If you are unsure about your test kit, try testing tap water. If you get the same readings as your tank, you have problems :)

There is a reason they call it 'crashing' Usually when you change something drastically, it may kill one thing, but leave the rest of the stuff hanging on, but then the thing that dies begins to degrade and release ammonia, which pretty much seals the deal on the stuff that was barely surviving...

I have a decorator crab that does a good job of turning over the crushed coral. I also have a horseshoe crab that digs into the cc and therfore keeps it looking clean. The decorator crab is questionable for a reef tank, since they like to stick stuff on their backs, so far mine has used...

Before he got a ticket to the refugium, my damsel (blue devil) would not only chase fish around the tank, but would knock hermit crabs off the live rock. This is a 55gal tank stacked full of rock.. as soon as one would get about 3 inches of the ground, he would swim offer and push it til it...