Recent content by AndySmithers

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brittle stars, serpent stars and sea stars

Exactly! And, if I understand correctly, aiptasia is great at consuming excess nutrients so, if it's not a plague then why not let it do what it's good at? Perhaps we need to arm our fish with Joe's juice syringes so that they can uphold the law in the "tough" neighborhoods where the aiptasia...

Wow! I had no idea that there were (at least) 2 different kinds of Aiptasia - ones that go crazy and ones that just, well, grow a bit! I could never understand why my 5 or 6 aipatsia have been only 5 or 6 for over a year, never seeming to multiply and yet appearing in different places... I...

LIFEREEF!!! I have no connection whatsoever with the company but the Lifereef HOB overflows are just perfect. I've had one on my 90 for 2+ years. Never had a problem, and I never worry about power outages. The standard of construction is also great. They aint cheap but they are good. Only...

Don't be fooled! This is exactly the same light on sale in HD. Not sure of the price - this sounds about right. HOWEVER it is NOT a 500W fluorescent light!!! It is a 65W light that gives the equivalent of 500W of incandescent light. So it's roughly the same as 65W of fluorescent - any kind of...

OK, point well made - about parasitic organisms at any rate. Interesting that the life cycle of the ich organism would necessitate only a 3 day quarantine at normal reef tank temperatures. I guess that means thet if you do "roll the dice" so to speak, you will know the result in just a few days...

I'll admit that my statement is based on very little science, how about yours? Do you have proof of this statement? (Don't want to argue for the sake of it, I'm genuinely interested in this topic). Andy.

But then again... to "play" the other side of the argument (which will probably be raging as long as humans keep aquaria).... I too introduced a Coral Beauty into my 90 a couple of months ago. Inhabitants before her were - Yellow Tang, mated pair of clowns, lawnmower blenny, pair (yes a "pair")...

Hi all, I have in my tank a monster (as in "big", not as in "predatory") of a green brittle star. Now, I know, I know that they have a bad rap, but I've had him for almost 2 years and, althoug he's needed a lawyer once or twice (!), he's never been found guilty! My question is, though, is it OK...

Use a Lifereef U-tube overflow box and fit a Dursoe (the miniature one that is designed to fit in such boxes). It will NEVER fail, it will ALWAYS re-start faultlessly after a power outage. It need cleaning out about once every visit of Haley's comet (!) and is as quiet as the grave! Costs a...

This setup (natural wave timer + Maxijet 1200's) works even better if you do the "mod" to the Maxijets and cut off the output tube. This produces a wide range of patterns in water flow since these PH's start up in random directions each time.

Hmmm.... LFS in Tyler, Texas!! :lol: Might as well look for a good fishmonger! But seriously, how do I get these critters off the rock? Touch them harshly and they shrink to nothing, like trying to grab a forkful of sand! And yet they are tough to remove from the rock - tried tugging...

Hehe, No offence Lando - 2 years inthis hobby by no means makes me an expert but it does make me able to distinguish between anthelia and aiptasia. :D As you can see from the attached pic , it doesn't make me into a photographer! Oddly enough - funny you should mention aiptasis. I DO have a...