Recent content by mandarin man

There is no problem with trimming my star polyps is there? One of the edges of the star polyps began growing straight up and is beginning to block the view of part of my tank and i want to cut it. This wont spawn an even faster rate of growth will it? It is also beginning to over take some...

will butterflies nip at all corals or only a certain few like mushroom and zoos, etc.? if only a certain few... what few?

i like the sound of the yellow and the flame. also before no power for over two weeks, i had a mandarin in the tank for over a yr and was very happy with him, but im probably gunna put off the court jester for a lil while until my copepod population gets back on the rise. another thing, whats...

ya i was thinkin about a few chromis or maybe a couple blue damsels. but do yall think it would be better to have the hippo and yellow tang or the hippo and flame angel?

well after hurricane ike took care of cleaning out my 72 gal. im finally about ready to put some fish back in it. heres what im thinking. let me know about quantity/compatibility/ smart or dumb... thanks -yellow tang -blue hippo tang -flame angel -1 or 2 oscellaris or clarkii(havnt decided)...

So lil while ago the BTA in our 55 gal split and i put the smaller half in my 14 gal. Now he is getting too big for my tank and since he is a good lookin healthy anemone, I dont want to lose him. Any advice on how to remove him from my tank without causing too much damage or stress? He is pretty...

well i bought two new sexy shrimp this afternoon and put them both in my 14 gal bio cube. one went straight to my bta and has set up shop while the other was a little smaller and wandered around the tank all day long. he was awesome and my favorite, then tonight after i fed my pink skunk clown...

livestock is one six line wrasse, coral banded shrimp and pistol shrimp. few red/blue leg hermits, few snails. i will try the every other feeding technique for awhile. how long should i try that out for? and i do not have exact numbers because i took it to the fish store, but there were no...

14 gal biocube. 15 lbs of live rock. has been running almost six months. has been algae free up until the past month when algae started growing on my rocks. it covers all of them completely now and my water turns murking. also there seems to be algae floating on the surface of the water. i do...

anybody have an opinion on how a pistol shrimp will be in a 14 gal nano reef? and what fish do they usually form symbiotic relationships with?

is 14 gal too small for a six line wrasse? i initially think so but figure wouldnt hurt to ask.

do you just hook it up to a faucet and let it do its magic? and roka, was the one you bought fairly easy to put together or did it take a thousand little nuts and bolts?

are six line wrasses COMPLETELY reef safe? I hear mixed things bout them, although I am still interested in purchasing one but dont want it to pick at any of my corals. Anyone had any experience with em?

looking to buy a RO/DI unit, my lfs closed down so had to get water from those windmills for last couple months and algae has had its way with my tank. where is a good place to buy them? and any body have pics or explanation of a good setup would be very greatful thanks.