Recent content by militaryminded1

I will get a mandarin in the future I jus want to get the inverts first. I was considering a horseshoe crab, Sally light foot crab, anemone crab, or a emerald crab. But not sure which crab would be best.

It sounds like alot but most of the snails hide in the sand bed throughout the day. I feed the the tank every other day. And looks like a Pod heaven I'm sure a mandarin would love to be in the tank. (Back on topic lol) but I like the look of the critters on the sand bed at the LFS like the conch...

These are the snails that I currently have: 78 Dwarf Ceriths 21 nassarius 27 Florida Ceriths 26 Nerites I also have around 10 red legged hermit crabs one blue leg hermit crab. 1 cleaner shrimp 1 large clam (not sure of the name) I was interested in all of the options for my 72g bow front...

Does anyone know what would be good inverts to add to a reef tank?

I have a 75 gallon reef tank with 4 blue cromis, sixties wrasse, coral beauty, cleaner shrimp, & multiple snails and hermit crabs. I would like to kno how many more fish would I be able to add to my tank? And what fish would be suitable to place in the tank?

Every puffer has a different personality. I am sure he will begin to come out of his shell. I had one before and they are good at remembering faces.

Thank you so much for your help I have noticed the web but I didn't think anything of it now it all makes sense. I took another look at the tube then I started to see movement.

Sort of look like my polyps

I have noticed tube looking things around my polyps can someone Identify them for me. I have never seen anything come out from them. I'm not sure if it could be a feather duster or not.

I will defiantly try the phosphate bag. Thanks for the advice guys

I use 2 bags of chemi pure in the bottom of my sump. I am really considering getting a phosphate reactor. The lfs told me not to change my water only top it off they said the fish n coral like it much better. I haven't done a water change in over a month.

I have been dealing with Cyanobacteria for a couple of weeks now I use ro/di water from my lfs, I cut back my light hours from 12 to 8 hours I don't feed the tank much food I feed the fish every other day. My parameters are excellent I took a sample to the lfs.i just can't seem to find the...

The lighting is T5 HO Dual bulb. And the power heads are located near the top of the tank my perimeters are fine but the Algeria seem consistant.

The tank has been up and running for 9 months. I have a 75 gallon with two power heads 1200 aqueon circulation pumps. The lighting schedule is from 6 to 8. It seems a little slimy. And I use a wet/dry filter.

Why is this algae growing all over my sand bed? I clean it up one day then the following day it comes back. Is it good or bad