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  1. torontofc

    ID please , moving algae?

    These algae like stuff moves around the speed of a small snail. They're all over the live rocks and aquarium glass. Can someone help me with this? Are they reef safe, and how can they be removed? Thanks
  2. torontofc

    cheap aquarium chiller (opinion)

    my water temp fluctuates too much, it can be at 79 at night, but once my MH lights (added recently) goes on, it can reach upto 84-86. Which is deadly for fish and corals. they all seem to be fine but i fear that they are sometimes under stress due to these flucuating temperatures.
  3. torontofc

    cheap aquarium chiller (opinion)

    Ok, I found this cheap aquarium chiller on ebay recently Thermoelectric water chiller Fish Shrimp aquarium grass 16 gallon 70L tank QUIET | eBay , I've searched everywhere and I can't find any other place the sells this item. At this price the only comparable chiller is the ICE PROBE, but I...
  4. torontofc

    HELP! 14 hour power outage

    i know the temp didn't have a problem, and they didn't seem weak before the incident occur, maybe the pH was the problem. Thanks Ya, I do hae corals in there. i did put in some prime and stress coat immediately after the power restored. i'll put the oxygen pump back now, but will that affect...
  5. torontofc

    HELP! 14 hour power outage

    that's what Im wondering too, I thought the oxygen pump could at least keep them alive for 15 hours
  6. torontofc

    HELP! 14 hour power outage

    Ok, thanks, I always soak my brine shrimps with garlic and no the tank was at normal temperature, I had a back-up power thing but it failed, it worked for 10 mins and it stopped, I put a battery power oxygen pump after that, I guess the thats not enough, some fish still didn't make it. But...
  7. torontofc

    HELP! 14 hour power outage

    Hi, my power just restored from a 14 hour power outage, and my sailfin tang and bicolor blenny died, but suprisingly my yellow tang and blue tang is still alive. My yellow tang is acting very stress and nervous and my blue tang is stuck at a corner and just breathing normally, i try to push her...
  8. torontofc

    Replacement Metal Halide Bulb HELP??

    Also, I have 2 actinic power compacts with my metal halide fixture, would adding a 15000K (note- NOT 14000K) MH bulb work well? Or should I just stick with the 10000K MH bulb?
  9. torontofc

    Replacement Metal Halide Bulb HELP??

    Hi, it's been a year since I got my Metal Halide fixture, so I've decided to change the bulb soon, but I've heard many different opinions about the spectrum. Which spectrum should I buy (10000k 14000k or 20000k)? I have another question, does anyone know the difference between 150HQI and...
  10. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    i know, lol, but the good news is that it seems my blue tang stopped nipping on the polyps, but the polyps still doesn't open, OMG, whats going on!!!!:banghead:
  11. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    they dont usually, but idk y is mine an exception :confused:
  12. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    really? is ur tangs really big or the medium size ones?
  13. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    ya, my yellow and sailfin tang didn't nip on it, it's just my blue tang. :confused:
  14. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    It's a metal halide at my LFS, and Im running metal halides too. I drip it for about an hour, now thinking again, would it be the change in temperature, since it's kinda cold (5 degree celsius) the day I bought it? But i'll try to put it down a bit more to see if the light intensity is the...
  15. torontofc

    Any good sites that ships to Canada?

    Anyone knows any good sites that ships Live Corals to Canada?
  16. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    idk, it doesn't seem like there's any algae on the coral, plus i would care if the polyps did open, but it didn't, that's why im scare the blue tang is the problem, thks btw.
  17. torontofc

    Why is my Blue Tang nipping on my polyps?

    I just recently purchase a polyp colony. It has been 3 days now and it barely came out, everytime I walk past my tank, I see my blue tang nipping on the closed polyps, i dont get it, i thought blue tangs doesn't bother corals. Can somebody help, thks.
  18. torontofc

    Rio Nano HOB Protein Skimmer?

    I just bought one of the Rio's Nano HOB protein skimmer to be added on to my red sea max on top of the original one. I've heard good and bad reviews about this product. Does anyone here have one of these protein skimmers? How was it, does it work, is it good? Thanks. Nano Skimmer BTW, the...
  19. torontofc

    How important is moonlights?

    "my computer screen is my moonlight" hahahahahah lol. thks everyone
  20. torontofc

    How important is moonlights?

    I've been doing some research on this, I found out some people say that moonlight should be turned on during the night time (when the main lights are off), will that effect much on the corals? Will it help the coral growths alot? thks
  21. torontofc

    My Brain Coral doesn't eat!!!

    ok, thks guys, no wonder my brain doesn't eat the brine shrimp no matter how hard i try to feed it.
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