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Yeah...I'm done. I lost a $20 Cleaner Shrimp and $70 in Peppermints. My wife is jealous...I spent more on a dinner for the Coral Banded Shrimp than I did for her! Lol

Anyone else? The wrasse are pretty small, can't imagine them eating a dozen peppermints in one night

Ok guys, Here's my dilemma, on two separate occasions I have purchased a handful of peppermint shrimp. I have drip acclimated them and introduced them into my reef. They are fine and active, but by the next day they are all gone! I don't know what is happening to them. Nobody is picking on...

Make sure, if you're getting a Mandarin that you have a well established tank with a healthy copepod population.

Adjustment need to be made in a tank by tank basis. It can fluctuate greatly by how heavily you are stocked, water parameters, etc.....even what you feed. I have my skimmer on a timer to shut off for 3 hours daily during feeding time. Zooplankton, Marine snow, rotifers etc can increase...

Copper Banded Butterfly...

I agree, I'd go with the HOB AquaC Remora. I've used one and it pulls a ton of goop from the water column. As for the scratched, go to Walmart or Best Buy and purchase a CD/DVD scratch repair kit. It's a liquid that you apply and simply rub in and scratches will be filled in!

I love cleaner shrimp too, but like you I can't have one. My Coral Banded killed the last one.....lesson learned.

They are from my 55Reef.. Here is a shot

Sorry...I meant you arent going to throw in livestock yet are you? Let it cycle and establish. With only 5 gallons, you're going to need a stable bio-load that isn't relying on the addition of chemicals to keep it that way.

Don't go too nuts adding salt...it takes some tome to stabilize in a new setup. Some of your salt may be concentrated in your sand bed. Check salinity daily and only adjust no more than once a day. You are going to let this cycle before adding LS right?

I gotta tell you....I don't think you can put any powerhead in a 4 gallon tank with sand. There just isn't enough volume and you'll blow sand all over

I have a very large Coral Banded Shrimp and a Cleaner Shrimp in the same tank for quite awhile....they have zero interest in each other. Keep smaller shrimp out perhaps....

Here are some shots from my developing Reef... A Leather Polyp An Elegance Coral A Torch Coral A Kenya Torch Coral Some Mushrooms

Yeah, I have about 6-7 Hermits, a Dozen Turbos, a Coral Banded Shrimp, a Cleaner Shrimp and a half dozen Nassarius and one Sand Sifting Star.

1 week :( he was so active and then boom-gone

My Golden Head Sleeper Goby is MIA and I simply cannot find him. I know he burrowed a lot but is it possible he died in the sand bed? I don't want stir my sand too much but I'm concerned he died and the possible ammonia spike if he rots in the tank. Any advice?

Here it is....the short video Check out this video on YouTube: Sent from my iPhone 4

Here is my new Ling Tentacle Anemone and Black Ocellaris Clownfish...LOVE Them! I've got a nice little video too...need to figure out how to post that :)

Here are some of the latest shots of my 55gallon reef.

The only problem with that is I cannot control the return with the wave maker. I am sure I need to add another circulating pump, but how should I direct them? I have the return pump pointed towards the surface to create agitation. Should I point the other two towards the corals, away from the...

I wanted to comment on one persons post about RO+DI being safe to drink! Let me be clear...it is NOT safe to drink! Deionized water is not safe to drink. Due to the purity of the water and the lack of minerals, DI is a relatively strong solvent. As such, when ingested, a condition called...

It really depends on if it is a reef tank or FOWLR. If it's a reef tank, you should set timers as follows: Full Spectrum 10,000's run from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Actinic's run from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Lunar LED's run from 8:00 pm - 8:00 am FOWLR is simply 10:00 am - 8:00 pm for both 10,000's and...

I have a 55 Gallon Reef and want create ideal currents. I am picking up a wavemaker and want to know how many circulation pumps should I use? I have the return from my sump which has an 800gph pump on it and a separate 500 GPH circulating pump. I have 100 lbs of live rock stacked along the...

My 55 gallon reef is up and running....waiting a couple months to add the corals. I need a new light....I'm looking at T5's but need advice. There are literally hundreds of options out there....I am planning on hard and soft corals etc. Question is....what's a good light option that is...