Recent content by DreamerTheresa

Would going with the T5s as opposed to PC broaden our spectrum of what could be stocked in the tank?

My boyfriend and I are moving across town at the end of the month, and figure since we're moving the tank, it'd be a good time to do a little bit of an overhaul. Eventually, we'd like to do some coral in our tank. We have a 135 gallon Oceanic tank. It is 72" long. Our lighting budget is about...

Thanks for the help! :)

So that likely means I'm over feeding? Should I scrape them off the glass, then?

I have these skinny white specks on the back glass panel. They're attatched by one end, the other points into the tank. They're probably 1/8" long or so. I've two adult feather dusters in the tank, and I used to have a flame angel before he died. I know flame angels eat baby feather...

Will definitely try the sponge idea. Thanks, everyone!

At the time of deaths, perfect. No ates/ites, ammonia, our ph stays 8.2-8.3. It's been a month and a half since we've had a loss. ...and I don't know anyone around here who does necropsies on fish. :P We're not going to get any more fish until the lighting gets upgraded and we get...

Certain, as once found, each time there was a mad scramble to unplug the PH, and then the fish would live for a few hours trying to swim around before dying.

For our tank, we have a pair of Penguin 1140 powerheads. They're built like this: http://www.backyardstyle.com/shop/shop_image/product/94983826d14541d01ef379d597565d29.jpg We have had TWO fish die on these getting caught on the intake. One chromis, and our flame angel fish. Has anyone...

Well, CRAP. The wrasse died in the two hours Mike and I were gone for dinner today. We came home, and the poor thing was hermitcrab/sallylightfootcrab/nassariussnail dinner. :( Water's fine, the other fish are fine. :: SIGH :: I guess we should wait 'til we have more experience 'til we...

GOOD NEWS! I just ordered an RO/DI unit from thefilterguys. YAY! That should take care of the flippin' cyanobacteria problem.

We do now. That clip was when we first put water/salt in the tank - nothing else was in the tank then. :)

Link above updated with two brief clips of the wrasse! ...and a reflection of our dog The wrasse is VERY shy, so it's hard to get pics/video of him/her.

Or me. ;)

Thanks, Ziggy! The wrasse is in hiding. I think I saw him all of three minutes yesterday after putting him in the tank. Thought he might come out of hiding for food, but no such luck. I know he hasn't been eaten, considering how hungry the nassarius snails were this morning. Lost the...