Recent content by exiowans

Came home from work and found a very deteriorated carcass near my green bubble tip. I'm guessing that he either died and the bubble got him or he was dying and the bubble got him. He was farther gone than had he just died and floated around for a day, so I'm pretty sure that the anemone ate what...

The great thing about our hobby (addiction) is that everyone has an opinion and certainly different things work for different people. You are absolutely correct that there are probably more who don't feed than do. Mine were both sickly when I got them and I was forced to feed them to get them...

Just saw your current pics. Looks much better and that spot looks like a perfect place. You may want to find a thin, flat rock to put underneath him. Maybe move some sand out and gently slide it underneath. I think you'll find he'll stay out longer and extend farther if he is not touching the...

Clowns are just that "Clowns". I am certainly not an expert on their hosting habits, but I have a pair of Black Perculas (tank raised) that I actually took a chance and brought them home from my LFS in the same bag as my kind of sick bubble tip. They were actually smoothered in the anemone to...

Hope this helps I have had some success with a couple of anemones, both nursing them back from bad health and getting them to move where I want them. I don't know if yours is a green bubble or not, but regardless I agree it looks bleached. If he is still hanging upside down he may stay there...

My Harlequin Sweetlips has gone missing since he was last seen last night. Before everybody says I have the wrong fish in this tank and I do, the harlequin, my Purple Tang and Red Sea Sailfin are/were bound for bigger quarters in month or 2. Here goes. This tank is a 250L/66gal Red Sea Max. The...

Sorry for this no pic post, but need some advice. I introduced a small purple Tang late yesterday and I haven't seen much of him as he has spent most of the day yesterday behind the reef and swimming in the shadowed caves in my reef. He would poke out once in a while. Today he has been more...

We'll I learned a test kit trick that I didn't know. Tested with API as I always have and no nitrates...none bright yellow. Did it per Tayorodw's instructions and low and behold I've got nitrates! Somewhere close to 5ppm! Thanks for the lesson! I've used API for a few years on my other tanks and...

Taylor why would I want nitrates

I originally though this was bleaching, but don't think so. Coral appears happy and has developed new growth, but not sure. Soft and spongy with strings. Please advise!!!

All is good. All levels at zeros. pH is still a bit high, but will do the next change with RO water as I just found out....duh that tap is at the same ph as the tank. I have tested my tapwater for everything but pH and did after the Ammonia came down and the ph didn't and they are identicle...

Sorry for the late reply. Didn't even think of that, but that would make sense. I have a new male and thus far he is keeping himself hydrated. Jeff

I have/had a pair of Mandarins for about 3-4 months in a well seasoned 30 gallon reef tank. I have gotten them to eat frozen mysis, cyclops, some brine and even some .5mm sinking pellets. Tonight I was running low on a few supplies so I went to the LFS. Came back to my male dead, stuck to my...

I never really concerned myself with pH during cycling as I have always cycled with no fish or those that could handle the cycle. The tank they came from was old and got a case of the bows. I was tryingto cycle this one before putting them in, but we started to show signs of leaking and the rest...

I have a 9-10 week old tank 75 gal tank that I am finally getting cycled. Nitrates and Nitrites = 0 Amonia is on decline and is between 1-2 down from the moon, but I am concerned with my pH. Tank contains 4 Malawi Cichlids about 2.5-3 inches and my old Plecos 9" and 12"+ respectively. They have...