Recent content by Krypt

For me, feeding routines are a whole different thing.

That issue won't resolve itself unfortuantely. Since the Clarkii has claimed both the nems, he will attack any fish that tries to encroach on his territory. If he's feeding it or sitting in it, he considers it "his". The best course of action would be to remove either the clarkii or the percula...

Proper maintenance for me means the following. Daily Stuff: -Mag float the glass -Top off with RO/DI water -Visual inspection -Check Temperature Weekly Stuff: -20% water change -Change filter sock -Clean Skimmer cup -Test Parameters -Change Carbon/Phosban if needed -Clean Powerheads if they need...

I would also agree that you need to strip the tank down and start from scratch. Taking short cuts in this hobby is a recipe for failure and a mighty big waste of money.

Kill it with fire! Lol, friend of mine did something similar with a blowtorch

Mine started out the same way, all was fine for about 6 months. Then I guess he decided that he wanted some shrimp and since I hadn't fed mysis for the day, decided to help himself lol.

That they do. I saw mine carrying around a cleaner like a dog with a treat. it was still alive too, he took it behind the rocks, end of the line for Mr.Clean.

Keep an eye on that gramma with that cleaner shrimp in there. If he catches it after a molt, he may decide to hit up the buffet.

Mixing clowns can be trouble. They have a habit of fighting with each other. I'd either get another clown for the B/W to pair with or think about selling her. Mixing her with the other pair could cause tank drama.

Just don't leave the vinegar in for longer than 24 hours. It is an acid after all and given enough time it will corrode anything plastic.

You can skip the rubberbanding to rocks and just use superglue to fix them to frag plugs.

You should be able to frag it up off the glass. Just going to need a razor to cut sections and then scrape it off the glass.

The corals themselves only "see" Blue/green light, they cannot see red. That's why they close when running just the red bulbs. In nature, the light coming into the water is full spectrum. That full spectrum allows the blue/green to trigger the corals opening and the red/green to feed the...

I would do a 30-40% pwc as Greycoyote suggested, but besides that, you've done all you can. Just have to wait and see. Also, make sure you thoroughly clean out the light fixture to try and prevent any corrosion. You may be able to save the fixture.

From your description, it's definitely a pistol. They one large claw is the give away. That's their sonic solar flare cannon.