Recent content by lilismom1

well, just found out no power until saturday at the earliest! i called my favorite lfs and he said to save the sand in something because it can be washed and reused. i've got to empty tank completely because it really stinks! i don't think i'm going to set it back up right away, this gives me an...

thanks. i guess it's better than my house or family though!

help! my tank has been decimated by hurricane frances! everything is dead. things i didn't know i had are dead. came back today to find the power still out and an awful smell. obviously i had no computer to ask you guys where to begin, so here's what i've done so far... drained water and removed...

that's the one i have. i bought a whole new unit because my old one was giving me some funky readings 4 months after purchasing probe #2. what sparked the question was that the calibration fluid that came with the unit has a correction table on the back. not to mention that my ph is at 8.75...

could someone explain to me the correction that needs to be made for temp when using a probe for ph? my current reading on my brand new calibrated probe is 8.65 at 81f. what is my actual reading?

i forgot to mention that i went through an ich outbreak about 4 months ago when i didn't qt the tang long enough before introducing him into the main tank. i removed everyone for 6 weeks and treated them with copper in qt tank. main tank sat fallow.

well the spots came and left in one day so i'm not quite sure what's up. what snowdude said is interesting because i just got a heater and brought my temp up to 81. i guess i'll just keep an eye on everything. he's acting fine though no darting or scratching.

i just noticed 4 little white spots on my tang. they weren't there yesterday. can it be ich even though i haven't introduced anything new into my tank except saltwater from the lfs when i did a water change? this might sound crazy but is there any possibility it could be those little spiral...

your right it does look very similar. i think it is definatley some species of chiton. thanks guys!

what do you think?

sorry, #3170003, it's starting to sprout up on powerheads, thermometer, and overflow should i leave it alone?

does anyone know what the purple-green stuff is? it's starting to grow on a couple places and i'm not sure if it's a good thing or not.

i like it too, i won't get rid of it unless it's harmful which i don't think it is.

here's another picture of it and one of stuff growing on the other piece of rock i bought at the same time. the red one is definately soft to the touch, velvety, and you can almost see through it but not quite. the other one is ribbon-like and very stiff, it starts growing in the slots of the...

not that long really, maybe about 6 months. it has at least doubled in size though. actually i wouldn't mind sending you frags if you tell me how to package them and pay for shipping :) i'll let you know when i get up the courage to start hacking away!