Recent content by lmetcalf

Wow, i kinda feel bad for buying fish and stuff now haha. Thanks for the heads-up. It looks perky enough.. Lets hope it likes it's new home eventually :)

Hello all, I bought a pulsing Xenia today.I put it in my tank, it started pulsing, everything was good. I look at it again a few hours later and it's not pulsing anymore. Is that normal? Or is it mad at me?

in my tank now, the mushrooms seem to be moving away from the light, and my kenya tree is going nuts. I've had it for a few months and it's grown more than twice the height and made 4 babies. Given that, what other corals do you think would do okay in my light? I haven't had much luck with...

ok, soo.....after all that, what do i need on a tank that's 18inches deep, for a crocea clam placed at least half half way up? What about a durassa clam?(cheapest option)

Someone said i should have 4 watts per gallon. Is this reasonable? Anyone know what i currently have?

Hey all, I Need help figuring out some new lighting for my 30 gal (30 inches long, i think it's 18inches deep) tank. All the acronyms confuse me and the wattages and whatnot. Right now i have T5's (i think. the bulbs are two long skinny tubes that are attached at one end). There's two bulbs...

Haha no, but i left inch-wide gaps between strips of plastic wrap and also around the filter and protein skimmer so the tank is still getting lots of air.

haha i laughed so hard when i read "carpet surfing". Thats great. No surfing so far. I don't have any other pets and he's neon yellow so i'm sure i'll see him if he jumps. Out of paranoia i covered most of the tank with plastic wrap, so there's not much space for him to jump out...

okay, worst case scenario: I don't see him for a few days. What should i do then? Tear my tank apart? monitor water params?

I've got 32lbs of liverock with a lot of holes and caves, so it's a possibility that he's in there somewhere. Would iit be easier on the fish if i left the light off for today?

Hey all! I have a 30gal mature reef I just bought my first fish today :D I have flatworms and all sorts of buggy things so i bought a yellow wrasse. I acclimated himto my water by dripping my tank water into his bag for 45 min or so. I then added him to my tank. He did a quick...

Hello all, I've got a 30gal reef, no fish yet. I've got lots of tiny bugs on the glass and rocks, especially at night. Also, I've got a million tiny white and red snails. Are there any fish that would eat these bugs and snails? And would not eat my corals? Thanks for your help guys!

I've had this skimmer for a a little over a month now. It's the kind that you have to adjust the airflow to get it to collect. It worked for a while when i first had it. I've emptied it many times and i was happy with it. last time i shut it off to empty it, it wasnt collecting after i...

hey thanks guys! That definetly looks like the little dude in my tank. Im so glad to hear that he's a good guy. Thanks for you help!! I'd be so lost without this forum... lol

WOW! i looked at that page.. my little brown blob doesn't look near that amazing. Its not pretty at all actually. But the fact that he's doin the exact same thing as my remaining turbo makes me not so worried. They really look the same, just one's naked. Wonder what it is?