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Hi, This is what my R/F looks like after 16 months. You all taught me well. Thank you very very much. Aldo :mrgreen:

Hi, I am using a BERLIN skimmer and when I looked into it to see if all is going well - much to my surprise I saw BABIES swimming around. That was about 5 days ago and today, they are still swimming and doing well. Has this ever happened to any of you and if so, what did you do? aldo :mrgreen:

Hi 8 months have passed and things are going well :soap: Have added 1 crocea clam & 2 squamosa clams they are doing well :soap: WHAT A THRILL when you see them FLIP a crab. again thanks for all the help you all have given to me from the beginning it sure did pay off for me. aldo :mrgreen:

Hi. After looking at a picture from Reefrunner69 i saw a small little bunch of aiptasia growing on a rock. i think it's the same. no camera now can't post picture. I have a peppermint shrimp - shouldn't this do it ? The syringe should it have a needle at the end, and what fluid is the...

Hi, Bought a GREEN MANDARIN GOBY and after 2 days sat there and watched my HERMIT CRABS ......KILL it and have a great MEAL. Mandarin diden't even put up a fight poor thing :( :( . I then sent my crabs an URGENT e-mail advising them that I did not invite them to this EXPensive party. Is this...

Hi want to show what my R/F tank looks after only 6 months with the HELP of ADM. & adv. THANK you all for your help . :mrgreen: aldo

Got a Dendronephthya klunzingeri (carnation Coral) last week and it's LOOKING GREAT (shhh not to loud) and to keep it that way I have to FEED it . When feeding Zooplankton & Phytoplankton to the tank do I have to turn off the filters & skimmer, should I feed 3 to 4 times per week at night...

:( I don't know how to bring a picture here from my gallery so if you look there you will see how great it looked. (open brain) Now it seem dried out & small, its not twitching or blown up and colorfull ???????? I moved it up higher up to a rock i know it likes to lie on the subtract but...

Hi, Saturday I bought a small Heteractis Malu purple tip. When I put him into the tank on the bottom in the corner, he immediately jumped up and went into a small cave more or less out of sight. I left him there for a little while and then figuring, we could not see him, I moved him towards the...

Hi could not afford Ro/Di unit so i got my self a DI tap water filter ,i get 2 gal per 20 min. i test for kh=0 po=0 it works for about 50g. Is that ok as good as RO/Di ? My chili coral dosent look happy during the day ,at night some time it openes up i try to feed it with a small syringe...

Hi, For quite a long time, my little clown was a loner in the tank not attaching himself to anything. Suddenly he took a liking to my flower pot and is using it as his friend. Unfortunately, my flower pot is not accepting his friendship and joking aside, keeps closing up every time my little...

:? Hi. Just got a Green Flower Pot coral. Can somebody give me alittle INFO how to keep it etc. my L VHO 440w wter # good 66g dept 20". For now its on top closer to the lights. :mrgreen: aldo (still learning - getting better )

Saturday October 25th I put my first two corals in my tank. One was a hammer and the other a coral clove. They have been doing well up to yesterday afternoon. I noticed my coral clove is lovely in the centre but seems to be drooping and not opening at the edges. I have since moved it to a little...

Need help :?: Started to see where algae has started to grow it's covered with tiny bubbles that look mercury. :? What does Hair algae look like :?: Any pictures :?: HELP Thank's aldo :mrgreen:

:( My first one - My first one. Yesterday I put in my first mushroom. It looked beautiful. Within a half hour after I placed it in the lower part of my tank, it opened completely and I was overjoyed. Then came along my "Mottel" (my hermit black and white tip crab) decided to take a short cut...

Hi' I now have about 3" of CC on my tank floor, for a reef will coral do well on CC alone or is better to put some LS in and if so how much? Because of 65P of LR i would only be able to sprinkle it around. 66g (20 " dept ) :mrgreen: as a lime (but learning ) aldo

Awhile back, Stresco posted an article with reference to the success that he had with Equilibrium in fighting his ich problem. On 3 occasions, I have used Equilibrium with no success. I followed all the instructions that Stresco mentioned such as garlic, closing off the skimmer, etc. No way...

Re: VHO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :?: ? on lights -----66g tank 48x20x16 fish & reef. Will VHO app 400w be suffitient for most corals - soft coral , brains, clams, anemones, etc ? Thanks :mrgreen:

:( Have 66gal tank 50 lbs. LS skimmer, 3 PH, filter & wet-dry 6 fish 3 cs 2 black/white ,6 red leg hermit crabs 1 arrow crab 1 hitchhiker ? crab lives in a hole in the rock comes out only at night ?????. LIGHTS= 3 ho power-glo (18000 k ) 2 blue. What type of coral can i put in, and how many...

Hi :D My tank is now 6 weeks old. All my # are where they should be. My lights 3 power glo 1 athenic blue. How will I know when it's the time to put corals in? What should I start with? Thank's aldo :mrgreen: as a lime

Hi, This is Aldo your inexperienced :mrgreen: as a lime guy! Question: How would I be able to tell whether my live rock is in the midst of dying or already dead? Is there something that I should be doing with reference to chemical or vitamin to help prevent this and also give nourishment...

Hi, :D I have been told that cleaner shrimp will clean up various items in the tank and also can eradicate my ICK problem. Could someone please send me the name of the shrimp I am referring to. I have a 66 gallon tank with 40 lb live rock. What is the MINIMUM shrimp I would need to do me...

This is the first time I'm writing a post . Here goes. 66 gal tank - 40 lbs. live rock , fish doing very well, tank is 4 weeks old water # are good. NO LUCK WITH SNAILS. Tryed 3 times Put them in the tank all is well next morning DEAD DEAD what gives? tryed turning them over...