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I was looking in my tank today and saw this little guy flash by, 1st time for this kind of hitchhiker. He's maybe 1/3 a pinky nail big. Video was tough as the current throws him all over. And yes I know i need to clean my glass. :)

So after a hiatus of a few years here I am starting new. I had a bad move destroy my multiyear project and off a couple thousand in livestock and I didnt have the heart to restart. I gave away the remaining stock, sold everything and moved on. When I quit, LEDs as moonlights were relatively...

Well, I had about the worst possible move from one house to another. My help didn't arrive on the day scheduled, so I had to do the entire move in 1 day. The temps went from the 40-50's on the good day, to -15 on the day I was forced to move. I still managed to transport about 90% of my...

Just a thought as I'm upgrading my PC lighting. Any reason to go with a paired set of 10k and an actinic bulb rather than a pair of 50/50's?

I know, I know. They're beneficial filter feeders, bla bla bla. I've posted the same info in the past. But since moving to my large tank, my small feather duster population has exploded. People are no longer asking what the white tubey things are on my rock. Instead they're asking what the...

I've seen people post about problems with green serpents. Are these problems associate with just green serpents or also green banded? LFS has a pair of small banded serpents that look to be green/white under their lighting.

Ok, in case you didn't read my post a few days ago "Stupid anemone", I had a nice condy anemone that wandered around my tank and dissapeared. It was my 1st and I was advised he was probably looking for his place and to leave him alone. It was good advice, but turned out poorly this time...

I'm not talking about my tank, I'm talking about my 5th yellow fish over here <-------------------------------- Maybe it's this post!

I got my first anemone a couple weeks ago, a haitian pink tip. I was a little less than impressed on delivery as he looked like a little blob of snot. :( But I acclimated him and put on the bottom of my tank where he continued to look like a little blob of snot. The next day after lights...

I just placed my first online livestock order from saltwaterfish.com. Nothing major, but a pair of skunk cleaners, 20 turbo's, an orange linkia and a haitian pink tip. All delivered for a bit under $100. Also my first real star and first anemone, so hopefully all goes well.

I'm doing a little research on the phenomenon of a DSB "crashing" due to toxic levles, acid build up etc. I'm mainily trying to build supplementary evidence for a theory of mine. I recall one or two of our forum members having an incident not too long ago, but can't remember who it was. So...

I've been looking for a schooling fish for my new tank and wanted something that was affordable. No $300 6 fish schools is what I mean. I've known chromis are hardy, schooling fish, but none of the pictures I'd ever seen made them real desireable to me. Was at the lfs and they had a dozen...

My wife listened to me the other day about not buying a mandarin for the new tank because it doesn't yet have the life needed to support him. She ignored how cute and lonely he looked in the store and came home without him. No, wait. That's not what happened at all. Anyway, now I need to...

This guy took me completely by surprise. He's in my new display tank with most of my old rock in it. No new rock in about a year or so. I had never seen him in my old tank and wasn't expecting him tonight, but I was checking out my test hermit crab and saw this guy move a leg from under some...

I bought an automatic shutoff switch to plumb into my RO unit. Ebay guy said a float switch won't build enough pressure without one to shut of the RO unit. Unfortunately, the install instructions make no mention of where it is to be installed. I emailed him telling him so and asking for...

I'm going to be installing my RO unit this weekend. It's going to be plumbed straight into my fuge with a float switch. 'Cuz I'm lazy and tired of the bucket brigade every night. Anyway, since the RO/DI unit pulls so much out of the water going into the tank, will I need to supplement the...

Was watching tv last night and heard a bang from my new aquarium. As it contains nothing but water and rock while it cycles, I considered this to be odd. So I mosey on over and this is what I found going sizzle sizzle sizzle in the water. This is a week old titanium heater. I tossed the box...

Here's the auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4321188881&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Here's what the auction pic looks like and what was sent as well as the email I just sent off. If this is anyone on this site, I'm sorry but that auction is blatant misrepresentation...

Since I'm once again skimmer shopping I can't help but wonder what makes a high dollar skimmer better than a $50 ebay skimmer. Almost all the skimmers I can find be it a euro-reef, turboflotor, or other are venturi driven and from the looks should work the same. Some have different shaped...

This thing would be done by now if I didn't diy on it. This is my new display. It's 115,000 gallons. I know its looks smaller, but that's because I'm almost 20' tall so my chairs and table are huuuuuge! :lol: Really it's 36" square and 18" tall and sitting on my homemade stand with about...

I woke up this morning and found all my clocks to be flashing. Apparently I lost power sometime after 6am when I got to bed and before 1:30 when I woke up. I don't know how long power was down, but it had been back up for about an hour an a half when I woke up. Wasn't supposed to be up for...

I'm going to try a diy auto-topoff with my new tank and have a quick ? for folks who have RO systems as that will also be implemented. What kind of water pressure are you getting on the output side of the RO unit? I'm planning on using a mechanical float switch running directly from the RO...

I found a MH retro kit, electronic ballast, reflector, socket and 400w bulb for $225. I'm almost done with my new tank and need more lighting. Does anyone know of the same setup for cheaper?

I've never used MH before, but I'm considering it for my current project. ? is, does the bulb and ballast have to be perfectly matched or can you have a more powerful ballast than bulb? I found a good deal on a 750w fixture and ballast, but that's a little more light than I really need. Not...

I'm working on a 115g display to replace my 55 and will probably be drilling the tank rather than using a hob overflow. My return pump is rated at 1300 gph with a head height of 14 feet. Head height to the tank will be about 48", so I don't think I'll be losing too much water flow from rated...