Chris Ericksen

That's a good point. I had to compromise because it prefers lower flow and due to it's color a little lower light than say a white bubble coral. So I tried to give it a place where it didn't have much flow, could get some light, but could also hide from the light as it needed. It may be that it has to be that big and expand to get as much light as possible, I'm somewhat out of options as far as placement goes. So I'm going to cross my fingers that it's really a good spot for the long term.

Here's the whole tank: I just feed the three fish I have and do a cap-ful of Purple Up about 5 times a week (I forget now and again). My tank is the RedSea 250 -- this is my first time with an "all enclosed" tank which I love (so far). It's not as fun as the DIY tanks I had before, but then again, I'm at a point where I'd rather spend my time enjoying the tank itself rather than constantly work on it.

I finally found a spot my bubble coral "loves" -- it's continuing to get bigger and bigger. I already had to move my Frogspawn and some other coral I had nearby. You can see it's stinging the Xenia, but that might just be tough. Any idea how big these guys can get? My book says 12" but I'm already almost at that point. Thanks!

There are no other spots on the leather anywhere else. I hope that it is just splitting, however I'll take a look at it tonight and see if there's anything to see. Thanks for the tips!

Hi all, I have a leather which has been healthy for a good while. Over the last few days or so, it developed this white spot. (see picture) I don't see it healing as the spot has eaten through completely. Should I go ahead and cut away the affect area to save the rest? My other leathers are doing fine, so water quality seems to be OK. Thanks

I can add more flow, but nothing brown came off, just some light sand/detritus. The crabs do love that area, so I'm not sure if they're helping or hurting the situation.

thanks for the tip -- already applied poison -- let's see how it works!

All -- reading this makes me wonder about a few guys that have popped up lately. Any idea if these are Majanos? If not, are they good guys? Thanks!

I went ahead and basting and quite a bit came up. Appears as though this area is dying off, though the rest of it seems healthy without any discoloration. As I don't know exactly what this is, nor the history of it, I'm not sure if this is something that will spread or a localized issue. Thanks for the basting idea, I'm sure the crabs were all over that stuff.

Here are a couple better pictures. I'm trying to figure out if the spot is something I can do something about AND if the crabs are making it worse... I'd like to keep the crabs for algae control, but I don't want them attacking this guy.

I just got this from a friend. It has a small spot that is getting larger (you can easily see it in the picture, top left area). I'm not sure if it's sick or if my Red Mithrax crabs are eating it (they forage around the spot but leave the rest alone). Any ideas to get it healthy are appreciated!

SOLD -- thank you!

Yes, all the livestock is now relocated. Got any friends who want to start up a tank? This one's pretty much ready to go!

Great idea! -- this tank is located in Purcellville, VA

The time has come that I move on to another hobby, so... For Sale!!! 90 Gallon Saltwater Tank