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mine is like 2in ish light-dark green- (really cute) and a bit shinyish mostly dull- but i still have the hair algae problem i've just been pulling it out...

hmm so i added a bit of phosguard (by seachem) (supposed to be a PO4 and sillicate control... but) my hair algae hasnt changed- my calerpa is fading and cyno is reappearing... hmm i didnt add the whole dosage of it to let the life get used to it i washed it off - i thought pretty well... should i add more? my emerald crab is chompiing away- i might get more of them they are kinda cute

no biggie :D just gotta get it out.. if i could find it again.. Maybe its molting..hmmm but it does look incredible!

wow that looks really nice!!!! cute angels

thank you both! yea i thats the bad side of the rock glueing.. but i think the mantis died.... i havent seen it in a while and it isnt covering its hole for a couple days... it could have moved.. but idk.. there hasnt been any type of spike... except from the nitrates. yea but i think i might pick up some epoxy reef stuff... cuz my rocks are really loose... they are staying where they are with normal flow and everything.. but if i were to have something knock into it it will fall

some are slightly lin the substrate.. so can i use epoxy inside the water like without taking the rock out? is that possible? or am i talking crazy AH my nitrates are like SUPER high its prolly from all that detris that built up in in the pre filter for the pump.. should clean that out more often

all the rocks are secure on the bottom.. however if they were to move the rock on the bottom that would move a rock on top that wouldnt be good... but how do u keep them together or secure? can you use epoxy or something? but wouldnt that include taking the rock out of the water?

hmm- so i think i might buy a fish soon... im soo nervous buying a fish i think some of my hair algea problems is also cuz (the side with the hair algea) is near a window and i think thats also the reason for the amazing calerpa growth.. hmm but im gonna put a bit of phosguard in my sump just untill it gets under control. i rearragned my rocks- so its looks less like a "pile of rocks" and more caveish and cool but how do you keep the rocks from falling down if a fish were to swim heavily near it?? or hit it or something.. or an anemone walking around how do they stay put- even if they dont move in the position they are in how can you guarentee that they wont fall later

i have a ro unit for sale! ok well its only 10gpd but after you got the tank filled you dont need a HUGE one- oh and you can find sand at premium aquatics for real cheap about 50c - 1$/lb

OUR ZOO?!?! if so- the mantis is BEAUTIFUL there brand new i believe peacock- the invert room is NOT new haha i have been going there for 15 years.. my whole life

nice ok i didnt know that!! what do ppl think of a beaded anemone- or LTA, or a small sebae

are those ok under HOT-5?

hmm (yea sry that picture really sux it was the only one that would load) i tried to scape it so there is like a little ground circle in the middle- there are lots of caves everywhere around the scape- there is a garden- (hairalgea) and a lagoon there is an "apartment building" (where the mantis currently takes residency), a cliff and other cool areas- im also really scared of moving the rocks around i dont want to hurt anything

lets try again that was before algea took over and now.. i have a LOT of calerpa! which looks soo nicee- the corals arent doing amazing.. not positive why- (they were find for a while... prolly a cycle occured) my emerald i see munching happily away

here are some pics\ but for some reason they arent uploading h/o

hahahaaa!

hey mike!!!! this is sara (from zoo) the project is truely really awsome- it was soo cool actually seeing the.. what stage are they in? under the scope!!! anyways.. they are quite visible by the eye now (i believe) which is sooo cool!!! -sara

i really wanted to take a lot of pictures as the process continued but- my camera sucks- and the picture sucks- so does someone want to come here with a camera remove my mantis shrimp and take pics for me

hmm can i put the media bag in the big empty part of the skimmer- or is that a really stupid idea

thank you! i got some phosguard and a media bag- in case i got egg crate to block my intake so no future fishies can get out

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are there any special features on the camera

umm ok i got skimmer- should i clean it out more regularly? i currently have no fishies.. just a mantis- i want out (its growing..) and a purple gorgonia who has been struggling and has not opened in a while... and a bunch of occulina and claddacora (either or?) that was on the rock i have RO/DI water from Endless waters. they just havent delievered my lasst 5gls or so.. and i didnt understand that last statedment with the ferris oxide (or iron oxide sry i was happy i knew what it was) so what do u do? and what should i buy? the GFO? and place small amounts in my tank? im going to scales in about an hour.. i dont want to have to make another trip to the fish store before school starts

thanks!! im going tomorrow to scales to check it out and gets lots of snails (maybe) how does one control PO4?? hmmm and YES my seahorse did have many babies that are everywhere in the tank- its very cute umm also .. hmm oh yea i was a little P.O.ed because my water never came and i need to do water changes and top offs!!! eeek... also how do u get rid of micro bubbles- i know i have seen so many posts bout this but i never understood what it ment till now

ok nitrates are 10 i'll pick up an alk and PO4 test when i return (im going away again till friday haha- but my parents know how to take care of the tanks) i'll boost circulation i have like 6 snails and i know i need a lot more- they dont seem to be moving m uch? eeh i'll try and pick a lot of stuff up on saturday or sunday