gmerek2

That's always good advice

Lift up their skirt and take a look! I just took a look at her belly they are see through and it looks like there is much more to come since the male has one dark pouch (food) and the female has two dark pouches (massive amount of babies) The sump did have some dead carcasses laying around.

My blue night lights had just kicked on. Saw one of my large cleaner shrimp point her heinie towards the top of the tank. She began kicking all her rear legs at lightening speeds but moving no where, as i saw all the fish in the tank wake up doing a moon dance. I was like what in the blazes is going on here so took a closer look. She was shooting thousands of offspring into the water column as fast as a machine gun fires rounds. I just researched. They eat tiny plankton and if they live though the feeding frenzy they won't live much longer than 2 nights in my 125. :( oh well at least my fish enjoyed it

All other fish in the tank seem to be extremely healthy.

Here is an ulcer on yella belly blue hippo tang. I hope it's just an injury. Also the fish has freckles around the eye region it seems to be normal but I want to check that. Also the fishes eyes are not crystal clear. In the photo it looks much worse due to the cheap camera used. The tang is active and eating anything i throw at her. 125g Tank history: moved one month ago (bought used) had a nitrate problem 80ppm lowered now to 10-20ppm (new skimmer and other stuff) all other water quality is normal. Thanks

I have hydroids. Only a few now. I just kept weeding the garden constantly with tweezers and toothbrush and fingers. It's a lot of work but so nice to see most of them gone.

if its trauma it should clear as it heals. There might be a small amount of clouding that is left (scar tissue)

I would guess healing scratch also. If the problem affects just one of a fish's eyes, the cause is likely to be a specific injury to that eye alone. If both eyes are equally affected, the problem is not likely to be a simple injury, and there is more of a chance that the problem is systemic - involving the entire fish, or in the case of multiple animals showing the same symptom, the entire aquarium

Do we need a copepod hunting license? DNR will find something to bust us on. Ill take y'all out tomorrow but the boat can't get too close to shore

Soak in a bucket for a day to losen up dirt or crusted up old dead algae. Then scrub and place in tank

with that big of ammonia and nitrates spike I think it was a # 2 did you feed the cat any tracers (corn) before the incident? if not the # 2 would be undetectable. bad bad kitty cat some spankinz are in order

Im in on the nerdy copepod trip if it involves beer and actually catching copepods that will live in my tank a long time without dieing of shock right away from salinity difference.

I doubt he would bother my fish they are full of %$#* n vinegar. What LFS did you buy him at? What is the coolest reef store in MOCO? I went to aquarium one the other day pretty neat.

My skimmer bubbles died after sticking my hands in after a good rinse in the old sink. That made me sad so I poured a beer and it foamed up too much :( so I stuck my hand in the beer and the bubbles went away faster. Thanks for this post I always wondered what everyone else does. Your gloves must have a water tight seal?!

I know this is really basic but have to check because I had these problems because Im new. make sure your water level in sump does not fluctuate. for every half inch of water drop in my sump, the bubbles drop 2-3 inches in my skimmer. take apart and make sure there is nothing stuck in pump, dirt etc. As with any skimmer bubbles drop with hands in water so you have to make fine tuning adjustments a half hour or so after touching any part of the system. fishfood etc can do the same thing.

Yes but the big Zoa is dis colored ill research that palys thank you. It still stays open so I don't think it's Zoa pox any more thanks for your help.

Here is another pic

I think it's Zoa pox now after doing some research. :(

The ones that are green are ok and I do not believe have any white spots. The sick ones are losing color

White spots on neck. Need identification help and treatment. Thanks

My MP40 blows mine around when its on full blast. But only blows directly below where the main jet stream deflects off the glass. I just put sand in last week so Im no expert on the matter yet. I bought very fine powdery sand Im going to try a little heavier stuff in that area. Also I could put a rock in that location to help breakup the strong flow. What is comes down to is that its not a huge problem and I wouldnt worry too much about it.

Here is what my reef octopus directions say. Collection Cup: It should be cleaned at least once a week, depending on the organic load. Cleaning will enhance the extraction substantially. Reaction Chamber: Take apart skimmer and clean every 6 months recommended. Pump: Take apart pump and clean every 4 months recommended. Use a vinegar/water solution for cleaning off excess build up. The parts included with the pump are the venturi, volute cover, pinwheel impeller, and shaft with 2 rubber grommets.

Them things put on one heck of a lightning bolt display thats a bummer! :( :( Who did you order it from?

Doubt you are serious because that is funny stuff. But I think there is a chance you are because I find my wifes hair all over the darn house and on my clothing. But I dont have any in the fish tank. This could be a bad procedure but I rinse my hands/arms in sink water before entering tank. Cover your RODI water trash can with a trash can lid. Cover transport water buckets. Oh and tell her to stop having dunking for apples contests in tank while you are gone.

Ok thanks I'll do a check on the generator!