smarsh97

I just wondered if you would clarify this statement. When I read this, it sounds to me like you are specifically pointing out Sean and Aquaco of not quarentining their fish. He does quarentine. It would sound better if you changed it to specify all retailers. Sandy

I have the same fixture as you. I run 14k Phoenix bulbs along with the T5's and I don't think it's too blue. It puts out a nice color and my corals seem to like it as well. Sandy

By ORA standards (the way that I understand them) the one clown is a Grade A, if you notice the middle bar and front bar connect. The standard is that they only have to connect on one side and from what I understand on one bar has to connect (going to research this right now). I have a pair of Grade A's. I paid 100 each for them from a breeder in NC. Those are very nice fish you got. I love their markings. If I could ever get a picture of them (I stink at taking pictures) I would post them. Sandy P.S. I just called ORA because I couldn't find the information on the internet. According to their sales department it doesn't have anything to do with how many bars connect but with how much actual white is on the body. So the fish with the most white on their bodies become the A's and so forth.

that is really a pretty mantis. I love the peacocks! I wish I had a place to set up another tank, alas there is no where to put another one, lol. Sandy

I upgraded to a MJ900. I had to use a piece of tubing small enough to fit on the Maxi jet and then slipped that into the tubing that came with the tank. I wish I could tell you what size but it's been so long I can't remember. Sandy

okay, I'm going to be the bah humbug, it would have been much better if the crab wasn't tied to a string defenseless. Much more normal shall we say. But that is a beautiful mantis. Sandy

I had a tiger tail that took the ride to the sump. He then got sucked into the return pump and shot all over the tank. I picked out all the pieces I could find and then ran carbon on the tank. Nothing was harmed. If it is a tiger tail, they are not toxic, at least that is what everyone says. I also had a tiger tail die in my 30 gal and nothing ever happened to the tank. Sandy

Mostl likely not healthy, when they starve they shrink up. Sandy

since when did they get cheap prices. I have never been there that they had cheap prices. Everything is rare and from Sri Lanka and costs an arm and a leg. Sandy

or you could purchase pods or raise pods yourself. There are lots of places on the web that tell you how to raise your own pods. I have been contemplating this with my baby mandarin. Sandy

Wow, perfect timing. I was going to ask the same question. Thanks for beating me to it. Sandy

not sure about the first one but his claws are not like those of the really bad crabs, pointy and black. The second one is most definitely a porcelain crab. He is a good guy. I would throw him back in. Sandy

Not anymore. I have not been able to find it at PetCo or PetsMart. Sandy

Oh sorry, Marine Ornamental Fish and Invertebrate Breeders. There was a very long thread on another forum of a guy who had a breeding pair of Mandanrins in a 24 gal aquapod. He trained them both onto prepared foods and they spawned on a regular basis. I can't wait until the day that we see no more starving mandarins and scooters in some stores (not all cause I've seen some fat ones recently at a store). Sandy

there are more than a very few who can teach their mandarins to eat prepared foods. On MOFIB almost all the mandarins are eating prepared foods. The way they do it is to put your mandarin in a breeding net and start by offering live brine, then mix in frozen brine, they mix in mysid and then leave out the live brine. Once you get them eating prepared foods good, then release them from the breeders net. I think soon you will see captive bred mandarins all ready eating prepared foods on the market. Sandy

I don't know how knowledgable he is. I guess if you believe that everything is rare and from Sri Lanka, then yeah maybe he was. I did like him and once you get to know him he wouldn't rip you off so bad. Sandy

I have tried using the python in my sump but for some reason it won't work. I will try the duck bill on a maxi jet though. That will work. Sandy

I would turn off the pump for about 15 minutes. This will give them time to get into the macro and not get sucked out by the pump. Just dump the bag in, I would acclimate it to the temp of the tank first, then dump it in. Sandy

there is a lady on MOFIB's website selling starter cultures for 10 bucks. However, I was hoping there was someone close by as the watchmans are due to hatch starting late tonight through Tues. So he wouldn't have them in time if he ordered from her. There are a few places on the internet that you can order them from, but we were trying to get them local. The company who sent him the wrong strain is resending the S Strain but it won't get here until later in the week. I am sure he woul give/sell you a starter once he gets his going. I will let him know you are looking too. He's a cool dude. Sandy

Hi, I am asking for a friend who order some S strain Rotifers and had them overnight them and when he got them they were larger than his L-strain. He needs them for a watchman goby hatch that should happen in the next few days. If anyone has any and would be willing to sell some, that would be awesome. TIA Sandy

I use this bulb as well. I love it. Sandy

I stand corrected, I didn't look at the names as I kept reading. It was 3 or 4 other people who stated that their nano tanks without sand and rock didn't hold nearly the volume of water they claimed to hold. Sandy

I read the whole post and the guy didn't have anything in the tank when he filled it up and it only held 20 or so gallons. That is not 29. I think there is probably displacement for the false wall and all that, but not 7 gallons worth of displacement. So if it only holds 20-22 when empty, it holds a lot less than that when it's filled with rock and livesand. I think most of us make the assumption that a 29 gal tank holds 29 gal without taking into consideration of displacement. I did when I got my first nano. It didn't take me long to figure that out. Sandy

Congrats Chris, you guys look beautiful together. I am sure it was a beautiful day. I hope your tank recovers, just take it slowly. Sandy

I use it as well. But I mix it with Reef Chili (basically the same thing) so I can't give you an answer to what your asking, however, my corals do seem to like the mixture. Sandy