GaryL

aptasia without zooxanthellae are clear and if no zooxanthellae to feed them and no food being given to them they will die.

the only way i would add tap water is to let it sit over night before adding it. chlorines break down over ~8- 12 hour period. better yet use carbon filtered water if you cant get an RO/DI filter.and pick up yourself a refractometer for salinity mixing salts can be bad...different companies use different methods (chemicals) of achieving the salt mix.

dang it i missed it... it's been forever since we seen dr mac there.

Merry Christmas for Fredericksburg

i want something 300~500g in my basement and about 200g on the top floor draining into it. i want the tank to have depth also. we will see when we buy this house or another tho... just a dream...lol

lol naughty lil buggers

HE"S ALIVE!!! lol something reefmon told me long ago "Wanna know how to make a small fortune in the reef hobby? start with a big one..."

i wouldnt call it a theory, lol. Tom almost always seems to have it locked down.

+2

i love the aquascaping and how all your fish congregate on the left side all together...at least till i fed them lol

nah we like the suspense...lol seeing it in person make me want a larger tank!

uh...where are the pics sir

you could go to the national zoo in the invertebrates exhibit and take a look at their dump bucket setup on the cold pacific tank. may give you some idears...

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i would say a pigmy angel of some sort...

something looks different about you.... new watch?

virginia museum of science... all sorts of stuff there and they have the aluminaut submarine...havnt been there in a while but they used to have a reef tank with a surge set up on it.

ok so i have a 40g breeder with approx 15g in my sump... what would be a good rate to set a doser to? how many ml/hr? oh btw THANKS Roni! if ya need anything else let me know. thank in advance Gary.

i have always had good luck with copper bands butterfly fish, of course he has a battle every so often with my yellow tang once in a while. i had tried everything except bergias and within a few weeks my aptasia is all gone... just make sure he will eat some mysid or something before you bring it home.

well...one day when i had too much time on my hands :D

a hospital tank is the best bet...but i would feed it a mixture of nori, flake and mysis all soaked in selcon and minced garlic(the jar that has the juice in it) this gives it a varied diet and a better chance of getting the nutrients that the other food is lacking. not saying garlic is a miracle cure but i think it helps. i have also added the minced garlic in the tank...alot of times the fish will bite it but spit it out.just dont put all that food in at once and use just a little bit of garlic. my experience has been good with this method esp. with buying fish at petco that comes standard with ich.

agreed. this was my 1st brk social since the old store, even scored a sump for free! great b-day present!

its on my birthday...i plan on going.

mine droops, leans over and shrivels up...then it starts tearing off little buds dropping them everywhere. it looks healthy to me too.

I think I would add chip as a DIY and pizza expert. Paul B would go in the DIY expert category also. as for me...i'm the "I know exactly what i need to do, but too lazy to do it," expert. :D