GaryL July 13, 2007 Share July 13, 2007 Flame angels are not reef safe. I gave up my flame years ago thinking that I was going to start coals, then never started them. my flame never touched my corals..and i think e few other members have had success, but my lemon peel on the other hand.... "BUT IM GETTING SEAHORSE FRY!!! " are you going to try and raise the fry? let us know howw it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 13, 2007 Author Share July 13, 2007 my flame never touched my corals..and i think e few other members have had success, but my lemon peel on the other hand.... "BUT IM GETTING SEAHORSE FRY!!! " are you going to try and raise the fry? let us know howw it goes yea i am going to raise the fry i still have one fry who is i think 3 months old and huge and eating wonderfully from my first 5 batches of fry- ( i had 5 seahorses arrive pregnant so i tried to raise their fry and i have one healthy one left) so i know what to do with them- the tank set up is like a qt tank just do water changes every two days and cull the dead ones... make sure the temperature is stable- last time i think my temperature was WAY too low so im thinking of raising it a bit for that-- im just worried cuz im going out of town for a week and they are prolly gonna all die when im gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 14, 2007 Author Share July 14, 2007 quite a storm out there huh? whoes power is gonna go out first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal July 14, 2007 Share July 14, 2007 Storm? 'twas sunny and warm in Manassas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite July 14, 2007 Share July 14, 2007 my flame never touched my corals..and i think e few other members have had success, but my lemon peel on the other hand.... lets put it this way, theyir general reputation is that they aren't, so if a person doesn't already have one, it might be good to think twice about getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 14, 2007 Author Share July 14, 2007 already have... haha there was some nasty storm in maryland- but it was far from me- it just passed over we could only see the lightening and we got a little rain-- but aprox 12days till fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 16, 2007 Author Share July 16, 2007 40gl tank 10gl sump pvc pipe Current Nova Extreme Lights 30#LR from TBS- and i think im gonna get 10lbs of PA nano rock which is fully cured.. 45#sand heater- visitherm stealth asm mini skimmer should be on its way this week- got it for 100$! miscellanious equiptment im ordering then live stock pair of clowns ( i think im going with misbarred or teardrop) 1pearly jawfish 2 firefish ok so now im considering a 6line wrasse- they have grown on me- (i would have the jawfish/firefish and wrasse in the tank together for months before the clowns were added) idk they are cute- especially when little but i dont knnow how much room id have in my tank- and my clowns i wouldnt get for a WHILE!!! cuz i dont want to add them before an anemone.. which im prollygonna get a BTA or RBTA 1 cleaner shrimp RBTA zoos! that will be fun some other corals:) snails any good crabs? ok so thats updated wanted list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 16, 2007 Author Share July 16, 2007 and this is what im ordering this week:: That Pet Place Nitrite Test Kit - 60 Tests WB:203785 update $14.89 $14.89 Nitrate Test Kit - 60 Tests WB:203777 update $17.89 $17.89 Maxi-Jet 1200 Powerhead - 295 gph WB:198211 update $18.29 $18.29 Maxi-Jet 900 PH Powerhead - 230 gph WB:198228 update $15.89 $15.89 Visi-Therm Stealth Heater - 150W WB:198304 update $16.99 $16.99 Brine Shrimp Net - 3 in. WB:212708 update $0.99 $0.99 Nova Extreme HO Light Fixture - 4 x 24W & Lunar Lights - 24 in. WB:204868 update $159.99 $159.99 Ammonia Test Kit - 50 Tests WB:203776 update $17.99 $17.99 Elite Air Pump - Battery Operated WB:214839 update $8.99 $17.98 [/u] Pet Solutions 96309505 - AQUA GLOVES $12.99 $12.99 Aquarium Cleaning Mat $11.99 $11.99 Algae Scrub Pads $3.19 $6.38 Flexible Tubing 15511124 - SILICONE TUBING 20' $3.69 $3.69 LARGE PYTHON PRO CLEAN $8.99 $8.99 LiveAmmonia Test Meter $4.99 $4.99 Digital Power Center $24.99 $24.99 Clownfishes-book $23.49 $23.49 TAP WATER CONDITIONER 1 GAL $26.99 $26.99 Mag Drive 7 $54.99 $54.99 Premium Aquatics 10lbs Nano rock - fully cured 50lbs of sand [/b]did i miss anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 16, 2007 Author Share July 16, 2007 bump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman July 17, 2007 Share July 17, 2007 1 cleaner shrimp RBTA zoos! that will be fun some other corals:) snails Any good crabs? ok so thats updated wanted list I love Sally, my Sally Lightfoot crab. And she's suddenly taken a liking to green bubble algae. While I was trying to figure out how to get rid of a patch of it on my GSP rock, she ate it. I feed her a little piece of silverside every night, using tweezers. I'd try my fingers, but she gets REAL eager to get that fish, and I've seen her take swipes at fish, snails, corals, and even my stichodactyla tapetum, if they are stealing HER food (which is all food dropped into the tank). bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 17, 2007 Author Share July 17, 2007 hahahaa i added pvc cement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 18, 2007 Author Share July 18, 2007 anything else that i should buy?? im placing my orders tomorrow night also is there anything BAD about adding LS or is it just nothing all that good- because i was gonna order it anyways because i wanted extra bacteria to speed cycling if i have a cycle- but i was ordering 10lbs of fully cured PA live rock and just in case i wanted the sand as well could LS have an ammonia spike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 July 18, 2007 Share July 18, 2007 anything else that i should buy?? im placing my orders tomorrow night also is there anything BAD about adding LS or is it just nothing all that good- because i was gonna order it anyways because i wanted extra bacteria to speed cycling if i have a cycle- but i was ordering 10lbs of fully cured PA live rock and just in case i wanted the sand as well could LS have an ammonia spike? Anything can have an ammonia spike if it's got living things in it and it is not in your tank! Anything that dies off in a transfer can result in an ammonia spike. That said, I can't imagine you'll have much of a spike if any with the fact that you're adding the rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater. That's enough rock to avoid a cycle. When you add the 10 extra pounds of rock from Premium Aquatics, you may get a small spike, but I can't imagine that it'll be much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 18, 2007 Author Share July 18, 2007 ok good!!! i was worried that me buying the TBS stuff would be worthless if i was gonna ruin it by me putting things in that can spike it bad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 20, 2007 Author Share July 20, 2007 i now officially qualify for a t-shirt that says "I glue animals to rocks"!!! though im sure mnost of you have that shirt!!! today at the zoo we got an animal shipment and a keeper and i were glueing ricodias to a rock it was fun they were soo small and cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 20, 2007 Author Share July 20, 2007 (edited) for my lighting... im getting the 24in fixture... because there is only 30in of spcace across my tank.. is thatok?? also can someone help me out with my RO unit... i dont really know how to install it... anyone want to swing by and help or should i just call a plumber Edited July 20, 2007 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal July 21, 2007 Share July 21, 2007 A 24" fixture is fine over a 30" tank. That's what I have over my 29g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 21, 2007 Author Share July 21, 2007 ok even though this is a 40gl?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC July 21, 2007 Share July 21, 2007 lol - my 20L is also 30" When I get to building out that tank, I'll do a T5 retro, staggering 24" bulbs. Like YB says, the shorter bulbs are fine because when the fixture is 4-6 inches off the water the light will spread out and cover the tank. You could go the other way as well, since the 39watt T5's are really something like 33" long, and the ends don't really fire with a lot of light anyways. The problem there is how to retro fit something on your tank, so you'll have to get creative if you don't want to just buy one of the PC fixtures for that size tank. HTH, jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 21, 2007 Author Share July 21, 2007 nope i already placed my order haha.. i have a canopy (DIY frmo previous owner) so i can work some things out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal July 21, 2007 Share July 21, 2007 If you already have a canopy, you should probably go with T5 retro kits instead of a T5 fixture. Fixtures are not normally designed to be mounted inside of a canopy and retro kits are a little cheaper anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 22, 2007 Author Share July 22, 2007 welll like i said its a kinda canopy.. its not REALLY a canopy- it was made by the perso who owned the tank and its an open top that just sitz on the top of the tank and i have a glass cover on the tank, and the canopy is easily removed or replaced on the tank "with one swift move" i got the fixture anyways... sorry and apparently the mag 7 i bought is too strng for my 40gl/10gl tank ahhhhh idk but things seem to not be going so well from the start... this is frustrating. i really need to get everything set up as SOOOOOOn as possible... like this week.. all my stuf is coming tmorrow or tuseday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 23, 2007 Author Share July 23, 2007 (edited) so i got my skimmer today!!!! an asm-mini insump yadda yadda yadda anyways so i started to put it together... and well there are no instructions of course... ( i got it bought once not used at all) annnnnd well i know it goes in the sump and where the majority of the parrts go- i will try to post pics later but i just dont know how everything goes... like whats the little airline thing... is that supposed to connect to something on more than one side- and does anything touch the sponge? AND 3 DAYS TILL FRY ... about Edited July 23, 2007 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy July 24, 2007 Share July 24, 2007 so i got my skimmer today!!!! an asm-mini insump yadda yadda yadda anyways so i started to put it together... and well there are no instructions of course... ( i got it bought once not used at all) annnnnd well i know it goes in the sump and where the majority of the parrts go- i will try to post pics later but i just dont know how everything goes... like whats the little airline thing... is that supposed to connect to something on more than one side- and does anything touch the sponge? AND 3 DAYS TILL FRY ... about Is this what you're referring to? http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/pr...oot_parent_id=6 If so then it looks like a standard venturi skimmer and the airline tubing connects to the pump on one end and the other end is left open in order to allow air to be sucked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs July 24, 2007 Author Share July 24, 2007 Is this what you're referring to? http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/pr...oot_parent_id=6 If so then it looks like a standard venturi skimmer and the airline tubing connects to the pump on one end and the other end is left open in order to allow air to be sucked in. yes!!!! haha ok thats what i was wondering... and is all you do place it in the sump and just let t work magic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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