Murminator

I should get off my butt and join....maybe you will see me next week

I just got home from work to find my big sunburst dead :mad: .....was eating and swimming fine last night

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Probably just a brightly colored table top acro. They will grow up from a stem into "tabletop" *edit* can't get the image to work

Still here since '04 member 211 :thumbs:

wow live corals would been cheaper :shifty:

ROOKIE :tongue: :thumbs: Welcome Ken :welcome:

The shells start to break down and get thin......and they usually change just before a molt

Thats cool how long from babies to selling size?

Nice gorgs.....is that a favia? or an acan? whichever it looks good :thumbs:

I successfully kept a green mandrin in in a 30G.......my favorite fish my second favorite small tank fish is a toss up between a royal gramma or a catillina goby

I would say it would be an F1 :thumbs:

Are you using one of the goofy plastic swing arm hydrometer? or are you using a refractometer? I'm guessing it is a swing arm and you salinity is Waaaay out to wack take a sample in to be tested

Very nice work....where do you pick up materials(wood) from?

I been through fluorescent, PC, HO's, and metal halide don't make the same mistake I made... go straight for the MH the rest you will not be happy with , unless it is a real small tank (under 20" high). In a reef tank I found all fluorescents only maintains life nothing really grows. PC's and VHO do a little better softies will grow a bit better. The initial start up cost between VHO's and MH you will maybe save $100 BUT you will shell that out in bulbs the 1st year. 4 bulb VHO kit about $250 without bulbs and a 2X250W MH kits about $320 +bulbs. VHO bulbs that last only 4-6 months are about $38 per bulb for a 48". MH that last 1 year is $80 per bulb. If you are having a "reef" tank MH is the only way to go and you will end up there once you are hooked. If you are doing a FO or fish only with no corals the just go with the fluorescents. Some people are unsure in the difference in marine tanks a "Reef" contains corals, fish , and invertbrates. A FO or FOWLR is a fish only or fish only with live rocks both are 2 totally different tanks and different set ups. Tell us about you overall tank plan with the size of tank and the will help with the planning of lights because if you are talking a 20G nano then MH is way overkill, (or not I have a 400W MH over a 33G :shock:), 4VHO will be fine you could grow SPS under it. Here is one of the best online site to order from i use them all the time for livestock and parts http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/mainpage.php

Yo !!!! :welcome:

Hmm at $73 CAD for 15000K XM bulbs I might give them a try also

Looks amazing on full screen...nice work on the vid and the tank :thumbs:

I suck at taking fish pics

J&L $40 http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_p...category_ID=129

I use ac 500's I just squish out the sponge in dirt water change water and replace i never buy sponges. I use media bags for carbon and buy a big jug of carbon usually black diamond and replace the carbon every 2.5 months or so. The jug of carbon will almost last a year on 6 tanks

Where would I get some of these?

The only place "in town" I will shop is Natures Corner...the rest I will visit but will not buy unless emergency. I bring everything in from Vancouver... J&L aquariums or Ocean Aquatics the quality, knowledge and guarantee is second to none and is still cheaper to buy there and fly it out westjest than buy local....how sad is that

I had a pleco thats was eating small tetras

Just take a razor blade after them and hack them off and crazy glue them to a piece of LR....but wear gloves they are toxic I bought a new set of metal halides by selling off fugly brown zoo frags :thumbs: