Recent content by FranktheFixer

great tank- how nice of the serpent star to wave for the camera in the pic with the yuma. how's that clam been doing?

thanks mnat. i read matt's mandarin article a week or so ago(here at http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=352)and found another good article at (http://www.defineyourreef.frihost.net/fish/dra4feed.html)- i feel pretty good about supplementing the copes i have with the methods...

i did fail to mention the blue legged hermit in my current cleanup crew- the two stars are a serpent and a chocolate chip- i plan on moving the choco chip to my larger fowlr tank. also- will only keep reef safe inverts and fish- actually, the only fish i plan to add in the future is a royal...

thank you for the positive and helpful responses! they are greatly appreciated. i feel a bit better about the equipment lineup. i was just a little hesitant to simply apply this stuff to a running fowlr and expect it to eventually become a nano reef. i kinda like the look of sand and was also...

I am seriously considering converting one of my tanks to a nano reef.. It’s a well-established 29gal fowlr tank. It's got plenty of live rock, a small percula, and cleanup crew- (2 fire shrimp, a couple of stars, snails) - water tests are always solid. I currently have an Aquaclear HOB PF- I...

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i didn't find much as it applies to aquariums, but out in the wild it seems colonial tunicates are cited as invasive and smothering, but not sure how fast it does it's thing

thanks for the id- do you think it's a nuisance thing, or should i leave it for now?

i noticed a pink spec on the tip of an old shell a while back- in a few months it grew to about the size of small pea- seems to have two valves and closes up quick when disturbed. any ideas? just curious. nothng to worry about right?- it's kinda cool when things start appearing in the tank...

thanks guys- appreciate the responses- i always thought an undergravl would help provide the best biomass- i kinda always thought tank top filters and skimmers only clean particulates and bad chems from the water, but don't really add anything to the whole environment bio cycle- i didn't think...

been keeping marine fish casually for 20 years or so, with great success, but am no expert. Got out of it for a while as i moved to a new home, and recently started back up. My question: I currently have a 40 gallon kit i received as a gift. Set it up in January 09. It came with just an...

thanks- glad to hear their not going to pop fish from the inside out- managed to snap a few pics of these camera shy buggers

(40 gal). i've got a couple of snails, one hermit, two dominoes, a flame scallop, some small pieces of live rock and a coral banded shrimp. a few weeks ago i noticed a bunch of tiny creatures swimming along the inside glass, in a few days there were hundreds- about the size of a small brine...