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well so the gramma is a no go already sold off unfortunately to someone else... i guess ill just have to wait for my next addition hopefully something comes my way soon, once u start u cant stop, im having a ball with this tank and its bare lol

hey evryone thanks alot for the replies, phil good input, defintely encouraging, ive been pretty fascinated by this fish since i started thinking about a marine tank so im gonna take the jump. hopefully all works out well, also think im gonna need to upgrade my heater, seeing some fluctuations...

the one i may be getting is coming from an established 120 gallon system hes been living there for almost two years... anyone have any info on avg lifespan in captivity? john i have read that they anesthesized and do have a fairly high death rate once put in captivity, but they have also been...

corals doing well, hermits not bothering em, thinking of adding a royal gramma anyone have and suggestions or advice about keeping this fish? ive read some places theyre jumpers annyone have any experience?

hey what is that pink coral with the yellow tentacles in the back? really cool looking i hope i get there some day

id really hate to see him go, hes constantly changing shells and is the most lively thing i have in my tank, altho my starfish puts ona show at times,

Can anyone id this hermit? it was sold to me as a "hallowen hemrit crab" but no pic ive seen of it on the internet looks like that... i know its not the best pic. Any help would be greatly appreciated it looks cool and is real activ ebut i think it might pick at corals i dunno

gsp elephant ear mushroom fts

new additions today: elephant ear mushroom and a gren star polyp colony; the gsp hasnt really come out yet but no lights so hopefully tommorow i can get some pics, wish me luck people

im also fAirly tight on room, i dunno if a refugium is really a viable option right now for me

where can i find some info on a fuge?

mike do u feed ur star? its my understanding that they can decimate the fauna in the sand bed, however they do a great job of deterring anearobic conditions in the sand bed, if i do supplement what sould i supplement with and how often?

i added a sand sifting star a couple snails and a halloween hermit... id really like to start adding corals or a fish what do you guys think

the tank has been up for about 2 months, ive really just begun doing water changes about 2.5 gallons every two weeks, (29 gallon tank with about 8 or 9 gallons in the sump) im skimming (was pulling out a decent amount of skimmate, about quarter cup every week or so), theres essentially no...

i tested the water today after cleaning and doing a water change, trates 0 trites ammonia 0, sg 1.025, the only thing is after vaccuming the water is filled with alage? floating around, question is would it be ok to start adding in corals and or fish?

happen to just stumble across this thread as a newb i agree with the sticky idea thanks for the great info, keep feeding my brain, so maybe i can actually keep a reef

what about a shrimp?

what kinda crabs? just hermts?

i havent tested for phosphates however i havent used tap except for the initial fill, i had planned on buying a reef test kit at some point, maybe ill do that as well this week, ive been topping off with distilled water, i know its to be expected to have this dark brown/reddish/tan algae in new...

hey mike thanks for the reply, ill take u up on the zoas at some point... im still a little nervous about jumping into the corals just yet, especially with all this algae growing i think i must be missing something somewhere, was i right about those little white things moving around most likely...