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Any guess what type(s) of inverts spawn by laying/dropping eggs? I thought the coral(s) just branch and/or divide – anyway they're stationary the only thing that was near there was a fungi-plate that has died. I’ve read that they can spawn when they become overly stressed so that they can...

Thanks Doug! I'm not looking to do anything complex (I don’t think) but I didn’t think that programming even factored in so I clearly know way too little at this point. The RKII was easy and I guess I thought this would be similar. Ok, so with the MHs, my concern is if a breaker (or GFI)...

Really? No ACJr fans still floating around? Someone's gotta know this thing like the back of their hand. Wait, I know, it's because I can't spell "please", isn't it? ....I got rid of the obnoxious Flyers avatar after the embarrassment of the last week... are people still annoyed about that?

I picked up an Aqua-Controller Jr with an extra bar. I was hoping to be able to fully expand from my RKII with only 8 switched outlets to the full 16 with the ACJr but research is suggesting that I’m limited to a total of 12 controlled/switched outlets. I guess I can live with that depending...

The situation with the urchin is getting almost comical - it's started "hanging around" and loitering by my little frag rack and it’s found a way to start kidnapping frags in there. So I moved the Singapore Angel out to give the frags a chance of survival and now the urchin is taking any poor...

That does look quite a bit different. I tried moving it under a ledge and in the morning/early afternoon shadow. If in a week it doesn't turn the corner I'm trying the fuge.

I have to admit, that DOES sound a little strange - I got a good laugh and then started to think about putting a small cocktail umbrella in there. Add a miniature beach blanket (the cyano could work for that) and one of those bubble treasure chests for the “cooler” and it could be elegance, the...

I thought I had it tucked back out of direct light from the HQIs but the tanks in an all glass sunroom there's really no way to effectively shade it from natural light. I'll try to look for a better spot back further or more in the shade

I'm due to test tonight. Last test phosphates (Hanna) and nitrates (red sea) were zero. I had a HA problem that I traced to phosphates in my new salt water. I've addressed that and with water changes I've gotten rid of 70% of the HA. The cyano has been more stubborn though. I know it wouldn't be...

Update: It looks like the hair algae is getting better – I think the problem was my new salt water - I was re-using the same mixing drum for an extended period and I did not periodically empty and clean it. I would leave 3-5 gallons in there and add to it for the next change. I will be...

Just an update to this – here is the excellence after a few more weeks – it really looks the same – it is not dead but it is not happy looking either. I can’t figure how it’s hung on this long – any of the diseases that seemed to pop up with the Indonesian excellence (from what I read) took...

I guess I should add that they were gone (or buried) within an hour or two -- as expected. I wish I had time to get some out and put them under the microscope but I had a bit of a family emergency that came up literally as I took those pics - by the time I got back, they were all long gone

Anyone have a guess what these might be? They look like eggs but at the moment I don’t have any pairs in my tank. The area above the pile has a RBTA that recently split. There is a large GSMC that hosts in the nem and she constantly wags her tail as if she’s nesting but like I said, she’s...

I'm pretty sure I remember ricwilli posting a video on here where he used it as a dip - video showed all the pests that "fell" off after several minutes in there

How long did you guys wait before you first harvested? Also, do you keep a lid on the containers to limit evaporation or is that little amount of surface area gas exchange necessary for the bacterial growth? Last question - for now :) - do you use any method of spot feeding like a mandarin...

That almost seems too easy to not try... Is there really no catch?