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I can see where the stand opening on the side might be useful.

I understand why everyone wants to avoid hitch hikers. It is hard to keep an ecosystem in balance when it is this small. Having said that, the hitch hikers have been one of the favorite things I like about my tank. They make it feel like an ecosystem vs. a show tank. Pleasant surprises were...

I like to see the fish first. Plus I like to support local businesses.

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So what is Moray Eel Story?

Since I have not heard anything back about making this a club activity, I have pre-registered for the 9:30 November 5 behing-the tour. You can preregister by calling 732 892-0600.

5 gallons a week on a 65 gallon softie, LPS, small fish aquarium.

Here are the 2 oranges. Lighting does make a difference how these look. In the first, there is enough green in each bubble to make it look green in some lighting. It does fluoresce orange. It is in the process of dividing. I will take a few of the smaller mushrooms and keep them in the tank...

Here are the red mushrooms. I still want a pink one or a pink stripe. Ultimate corals had a great pink ricordea, but it is way to expensive for a tank this small. The first shows the common rust red mushrooms. You also see a red with blue spot baby mushroom in the picture. It detached from its...

These are the yellow mushrooms. The plain yellow mushrooms look yellow but fluoresces green. In certain lighting they turn more brown. The location will be critical. The Ricordea on the right is unusual. It fluoresces a yellow orange like you see. But when the bubbles emerge, they turn more...

Here are the blue mushrooms in the tank. These mushrooms fluoresce green. And in certain lighting conditions, blue takes on a purple color. Since my light have a large abount of blue in them, I don't know what to expect for final colors. This Ricordea looks very blue to my eyes, but I expect it...

Here are a few of the other mushrooms in the tank. I have 2 rocks in the tank with multiple ricordeas on them. My plan is to break the rocks up and keep the smaller babies in the tank and move the more mature ones into my main tank. This protects me against loss and fits more the idea of growing...

Here is a Ricordea that slipped into a hole in the rock. Sometimes it comes out. It seems to fluoresce a yellow color. I am curious to see how it comes out. It looked a little pink when I got it.

Here is a newer picture. I have a nice diatom bloom going on. I have been feeding with coral candy. I do have a film on top of the water. This photo shows the ABI tuna blue light, which is really a mix of several different frequencies. If you look hard, you a see a few spots where the color is a...

I noticed this orange fan worm(I think) in my tank. I like this type of worm.

Nice idea.

First, I believe redundancy is important. My power filter takes out a whole lot of debris before it ever becomes small enough for the protein skimmer. Since it has carbon in it, I don't need another source of carbon. If I had SPS, I would change the filter cartridges every week. The best part is...

Well, I can't seem to win any photo contests though. I have some eye problems, so I take a lot of pictures to help me see what is in my tank. Sometimes a few come out OK. Most are not so good. I have noticed that Mark from Ultimate Corals and ACC use basic underwater cameras to take pictures...

Last night while looking into the tank with a UV flashlight (does anyone else do this, or use a red flashlight?), I noticed a bunch of baby shrimp swimming in the water column. No sign of them tonight. I also noticed for the first time in 2 years one of my clown fish swimming in the toadstool...

For the status check. Observation #1. I was getting about 3/16 inch of evaporation a day. I topped with fresh water daily to keep from getting salt creep. I also partially covered my tank to reduce evaporation, which helps as I see water droplets on the glass. Observation #2. The drink tank was...