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What do you feed the smaller clams?

I usually do it weekly with a baster or occasionally aim one of the power heads at the rocks. I have a lot of rock. My tank is about 11 months. I did this and stirred up my sand just before doing my water change, and an hour or so before changing my power filter pads. Since I got my goby, I...

Thanks for the info on the RODI units. I have been checking them out. I like the one video from aquatic life where they hooked up the output to a sink faucet (where you might keep a soap dispenser or extension spray). I didn't see RODI replacement canisters anywhere, but that may just be due to...

I tried several times but no luck so far. The last picture is from this morning and shows it is not attached to the side anymore. But it looks like it is stretching up. My guess it would take over an hour and 1/2 to do 5 gallons with most units so it does appear doable. And if you forget, it...

Day 31 I figured I would keep the full tank shots for last. You can see from previous pictures that is it possible top keep fish, soft corals and some LPS in a tank without a refugium. This first picture is a shot first thing this morning under the blue only lighting. Many of the zoas and the...

Day 30. As the month winds down, I thought I would share these last 2 photos. The first feels like it should be alien. It is a paly illuminated by UV as perceived by the camera. In this last picture, my yellow tang decided to check out my new rock anemone. The anemone is attached to the jar in...

Day 29 Coraline algae. Conditions that are goof for coral are often good for coralline algae, whether you want it or not. I got rocks and sometimes corals for the coralline algae they have. I know I have at least 4 types. My favorite is the bluish purple alga that appears to grow from inside the...

Day 28 Sometimes new fish go into hiding or are a little shy when you put them in. My diamond or orange spot goby decided my tank needed re-sandscaping changing my flat bottom into piles of sand with holes under the rocks on his first day in the tank. When the goby was sifting through the sand...

Day 27 I have one rock with Acans on then that I hope eventually gets covered. The green started with one polyp, the green center Acan I won at a NJRC raffle, and the orange one now has 4 or more new polyps since these photos. The first picture is how I usually see them on top of the rock. By...

Day 26 When I first got this fire shrimp, he stayed at the top of the tank. It would even climb up my hand to take food. Now it stays near the bottom of the tank and partially comes out when I feed my fish. Early on I found some shells it left behind to score me, and it wasn't even Halloween...

Usually the tentacles are not that long, and when they are, it is real hard to get a clear photo with lots of depth. most others I have seen are more flared on the ends. When this one sheds, it is more of a bluish color.

Day 25 Zoanthids are pretty common in tanks today and have some great color. This on is fairly plain, but pretty full. At night, under low blues, it fluoresces a nice shade.

Day 24 The Toadstool mushroom is one of the most recognizable corals with quite a bit of diversity. Mine is still young. It turns more bluish when shedding its skin. These photos are from present to when I got it. It was not attached to anything when I got it so I had to block it in to keep it...

Day 23 Another soft coral many do not like is the green star polyps. I have mine on a rock in the sand to help keep it from spreading. So far mine has not spread. It does tend to fluoresce under UV. The first picture is a close-up of the tentacles. The second is a top down shot with some blue...

Thanks for allowing us in to see your tank.

Here is one of the full tank with the lid raised, plus a few more. I loved the Monti! The picture didn't bring out all the color you saw. It reminds me of a waterfall. Note that Patricia brought a reefing-appropriate puzzle for everyone to figure out. Chris and Anthony tied for frags, but...

Day 22 Many people hate Xenias. The pictures below show why as they show branches that hit and attached to rock nearby separating for the main colony. They can over run a tank. But for me, they were half the reason for starting a softie reef tank to get the gentle sway and movement. The picture...

Day 21 Night time is a great time to view the tank. As the lights go down, some corals are open and fluoresce. Fish hide, color fades, or patterns help them hide. Snails, crabs, shrimp, worms, amphipods and things I haven't identified come out. The first shows a hermit in an unusual shell near...

Day 20 One think I like about mushroom corals it their variety. Here are a spotted variety.

Day 19 The trumpet coral is my second LPS coral. It looked more yellow when I got it as a single head with a few palys on it. The palys disappeared quickly so I epoxied around the dase for future stability. It is one of the hardest corals to get good pictures of as it fluoresces all the time...