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should be fine. I've seen a foxface leap out of the tank though - so just be aware. They also have an interesting tendency to "fade" in color depending on the light...so don't be alarmed if it is not the bright yellow/black you see in that pic. If there's any rivalry - it will be between the...

D'oh....i am not trying to start a DSB vs BB thread. Personally I think the subject line is overblown - but that's the article title. “We’ve known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them."...The killer blow for a degraded coral reef is a...

when i lived in ny there was a grocery store upstate called Stew Leonards. They gave some kind of coupon or discount if people took pictures of their plastic bags when traveling on vacation! Like clockwork every week they had a new pic of someone in some far off location with the bag displayed...

sgarron is leaving the hobby again....though hopefully only temporarily.

Only the certain species from the pacific. The ones in patriot's tank do not have any relationship. They hunt on their own. In this video -the pistol attacked a cleaner shrimp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPrGxB1Kzc I think the commentary is overdone - i'd just watch it on mute. Not...

On the skimmer... Is your skimmer getting the display water directly? what is the rating on the skimmer versus the rating on your return pump? If the return pump is faster than the skimmer you are returning water to the display before it has a chance to be skimmed. Basically you'd be recycling...

lol how many skimmers do you have/want? Octo, kent, mr2 and maybe a marineland... ;D Anyways - I would consider a AquaC urchin as not a bad choice. Personally I used an Aqua C ev120 - but those are pretty finicky/sensitive.

i don't think the night light is keeping them awake...but it may be that they do not have a "spot" to stay in yet if the damsels have taken up residence already. If you are concerned about it - you could try 1) rearrange all the rocks so everyone doesn't have a home and has to start over 2)...

amazing! I thought for sure in that second pic the clams' shell had crushed the poor little guy.

WOW!!! i presume the clown did not make it. :'(

By definition a refugium is geared for pod production. A DSB doesn't enhance pod production in my opinion. At least, not as much as say a bunch of LR rubble in the same volume. A deep sand bed in refugiums has come along lately and is kindof a hybrid of what the sump/refugium was supposed to be...

you're pretty far from the swap - but you're really close to macna next year! ;D i completely agree with jrwohler on swapping a filter out for a skimmer. I'd also suggest adding a pair of powerheads on each side for additional water movement for the coral. I also noticed you have zero snails...

merv that is so misleading....awesome set up!

WELCOME TO NJRC! Some people don't get home from work until later in the evening and would like to see their display tanks lit up for a bit. In those situations you may start your lights "on" later in the day.

hey - happy belated birthday. hope it wasn't spent plotting new and devious ways to eliminate ich. ;D

bill - my hitcher pistol was tiny and looked like this: (it was LOUD though). jonathan - how do you like this xanthid crab: It was still alive even though the mantis had knocked off the claws/legs.

what about some fans and a dehumidifier?

really nice work. Thanks for sharing! I wish I had some carpentry skills...

give em a good rinse. You never know if the person used soap to wash the shells.

welcome to the club! yes you could pick up a few shells for the hermits at a place like trop. or even ebay. Any recent pics?