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I couldn't say for sure. Some may drop now, some may not even drop at all and just grow into a new stalk giving you multiple arms. Gotta love this hobby! ;D

I always feel that any product like Algone is a crutch. Unless you find the cause of the algae, it will keep coming back. Good news is brown algae blooms are rather common in newer tanks and usually go away on their own after a few weeks. In most cases, it is caused by over feeding a new tank...

If your putting together a reef tank, I would vote against using bio balls, they are nitrate factories. Wet/dry w/ bio balls are ok for fish only tanks though. All is not lost though. The wet/dry tank works great for a sump. Most people use sand and live rock in their sumps some just use live rock.

<applause> Congratulations! Yer a daddy! If you let them drop off, they may drift into an area of your tank you cannot reach or worse, die cause they get under a rock and get stuck. If propagation if your goal, I would cut them off and attach them to something so you can easily reach them when...

6.5K is almost a yellow light, giving high growth. Usually used by people in frag tanks for rapid growth. 10k is a whiteish light which most people use due to its high growth rate but does not bring out the color of coral very well and should be supplemented with anticics. 14k I like to call...

My cousin is working on her Masters in Marine Bio. She is currently doing the research for her thesis. Some study on the effects of a paticular algae that is effecting the Alaskan crabs and their mateing habits. Spacificly the Dungeoness Crab.

OOooo sounds like a secret Santa for christmas!! Only we can call it the Secret Llama!!

When feeding, turn off your powerheads and use a turkeybaster and blow the food in the scallops area. He will suck in what he needs.

Blue Spotted Jawfish is a VERY cool fish. We have one in my store and he is very interesting to watch!

Six-Line Wrasse is always good in a reef.

Brown algae likes 3 things, light, nitrate and silicates. You have to starve the algae to get rid of it. First thing I would do is check your nitrates. if you have any reading at all, do a 10% water change every day for a few days and use a nitrate sponge in your sump/filter. When doing the...

Cycle/cure the dead rock for a couple of weeks to clean it. Then once it is in the tank, add some live rock to seed the dead rock and in a few months coraline algae will begin to grow on it. You can speed this along by putting a piece of live rock and some live sand in the cure tub to help get...

Just like Mfisher said, just watch the water tests. If the rock is "cured" rock, then I would say that once the rock cycles, it should be safe. If you get a smell and a slime/stress coat, scrub it down and cycle it again. Can even do a salt dip to check for bristle worms and other unwanted...

Yea, my friend Scott had somewhere around 10 of them in a 180g. Once his lights went out it looked like a lightning storm going off in his tank. Was a really cool effect. Makes the tank more interesting to look at during the moonlight phase of the tank. Only thing about the scallops is you...

I always cure rock, even if it is so called cured rock. Better safe then sorry.

Yea, apparently there are 2 varieties. One is a regular Flame Scallop, the other is called an Electric Flame Scallop. I had the Electric variety. Here is a link to a video of one in action. Personally, I think it looks a LOT better with no lighting on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJsY65R5-k

The framing for the stand. I know, over did it using 2x4s for a 15g. tank but the 2x3s at Lowe's had more twists in it then an iron railing!! Here is a couple of pics of the hole and bulkhead plumbing on the back of the tank. I drilled the hole using a Dremel and a diamond tip for glass...

Nice pic of the flame scallop. One of my favorites. I would sit in front of my tank when the lights went out and watch the lightning bolts run across its lips.

Congrats on the 180! you are going to love it. My old 180 had 3 250 MH 10k and 2 160 watt antinics, think the size was T-12. Had great growth and the color popped out nicely. Hope that helps!

Why do women open their mouths when they put makeup on their eyes?!?