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Reef Builders Forums - Blogs http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blog.php Reef Builders is dedicated to the marine reef aquarium hobby. You can Learn about reef aquarium setup and maintenance, and view coral and marine fish photos. Visit our online community and discuss and chat with hobbyists of all levels, advanced or beginner en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:25 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/images/reef/misc/rss.jpg Reef Builders Forums - Blogs http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blog.php Sept. 30-Oct. 08 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/302-sept-30-oct-08.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:38:38 GMT *_Sept.30_* Shook some detritus out of the chaeto and cleaned the fuge sponge a few times. Skimmer at 15%. Large hermit molted. Turned over the surface of the substrate. Dosed 0.8mL VSV. Noticed there is no protein at the surface of the display. Fed flake only. *_Oct. 01_* Tested some parameters. Phosphate 0.1 ppm, Nitrate 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Calcium 460. Didn’t feed. Didn’t dose VSV. Felt sick *_Oct. 02_* Fed 2 blood worms. Noticed some protein on the display surface. Cut VSV dose back to 0.6mL. Some of the GSP frags aren’t opening. Cleaned the fuge sponge several times. Turned the skimmer up *_Oct. 03_* Fed 3 bloodworms. GSP frags are all fully open again. No protein on the display surface. The skimmer is overflowing slightly. Turned it down a little. There’s tons of crap in the fuge; chaeto, red cyano, bubbles?. I kinda want to sterilize the sump. Bubble coral is probably 75% recovered. Of the Sinularia and hammer coral, the prior seems to be winning. Some of the hammer’s polyps seem elongated towards the edges. *_Oct.7_* Despite the lapse in documentation, I have fed 3 cubes and dosed 0.6mL VSV daily. Some other minor maintenance was also performed. Did not feed today. Instead scrubbed the sump of cyano and Installed a 600GPH pump in the refugium for circulation, it seems to be working well at keeping detritus from collecting on the surface of the chaeto . Emptied the skimmer on Oct. 04. Also emptied today. Lightly scrubbed the LR of hair algae, which has grown a lot in the last 3 days. Added a green (metallic?) mushroom, used a razor blade to remove it from its original rock which had bryopsis and playanthids present. Also removed a Ricordia from a Fiji rock and discarded the rock. Removed a branch of Sinularia that was causing the hammer to recede on one side. Also turned over surface of substrate. *_Oct. 8_* The mushroom added yesterday did not stay in its crack. It’s on the sand now. Neither did the Ricordia. It’s MIA. Fed 3 cubes. Dosed 0.6mL VSV. Skimmer 50%, slightly wet. Sept.30 Shook some detritus out of the chaeto and cleaned the fuge sponge a few times. Skimmer at 15%. Large hermit molted. Turned over the surface of the substrate. Dosed 0.8mL VSV. Noticed there is no protein at the surface of the display. Fed flake only.

Oct. 01 Tested some parameters. Phosphate 0.1 ppm, Nitrate 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Calcium 460. Didn’t feed. Didn’t dose VSV. Felt sick

Oct. 02 Fed 2 blood worms. Noticed some protein on the display surface. Cut VSV dose back to 0.6mL. Some of the GSP frags aren’t opening. Cleaned the fuge sponge several times. Turned the skimmer up

Oct. 03 Fed 3 bloodworms. GSP frags are all fully open again. No protein on the display surface. The skimmer is overflowing slightly. Turned it down a little. There’s tons of crap in the fuge; chaeto, red cyano, bubbles?. I kinda want to sterilize the sump. Bubble coral is probably 75% recovered. Of the Sinularia and hammer coral, the prior seems to be winning. Some of the hammer’s polyps seem elongated towards the edges.

Oct.7 Despite the lapse in documentation, I have fed 3 cubes and dosed 0.6mL VSV daily. Some other minor maintenance was also performed. Did not feed today. Instead scrubbed the sump of cyano and Installed a 600GPH pump in the refugium for circulation, it seems to be working well at keeping detritus from collecting on the surface of the chaeto . Emptied the skimmer on Oct. 04. Also emptied today. Lightly scrubbed the LR of hair algae, which has grown a lot in the last 3 days. Added a green (metallic?) mushroom, used a razor blade to remove it from its original rock which had bryopsis and playanthids present. Also removed a Ricordia from a Fiji rock and discarded the rock. Removed a branch of Sinularia that was causing the hammer to recede on one side. Also turned over surface of substrate.

Oct. 8 The mushroom added yesterday did not stay in its crack. It’s on the sand now. Neither did the Ricordia. It’s MIA. Fed 3 cubes. Dosed 0.6mL VSV. Skimmer 50%, slightly wet. ]]> reef4gsp http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/302-sept-30-oct-08.html Sept. 27-29 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/293-sept-27-29.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:17:30 GMT *This is the begining of my documentation. It is being posted as public record so I nor you will make the same mistake twice. It will be interesting to see my own progression in this hobby.* *_Sept. 27_* Skimmer is producing green. Dosed 0.6mL VSV. Fed flake, 1 beefheart and 1 bloodworm. Bumped Powerhead, glass bottom exposed in center. Turned on lights 1pm. No fuge light. Cleaned glass, had white film, most likely bacterial from VSV(day 3 dosing). *_Sept. 28_* Fed only flake food, looks like I’ve over fed a bit. Turned on Refugium light after several days of only a supplemental light. Emptied skimmer which was about 60% full, an increase from about 15% yesterday. Polyp expansion is incredible, the bubble coral seems to be expanding rapidly. The hammer has much more green than it did in its mother tank. Increased the VSV dose to 0.8mL. *_Sept. 29_* Fed small amount of flake, one bloodworm and one beefheart. No change in diatom growth on the sand bed. Noticed a single polyp of the smallest GSP I fragged has opened. Bubble in the siphon again. The cabinet was very warm and humid. Skimmer at 10%. Dosed 0.8mL VSV. This is the begining of my documentation. It is being posted as public record so I nor you will make the same mistake twice. It will be interesting to see my own progression in this hobby.

Sept. 27 Skimmer is producing green. Dosed 0.6mL VSV. Fed flake, 1 beefheart and 1 bloodworm. Bumped Powerhead, glass bottom exposed in center. Turned on lights 1pm. No fuge light. Cleaned glass, had white film, most likely bacterial from VSV(day 3 dosing).
Sept. 28 Fed only flake food, looks like I’ve over fed a bit. Turned on Refugium light after several days of only a supplemental light. Emptied skimmer which was about 60% full, an increase from about 15% yesterday. Polyp expansion is incredible, the bubble coral seems to be expanding rapidly. The hammer has much more green than it did in its mother tank. Increased the VSV dose to 0.8mL.
Sept. 29 Fed small amount of flake, one bloodworm and one beefheart. No change in diatom growth on the sand bed. Noticed a single polyp of the smallest GSP I fragged has opened. Bubble in the siphon again. The cabinet was very warm and humid. Skimmer at 10%. Dosed 0.8mL VSV. ]]> reef4gsp http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/293-sept-27-29.html bobthebusdriver http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/takhomasak/274-bobthebusdriver.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:22:15 GMT I am looking for how to build a sump/refugium from a sump. would appreciate any help bobnmaggie@hughes.net I am looking for how to build a sump/refugium from a sump.

would appreciate any help

bobnmaggie@hughes.net ]]> takhomasak http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/takhomasak/274-bobthebusdriver.html New Aquapod 24 Instructions (if you can call them that) http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/newbie123/165-new-aquapod-24-instructions-if-you-can-call-them.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:30:39 GMT :confused1:
I just bought a new Aquapod 24 gallon Model #7051. I have read the instructions but can't make any sense out of them. Maybe you guys or gals can help. I would like a Seahorse tank and don't really know how to start. What filter media should I use? Should I use bio-balls, ceramic and the sponge? I would really appreciate any feedback you can give. Thanks. ]]> newbie123 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/newbie123/165-new-aquapod-24-instructions-if-you-can-call-them.html still no help from anyone http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/fishfry/163-still-no-help-anyone.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:23:56 GMT :( i tried getting help from people here but no one seems to care. :icon8: that really sucks. :( i tried getting help from people here but no one seems to care. :icon8: that really sucks. ]]> fishfry http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/fishfry/163-still-no-help-anyone.html Swarm of something? http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/162-swarm-something.html Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:45:40 GMT I have a 155 saltwater reef tank. Sailfin Tang, Power Blue Surgeon, Copperband, two black clowns, two naked clowns, 7 blue green chromis, two bangai cardinals, one purple dottyback, lawnmower blenney, and one neon cleaner fish. 4 fire shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, lots of snails, and 4 emerald crabs. I looked yesterday under a cave live rock and there appears to be a swarm of some microscopic something swimming madly around? What could this be? I have a 155 saltwater reef tank. Sailfin Tang, Power Blue Surgeon, Copperband, two black clowns, two naked clowns, 7 blue green chromis, two bangai cardinals, one purple dottyback, lawnmower blenney, and one neon cleaner fish. 4 fire shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, lots of snails, and 4 emerald crabs.

I looked yesterday under a cave live rock and there appears to be a swarm of some microscopic something swimming madly around? What could this be? ]]> ShawnJay http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/162-swarm-something.html Clown Fish http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/161-clown-fish.html Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:41:56 GMT I have a 155 gallon saltwater aqauarium, 3 months old. We started with two black clown fish who were tank raised and no anemone. We added a RBT anemone that they never went to it. We just added two naked clowns and a GBT anemone. The naked clowns shared the anemone and the black clowns would visit and never attacked them and would always return to the other side of the tank. Now the naked clown kicked the other naked clown out of the anemone. We got another ivory bubble tip anemone and the kicked out clown went to it. The one naked clown kicked it out of it too. He swims back and forth and only lets the other clown in at night. What is happening??? The black clowns swim all over although in the last couple days one just kind of stays up and down along the edge and only swims around once in awhile??? Help - thanks. I have a 155 gallon saltwater aqauarium, 3 months old. We started with two black clown fish who were tank raised and no anemone. We added a RBT anemone that they never went to it. We just added two naked clowns and a GBT anemone. The naked clowns shared the anemone and the black clowns would visit and never attacked them and would always return to the other side of the tank. Now the naked clown kicked the other naked clown out of the anemone. We got another ivory bubble tip anemone and the kicked out clown went to it. The one naked clown kicked it out of it too. He swims back and forth and only lets the other clown in at night. What is happening???

The black clowns swim all over although in the last couple days one just kind of stays up and down along the edge and only swims around once in awhile???

Help - thanks. ]]> ShawnJay http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/161-clown-fish.html Bio Cube 14 Gallon Mods http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/western/160-bio-cube-14-gallon-mods.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:34:52 GMT I have had a 14 Gallon Biocube up and running for about 2 months now. I am looking for some ideas for modification and upgrades. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks I have had a 14 Gallon Biocube up and running for about 2 months now. I am looking for some ideas for modification and upgrades. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks ]]> Western http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/western/160-bio-cube-14-gallon-mods.html New and needing some advice http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/russgary/159-new-needing-some-advice.html Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:36:33 GMT I am new to the salt water world. i set up a tank and most is going well, levels of ammonia and nitrate are minmal and salinity looks good on a hydrometer. I visited a store and bought live rock and live sand, about three days later I am noticing a white cloudy substance sitting on the bottom next to a large rock where i buried a large piece of frozen brine, is this normal or the beggining of a problem? I am new to the salt water world. i set up a tank and most is going well, levels of ammonia and nitrate are minmal and salinity looks good on a hydrometer. I visited a store and bought live rock and live sand, about three days later I am noticing a white cloudy substance sitting on the bottom next to a large rock where i buried a large piece of frozen brine, is this normal or the beggining of a problem? ]]> russgary http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/russgary/159-new-needing-some-advice.html Frag Farming on YOu Tube! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/wetthumbfrags/158-frag-farming-you-tube.html Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:51:23 GMT Courtesy of Jim Stime from LA Fish Guys-subscribe to his youtube.

Wet Thumb Frags -Part Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TEeu...=1238451877.71 Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUaEspDyaZk&featu re=sdig&et=1238451877.71

Wet Thumb Frag Video Part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TEeu...=1238451877.71 ]]> wetthumbfrags http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/wetthumbfrags/158-frag-farming-you-tube.html nitrate trouble http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/bryson-clark/156-nitrate-trouble.html Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:31:27 GMT i have had trouble with my nitrates now for about a mounth and half. ive put a reactor with nitrate away media, ive used carbon, ive changed my water every two weeks (40gal), ive got a refigum set up in my sump, dont know what else to do. the tank is a 180 gal reef no coral yet i have about 170pounds of live rock and about 3 to 4 inches of live sand tank has been going for about 4 mounths. i have five fish and only feed them once a day one pinch of dry food. (ph 8.2, alk 9,cal 450, phos 0, n02 0, n03 50 mg/l it was 100 mp/l i have had trouble with my nitrates now for about a mounth and half. ive put a reactor with nitrate away media, ive used carbon, ive changed my water every two weeks (40gal), ive got a refigum set up in my sump, dont know what else to do. the tank is a 180 gal reef no coral yet i have about 170pounds of live rock and about 3 to 4 inches of live sand tank has been going for about 4 mounths. i have five fish and only feed them once a day one pinch of dry food. (ph 8.2, alk 9,cal 450, phos 0, n02 0, n03 50 mg/l it was 100 mp/l ]]> bryson clark http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/bryson-clark/156-nitrate-trouble.html Refugium Lighting 24/7 or 12/7 ???? http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/squirt/155-refugium-lighting-24-7-12-7.html Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:07:33 GMT I would like to know everybody's opinion on this issue. Me and my Mom have recently added refugiums to our Reef Tanks and would like to know what lighting will produce the best results. ]]> Squirt http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/squirt/155-refugium-lighting-24-7-12-7.html <![CDATA[Algae Blue's]]> http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/petronivich/154-algae-blue-s.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:25:27 GMT hi, i haven't been marine keeping for very long and im getting some hectic things growing in my tank. i have these massive green bubble things appearing all over the place are they a good or bad thing? i have noticed that one or two have popped dont know if this will affect the water. i also have this red plant growing is that also a type of algae it has yellow spots when just under the marine blue. and finally i have loadsa grass like fur growing on my LR's how can this be kept to a minimum because picking out all the time is lame. hope someone can help me :D

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]]> petronivich http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/petronivich/154-algae-blue-s.html Biocube!!!!!!!! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/drift4redbull/153-biocube.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:01:58 GMT I got a Biocube 8 with a few corals in it. I have had it for about 3 months now and i just wanted to know what are the best mods i can do for it as of right now. thanks in advance I got a Biocube 8 with a few corals in it. I have had it for about 3 months now and i just wanted to know what are the best mods i can do for it as of right now.

thanks in advance ]]> DrIFT4Redbull http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/drift4redbull/153-biocube.html Pictures of my tank and questions http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/mariocampos/152-pictures-my-tank-questions.html Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:46:57 GMT Hello everyone, My first blog/post....but I wanted to share some pics of my tank (150) that I have owned for about 4 years now. It has been geat and the best hobby I could invest in. I do have a question that I would appreciate some help with...and that is nitrates....I never had a problem until recently and nothing seems to work....its affecting my invertebrates and I have lost a couple of stars, shrimp, etc...also whenever I add snails they seem to last for about 1 week.....everything else, as you can see is doing ok, but Im sure can be doing better....I apprecate responses.... Hello everyone,
My first blog/post....but I wanted to share some pics of my tank (150) that I have owned for about 4 years now. It has been geat and the best hobby I could invest in. I do have a question that I would appreciate some help with...and that is nitrates....I never had a problem until recently and nothing seems to work....its affecting my invertebrates and I have lost a couple of stars, shrimp, etc...also whenever I add snails they seem to last for about 1 week.....everything else, as you can see is doing ok, but Im sure can be doing better....I apprecate responses....

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]]> MarioCampos http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/mariocampos/152-pictures-my-tank-questions.html cooling fan http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/bobejaan/151-cooling-fan.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:20:46 GMT I have a 14 gallon bio cube that I have had for about a month now and when I turned the lights on this morning the cooling fan made a weird noise. Has this happened to anyone else? How long do I have before the fan goes out on me and where can I get some new ones? Thanks I have a 14 gallon bio cube that I have had for about a month now and when I turned the lights on this morning the cooling fan made a weird noise. Has this happened to anyone else? How long do I have before the fan goes out on me and where can I get some new ones?
Thanks ]]> bobejaan http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/bobejaan/151-cooling-fan.html Tunze Wavebox + Vortech http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/jmbenrddr/150-tunze-wavebox-vortech.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:25:32 GMT Recently getting back into the hobby after a 10 year absence. Obviously technology has changed, and I have much to catch-up on. Have a 110 gal reef tank with a Oceanic Trickle filter and a protien skimmer. Recently purchased a Tunze wave box and am wondering if I should go with the Tunze 6100 power heads or if I could go with the Vortech pumps. Am willing to spend the extra $ on the Vortech if they will work with the Wavebox, or will I get the same results with the Tunze power heads? Thanks Recently getting back into the hobby after a 10 year absence. Obviously technology has changed, and I have much to catch-up on. Have a 110 gal reef tank with a Oceanic Trickle filter and a protien skimmer. Recently purchased a Tunze wave box and am wondering if I should go with the Tunze 6100 power heads or if I could go with the Vortech pumps. Am willing to spend the extra $ on the Vortech if they will work with the Wavebox, or will I get the same results with the Tunze power heads? Thanks ]]> jmbenrddr http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/jmbenrddr/150-tunze-wavebox-vortech.html The Start of Something Good... http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/nature-man/149-start-something-good.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:58:49 GMT Hello- name's Aaron and I just started a 46 gallon bow-front tank on the 17th of October last year and was looking for a good outlet for advice, guidance and sharing. I don't ask too many questions though- am very set on trying things on my own rather than relying on others to walk me through it. For the most part I have many things in my tank that I just don't know how to identify and hopefully there are answers out there.

I Really, really enjoy Marine life and never get tired of watching it.

Hopefully this is the place to meet individuals with the same enthusiasm for this hobby as I have.

Aaron ]]> Nature Man http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/nature-man/149-start-something-good.html help http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/fishfry/147-help.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:28:24 GMT HELLO EVERYBODY: I have a problem with my fish and if anyone can help me out that will be great and highly appreciated. So here is my problem... I have a yellow tang that’s getting this weird red rash looking thing on one side of his body. It started on his pectoral fins and gills then later spread to his face, stomach and dorsal fin . Does anyone know what it is and how i can get rid of it? Here’s the story... I bought 20 hermit crabs, a curlycue Anemone, a foxface and a copperband Butterfly. I did the whole acclimation like i did to all my other healthy fish but things started to go wrong when i added these guys to my tank. The copperband died with in a week. Half of the hermit crabs were eaten by the yellow tang (that is what i thought the problem was that he ate too much crab. But i don’t know for sure). my ph dropped to 7.8, My nitrite went up to 0.25, my nitrate went up to 40, and my ammonia went up to 0.25 all with in a week. I changed the water and now my foxface has a fleshy looking patch on his stomach. It looks like is a doctor took a square shape piece of skin off his body. Its healing now but why did that happen? Can anyone help? HELLO EVERYBODY:
I have a problem with my fish and if anyone can help me out that will be great and highly appreciated.
So here is my problem...
I have a yellow tang that’s getting this weird red rash looking thing on one side of his body. It started on his pectoral fins and gills then later spread to his face, stomach and dorsal fin . Does anyone know what it is and how i can get rid of it?
Here’s the story...
I bought 20 hermit crabs, a curlycue Anemone, a foxface and a copperband Butterfly. I did the whole acclimation like i did to all my other healthy fish but things started to go wrong when i added these guys to my tank. The copperband died with in a week. Half of the hermit crabs were eaten by the yellow tang (that is what i thought the problem was that he ate too much crab. But i don’t know for sure). my ph dropped to 7.8, My nitrite went up to 0.25, my nitrate went up to 40, and my ammonia went up to 0.25 all with in a week. I changed the water and now my foxface has a fleshy looking patch on his stomach. It looks like is a doctor took a square shape piece of skin off his body. Its healing now but why did that happen?
Can anyone help? ]]> fishfry http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/fishfry/147-help.html Substrate http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/sub-mariner/146-substrate.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:27:45 GMT I am a newbe to this world. What sort of substrate should I be useing? I plan on having a mixed array of fish, crabs, worms or snales and so forth. Is there a recommendable size of substrate for this? I am a newbe to this world. What sort of substrate should I be useing? I plan on having a mixed array of fish, crabs, worms or snales and so forth. Is there a recommendable size of substrate for this? ]]> sub-mariner http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/sub-mariner/146-substrate.html compatibility with fish.. http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/katie123/145-compatibility-fish.html Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:33:23 GMT we have a 55 gallon aquarium an we have been doing this only bout 4 months an we have a spotted lion fish a yellow tang an a one spot fox face....teh store said that they were compatible but they all seem to nip at each other is this normal? an does anyone no if the foxface venom is poisonous to the tang an the same for the lion fish? we have a 55 gallon aquarium an we have been doing this only bout 4 months an we have a spotted lion fish a yellow tang an a one spot fox face....teh store said that they were compatible but they all seem to nip at each other is this normal? an does anyone no if the foxface venom is poisonous to the tang an the same for the lion fish? ]]> katie123 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/katie123/145-compatibility-fish.html <![CDATA[Losing he's legs]]> http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dingyd/144-losing-he-s-legs.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:17:18 GMT I bought a green brittle star 3 days ago, at first i thought he was dead because he wasn't moving. I have other starfish and have no problem. But this one is losing all he's legs and just sitting there. He is alive does anyone know what could be happening. My water is good, temp. is good. dingyd ]]> dingyd http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dingyd/144-losing-he-s-legs.html Why I am blogging. http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/texasreef/142-why-i-am-blogging.html Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:06:41 GMT I wish that I would have done this when I first started to get into salt water reefing. I started this today cause I am in the process of bringing my tank back up. I want to blog about the whole thing to later go back and read and also have some kind of record of what direction I am headed in. I wish that I would have done this when I first started to get into salt water reefing.

I started this today cause I am in the process of bringing my tank back up. I want to blog about the whole thing to later go back and read and also have some kind of record of what direction I am headed in. ]]> Texasreef http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/texasreef/142-why-i-am-blogging.html Infection on live rocks http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/blackembrace/141-infection-live-rocks.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:50:37 GMT Hi, i dont know if anybody can help me on a problem i got a couple days ago. i had to get out about 4 pieces of live rock out of the aquarium the rocks seems to be covered by some kind of white slime. at first i look like spider web, but i dint mind them at that time and my fish where ok. but after a couple of months the spiderweb grow to much, and become to infect other rocks that was touching them. i took those rock out and start drying them. If anybody know what are these spider web, plz let me know. thx. Blackembrace. Hi, i dont know if anybody can help me on a problem i got a couple days ago.

i had to get out about 4 pieces of live rock out of the aquarium
the rocks seems to be covered by some kind of white slime.
at first i look like spider web, but i dint mind them at that time
and my fish where ok. but after a couple of months the spiderweb grow to much, and become to infect other rocks that was touching them. i took those rock out and start drying them. If anybody know what are these spider web, plz let me know. thx.

Blackembrace. ]]> blackembrace http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/blackembrace/141-infection-live-rocks.html New Reef Tank http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/140-new-reef-tank.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:13 GMT I am a notivce at creating my reef tank and very excited. I would like some input on the best corals to start with once I have cycled my 155 gallon tank. Also, any advice on getting tank raised black clowns to attach with a host rose anonome. I am a notivce at creating my reef tank and very excited. I would like some input on the best corals to start with once I have cycled my 155 gallon tank. Also, any advice on getting tank raised black clowns to attach with a host rose anonome. ]]> ShawnJay http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shawnjay/140-new-reef-tank.html New to Reef Builders http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/pennzo/139-new-reef-builders.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:19:03 GMT I'm new to the site and look forward to learning much from everyone and to help others avoid the pitfalls I endured while learning from my mistakes. I have a 220 reef to include a massive green haddoni carpet (18 inch diameter) that hosts a breeding pair of clarkiis, (lays eggs roughly every 30 days or so) 4 Tangs(Sailfin, Yellow, Bristletooth Tomini, and Powder Brown), 1 Blue Damsel, 1 Sunrise Dotty, 1 Coral Beauty Angel and 1 Fork Tailed Blenny....as for coral, we have Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, a Trumpet, plenty of Pulsating Xenia, a Flowerpot, a Toadstool Leather, various zooanthids and polypd as well as Green and Red Mushrooms...

I have a Coralife 3X150 MH combined with 4X96 Dual Actinics. In the sump we have a Red Berlin Skimmer and a clone skimmer powered by a Reef Runner 2400, 25 Watt UV Sterilizer, 6 Chemi-Pure on the sump floor, 2400 GPH Mag Drive pushing the water back into the tank.....I use socks for filtration versus bioballs, and a Kalkwasser drip..one drip every 90 seconds or so,,parameters are usually 8.1-8.4, 0 on ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, calcuim 400 or better, alk and DkH around 8.0 and 2.83ish...SG at 1.0235....close enough to natural seawater...oh, and I use Instant Ocean and do water changes about once a month.....30 gallons.....I know I should do more, but it seems to work and have been doing this since the tank was up and running back in July 2005....

We have had our heartaches, too.....coral loss, fish loss, unexplained disappearances, but all in all, a truly rewarding experience! We try our best for our babies and trust ya'll have the same attitude and do the same for your minions! ]]> pennzo http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/pennzo/139-new-reef-builders.html 92 gallon corner tank set-up http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/sweetie_baby_505/138-92-gallon-corner-tank-set-up.html Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:00:05 GMT Happy holidays everyone posting a blog here for the first time as soon as christmas is over and the tree is removed the new 92 gallon corner tank goes in to service. Picked up the tank, stand and sump off of Craigslist. Must say it was a great deal. Purchased a new Protien skimmer for the unit as well and also a outerorbit metal Halide/T5 combo. I will end up with 7.27 watts per gallon strong enough to do most anything in the tank. also just ordered 120 pounds of live sand and I am picking up 115 lbs of live rock. need to scrub the live rock down pretty good it has a covering of Cyano all over it. so i figure a good scrub and i should only have a small spike as far as the cycling goes. not planning on rushing this one bit i iwll keep you all posted. I will tell you there is only one guarenteed fish that is gonig into that and that is a pair of maroon and gold clowns. they were promised to my girl freind. she wants to name one "Goldie" and the other "gopher". If you can not tell she is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. ]]> sweetie_baby_505 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/sweetie_baby_505/138-92-gallon-corner-tank-set-up.html Help http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/griff678/137-help.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:56 GMT I'm still new to the marine trade, and have probably done the setting up of the tank in the wrong order, so i'm looking for help and advise.

I have an aquamedic 120 bowfront and have added two powerheads, with roughly around 40kg mixed live rock.

livestock consisting of: - paired saddleback clownfish, 1 copperband butterflyfish, 1 coral beauty, 1 blue/green chromis, 1 ocellaris clownfish, 2 regal/hippo tangs, 1 yellow tang, 1 (juv) harlequin sweetlips

2 cerith snails, roughly 15-20 mixed snails, 3 hermits

the tank is now about 6 months old and has had no problems and has had most of it's blooms.

But now i can't seem to keep it clean so i believe it may be blooming again and was wondering if any one could suggest a clean up crew or some way to clean the rock??

cheers ]]> griff678 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/griff678/137-help.html new tank http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/mack-10/135-new-tank.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:05:18 GMT this is a new tank i started in september never used a bio cube befor any ideas on anything i should add to fill in the gaps like to hear any ideas this is a new tank i started in september never used a bio cube befor any ideas on anything i should add to fill in the gaps like to hear any ideas ]]> mack 10 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/mack-10/135-new-tank.html Wavemaker http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/pierresmit/134-wavemaker.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:24:21 GMT How many wavemeker pumps would be necessary for a 300gallon reef tank? I would like to buy the Koralia range but am not sure how many power heads would be required. Can anyone help? How many wavemeker pumps would be necessary for a 300gallon reef tank? I would like to buy the Koralia range but am not sure how many power heads would be required.

Can anyone help? ]]> pierresmit http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/pierresmit/134-wavemaker.html Substrate Critters http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shmato007/133-substrate-critters.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:37:33 GMT Hi,

I'm considering adding live sand substrate to my established 40 gal. tank.

Should I be considering adding some animals to work the sand?

I currently have one yellow tang and approx. 25 lbs. of live rock. I,m thinking of adding a chromis in the near future.

Thanks,
Rich ]]> shmato007 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/shmato007/133-substrate-critters.html Ich http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/cyrus810/132-ich.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:26:17 GMT Greetings, I just wanted to share a recent Ich experience with all of you and hope that it helps someone out there. I got my husband a 6 gallon nano tank stocked with your usual possum wrasse, blenny, and goby in addition to nice corals, cleaner shrimp, scallop, hermit crabs, and star fish...well, things were going so well that we decided to get another tank. This tank is a 28 gallon well stocked with live rocks, corals, painted fairy wrasse, flame hawkfish, pink spotted watchmen goby, 3 pajama cardinals, then we got a flame angle. Two days later, noticed ich on the angle but he was happy and eating well, day later noticed ich on fairy wrasse. Well, much to my surprise (out of stupidity) there is ich on all the fishes in my 6 gallon tank! I did remember that the 8 gallon tank temperature did drop to 68 degrees one night so they must have been "sensitized" but the real reason may be that I used the same syringe to feed both tanks. Well, after trying the garlic, and fresh water dips (lasting 4 minutes), the ich continued in this tiny world. I got myself a 6 gallon nano as a hospital tank running with bioballs filled to the max from my LFS to help cycle the new tank. During this week, the ich had all but disappeared in my 28 gallon. I moved the possum wrasse, blenny, and goby from the 6 gallon to the hospital tank, lowered the salinity to 1.012 and increased the temperature to 84 degrees. I did one gallon water changes on the 6 gallon hospital tank each day to get rid of the waste as I was overfeeding them on purpose. For a few days they looked like they were doing better, they were eating and beginning to swim like they used to, I thought we made it. During this time in my 28 gallon, ich reappeared on my flame angle and painted fairy wrasse, I did not want to break down my tank to catch them and put them in my hospital tank and that would have crowded the three that are already there. So I decreased my salinity to 1.021 to the lowest I believed possible for the corals to survive and kept the temperature at 82 degrees. 7 days later, the fishes did not do well in the hospital tank, ich worsened, I did fresh water dips on all three fishes. Not soon after, they each died one day apart. The flame angle and painted fairy wrasse in my 28 gallon continued to eat well and acted fine through all this, even with that "salted" look. They continue to do fine and after doing 4 gallon water changes every day for five days the ich is gone. It has been more than 14 days now and no signs of ich. What I learned from my experience is that:
1) Do not use the same syringe to feed more than one tank, if you do, then rinse them well with fresh water to kill parasites between the tanks. Better yet, don't do it.
2) Keep a steady temperature.
4) Hospital tanks may cause more stress on the sick fish.
4) Probably the most important of things. Keep your water PERFECT! What do they say? An ounce of prevention...
Best wishes!
Cyrus ]]> cyrus810 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/cyrus810/132-ich.html <![CDATA[Pumping Xena's]]> http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/maxwell/131-pumping-xena-s.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:23:54 GMT Here in the last couple weeks my xena's have been looking dark at the base and the hands are drawing up and some of them have actually fallen off. What could this be? ]]> maxwell http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/maxwell/131-pumping-xena-s.html Finally added a sump to my red sea max!! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/turbo/130-finally-added-sump-my-red-sea-max.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:12:46 GMT Hi guys!

About 10 months ago i was trying to find a way of adding a sump to my max which did not involve a pump in the tank and a pump in the sump as i had heard that getting the feed and returm correct could be tricky and would need to be constantly monitered.
I was quite disapointed to hear this as i was real eager to get a project going on my new hobby. So undetered i did a little research and thought about putting a sump above my max that could be housed in the garage as my max is on the living room on my garage wall. I was even more disapointed that the lfs dimissed my ideas and said it would be a waist of time.
I was so sure that it would work that i drew my plans of the sump down and got it built and then set about linking it to my max dispite the lack of enthusiasm from my fishstore (i was out to prove my point).

So here is how it all works-

my sump is sat on gallows brackets at a level higher than my max on the other side of the wall in my garage.
Water is pulled from my max using a fluval external filter, it is drawn through the filter which houses activated carbon and all my ceramic balls.
It is then pumped through to my chiller and then up into the first chamber of my sump. This first chamber has a red sea prism hanging on as i had it for free and a little less noise coming from my max is much appreciated.
It then flows into the second chamber where i have a little live rock and a planting of calurpra.
It then flows into the last chamber to where i have a small pump that pulls water into my tlc tube that is filled with rowaphos and is then returned back to this last chamber.
The last chamber is drilled in the bottom and has a pipe (which is 9" tall) in which the water flows over and makes its way back into the main tank.
The beauty of this is if there is a power cut, the water will stop flowing over the return pipe so preventing a flood!

Id like to get some pictures of the sump etc on here if anyone is interested but i dont know how to get them up, so any advise would be much appreciated on how to go about doing this :s ]]> Turbo http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/turbo/130-finally-added-sump-my-red-sea-max.html Saltwater Fish Tank Blog http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/swftank/128-saltwater-fish-tank-blog.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:16:46 GMT Here is a link to my Saltwater Aquarium Blog http://www.saltwater-fish-tank.com/blog My blog contains information about saltwater aquariums, how to set up a saltwater aquarium, tips, tricks and advice for reef tanks and an Ask A Question section. Hopefully my blog can help out many of the new reefers, as I remember what it was like to be new to the saltwater aquarium hobby. Here is a link to my Saltwater Aquarium Blog

http://www.saltwater-fish-tank.com/blog

My blog contains information about saltwater aquariums, how to set up a saltwater aquarium, tips, tricks and advice for reef tanks and an Ask A Question section.

Hopefully my blog can help out many of the new reefers, as I remember what it was like to be new to the saltwater aquarium hobby. ]]> swftank http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/swftank/128-saltwater-fish-tank-blog.html i am new havent got tank yet just need advice http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/jennifer_loves_tangs84/126-i-am-new-havent-got-tank-yet-just-need-advice.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:05:45 GMT i am a new reef addict. Can anyone tell me any info that would b helpful for :
fish i want (Tang, triggerfish, damsels,clownfish, angelfish, colorful shrimp, tank cleaners, or any other species that would work well with the ones listed above anything to do with live rock, reefs, tubeworms, or (any creature that i may need to look into)

I absolutely have to have tang for sure but i will be starting with the live rock and a damsel in a 10 gal and then eventually get at least a 100 gal or whatever is necessary to meet the needs of my inhabitants. Which when i decide what i have to have and what i don't have to have in the means of creatures and reef i will know more
Right now i am just looking for advice from people who know
Thank you for your posts ]]> jennifer_loves_tangs84 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/jennifer_loves_tangs84/126-i-am-new-havent-got-tank-yet-just-need-advice.html Reefbio fuel to replace Vodka http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/moonyguy/125-reefbio-fuel-replace-vodka.html Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:29:02 GMT Just saw this on another forum and I thought it would be nice to share. Reef BioFuel Helps maintain a balanced nutrient-limited marine aquarium by enabling the hobbyist to enhance the rate of microbial growth and reproduction, increasing the rate of phosphate-reduction and denitrification; this is of particular benefit in heavily-stocked, well-fed reef aquaria. For $12 I decided to give it a try so I ordered one. I will let you guys know how this works out. Just saw this on another forum and I thought it would be nice to share.
Reef BioFuel
Helps maintain a balanced nutrient-limited marine aquarium by enabling the hobbyist to enhance the rate of microbial growth and reproduction, increasing the rate of phosphate-reduction and denitrification; this is of particular benefit in heavily-stocked, well-fed reef aquaria. For $12 I decided to give it a try so I ordered one. I will let you guys know how this works out.

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]]> moonyguy http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/moonyguy/125-reefbio-fuel-replace-vodka.html ? http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/barryh/124-a.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:10:16 GMT I want to up grade my reef tank I now have a 35 gal. bow front an was thinking to go to a 70 gal. courner wit the courner flow set up. Is that big enough or should I go bigger ? I want to up grade my reef tank I now have a 35 gal. bow front an was thinking to go to a 70 gal. courner wit the courner flow set up. Is that big enough or should I go bigger ? ]]> BarryH http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/barryh/124-a.html Snowflake + Dwarf eel? http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/guyrb/123-snowflake-dwarf-eel.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:38:17 GMT I recently stumbled upon a 5'' dwarf eel and was thinking of adding it to my tank? I have a 75 gallon mixed reef + 20 gallon refuge. I currently have a white spotted toby, maroon clown, small turkey fish, cleaner wrasse, 8'' snowflake eel and a coral banded shrimp. What do you think? ]]> guyrb http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/guyrb/123-snowflake-dwarf-eel.html duncans not opening http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/wjj641/122-duncans-not-opening.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:56:04 GMT I'm new to this site.I have recieved a duncan with 3 heads on it for free from my lfs about three 2 weeks ago.Two of the heads come out a little bit and the other one stays in side. You can see all of them,but they don't come all the way out.I have a 72 bow front with 4 54w t5 lights,150g wet dry,13w uv,protein skimmer,and 110 pounds of live rock.They are in the middle of the tank.water test shows water is fine.I feed them about every three days.You can see two of the pull in the brime shrimp.I just can't get them to come all the way out.Can some you give me advice? ]]> wjj641 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/wjj641/122-duncans-not-opening.html Dont know what they are Help Me http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/phxtattoo/121-dont-know-what-they-help-me.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:20:26 GMT today for them..]]> I just started growing these kinda Mean looking Anenomies looking things. They are kinda of brown in color and are starting to take over the tank. Someone told me that I should Kill them all off? Please help and I will try to post some PICS> today for them.. ]]> phxtattoo http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/phxtattoo/121-dont-know-what-they-help-me.html HELP!!! I have white spots http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dmarc26/120-help-i-have-white-spots.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:34:05 GMT I have 1 foxface, 1 yellow tang, 1 clown, 1 flame hawkfish, 1 coral beauty angal, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 anemone, 1 sea urchin, and 3 crabs all in a 65gl tank. About two weeks ago my foxface started getting white spots on its side, all the other fish have no sign of spots. I talked to my LFS and they said it sounded like ick and recomended i use Ick-Attack and soak food in garlic. I used the ick-attack for ten days like the bottle says. My foxface is better, but now the coral beauty and the yellow tang are covered with small white dots with some on the eyes (the spots are a lot smaller than what was on the foxface). The LFS said that i should continue the ich treatment. I have done that but the spots dont change. What i wanting to know is, is this still ick or is it something else more serious. What do i do. :confused1: My tank is a year old, the fish have been in there about six months. Salinity is at 1.023, temp is 78, pH is 8.3 and the rest is 0ppm I have 1 foxface, 1 yellow tang, 1 clown, 1 flame hawkfish, 1 coral beauty angal, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 anemone, 1 sea urchin, and 3 crabs all in a 65gl tank.

About two weeks ago my foxface started getting white spots on its side, all the other fish have no sign of spots. I talked to my LFS and they said it sounded like ick and recomended i use Ick-Attack and soak food in garlic. I used the ick-attack for ten days like the bottle says. My foxface is better, but now the coral beauty and the yellow tang are covered with small white dots with some on the eyes (the spots are a lot smaller than what was on the foxface). The LFS said that i should continue the ich treatment. I have done that but the spots dont change. What i wanting to know is, is this still ick or is it something else more serious. What do i do. :confused1:

My tank is a year old, the fish have been in there about six months. Salinity is at 1.023, temp is 78, pH is 8.3 and the rest is 0ppm ]]> dmarc26 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dmarc26/120-help-i-have-white-spots.html Baby Starfish?? http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/rayebekah/119-baby-starfish.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:41 GMT I have a baby starfish. No bigger than an inch, he's a brownish color, he has 4 normal legs and one shorter one, that seems to be growing back. What exactly should i do to take care of him? I've researched it alot, but I'm looking for specifics. :confused1:
]]> rayebekah http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/rayebekah/119-baby-starfish.html Hair algae http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/cesca/118-hair-algae.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:12:59 GMT Hi everyone. Ive been having problems with hair algae. Nitrite.nitrate levels are good. I use RO water for water changes and use red sea reef salt. Lighting is 2 150 watt 20,000K metal halide lamps and one 58watt actinic tube. Tank size is 6x2x2 feet. Any suggestions. Thanks. Cesca Hi everyone.
Ive been having problems with hair algae.
Nitrite.nitrate levels are good.
I use RO water for water changes and use red sea reef salt.
Lighting is 2 150 watt 20,000K metal halide lamps and one 58watt actinic tube.
Tank size is 6x2x2 feet.
Any suggestions.

Thanks.
Cesca ]]> Cesca http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/cesca/118-hair-algae.html Help http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/blueocean/117-help.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:56:39 GMT Hi This is blueoceans wife, this morning when I got up I turn the bright light on with the blue one. Wow what a surprise. There were alot of tiny critters all over in the tank, but the one I woke my husband to see (he wasn't fast enough) was about 2 or 3 inches long, sqwiggily, dull purpley/blue tip and the body was bright green/blue, very thin like a worm or closed tenticle from an annenome. We were wondering if anybody knows what it is, it obviously only comes out at night and answers greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. ]]> blueocean http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/blueocean/117-help.html Candy Cane Coral http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/tnlz1985/116-candy-cane-coral.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:22:04 GMT Hello:

I was was given 2 nice size pieces of healthy candy cane coral and for about a month they began to look even better now in the 2nd & 3rd month they seem to have lost their green colored center on each head and I do not know why? I have very good success with frogs spawn and mushrooms & polyps.

Tom ]]> tnlz1985 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/tnlz1985/116-candy-cane-coral.html New http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/lees/115-new.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:24:52 GMT Hey, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I am very new to saltwater aquariums. I have a couple of 20 gallon tanks an one 10 gallon. I am wondering if the 20 gallon would suffice for a fish-only tank and if a protien skimmer is necessary. I have talked with several associates at large chain stores. I'm pretty sure they know what they are talking about. I have also talked with a couple of guys at a local shop but it seems all they are interested in is selling me 120 gallon tank for about $1200. with so much contridictary information out there I really don't know what to believe. I have read a couple of good books that make sense. Don't know if I can mention the names of them but they are highly recommended and have received excellent reviews. I know I will be limited on the number of fish I will be able to keep in such a small setup, but I am ot going to spend thousands of dollars If I cannot be successful at this. I feel pretty confident If I know I can get good reliable information. Also, would an all-inclusive hood would be accepptable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I want to get this right the first time. ]]> LeeS http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/lees/115-new.html clarkii issues http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dclegern/114-clarkii-issues.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:25:53 GMT I added a new Clarkii clown to my tank, and it looks as though the smaller one that I had messed the new one up pretty bad.....and quick!! Is this a normal thing? I added a new Clarkii clown to my tank, and it looks as though the smaller one that I had messed the new one up pretty bad.....and quick!!
Is this a normal thing? ]]> dclegern http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/dclegern/114-clarkii-issues.html Pro Clear Pro 200 wet/dry sump filter http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/danny_hiemstra/113-pro-clear-pro-200-wet-dry-sump-filter.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:33:32 GMT I am building my first saltwater tank. I am looking at building a 90 or a 110 gal setup. Is anyone using the Pro 200?? What do you think of it. Is it a good choice. I plan a FOWLR setup and replacing the bio balls with LR rubble. any comments? I am building my first saltwater tank. I am looking at building a 90 or a 110 gal setup. Is anyone using the Pro 200?? What do you think of it. Is it a good choice. I plan a FOWLR setup and replacing the bio balls with LR rubble. any comments? ]]> danny_hiemstra http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/danny_hiemstra/113-pro-clear-pro-200-wet-dry-sump-filter.html big tank http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/karl/112-big-tank.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:38:54 GMT is it possible 2 have a reef tank with out ro water: is it possible 2 have a reef tank with out ro water: ]]> karl http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/karl/112-big-tank.html Chaos http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/crazykid-kyle/111-chaos.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:34:31 GMT After going through many DISASTERS (no joke) with our 35 gallon sw tank, we FINALLY got it balanced. we went on vacation for a week, leaving our newly aquired sw tank in the hands of some friends. Besides being highly overstocked (8 FISH!!!), we had a mega-algea bloom. We came back to a mass grave. All the fish were dead, except one. A crazy little Blue Damsel. We got things cleaned up, except one missing fish (which we found later rotted in the sump), and we thought we were good to go. We bought a couple snails, a shrimp, a pair of clowns, and (insanely) a CARPET anenome... in a 35 GALLON TANK!!! Big, big mistake. Our (obviously) honest pet store told us that the 3 inch unidentified anenome would not get any larger than its 3 inch size. Well, they lied; the carpet anenome grew to 8 inches... then died. Wow... another mess. The clowns, which were insanely attached to the anenome refused to eat, and later died. The Blue Damsel made it through, as did the shrimp and snails. Then came algea bloom numger two. OUCH!!! Rotting remains from the one fish we couldn't find after the first algea bloom fed all sorts of nasty algea, and it GREW... and GREW!!! and then my dad got this great idea to BOIL the live rock to get the algea off. I came home one dad to a nasty smell and a steamy pot of... glowing green, completely DEAD rock. "Wow"... i thought... "there goes the tank". Well, my dad learned from his mistakes, but the damage was done. The tank was at the peak of its algea bloom, and now had all this fresh, clean, rock to grow on. And grow it did. We took the rock out and scrubbed it, then set it aside. Obviously everything's dead now... except the brave little Blue Damsel. We then did the biggest water change i would ever risk... actually, even bigger. We left three inches of water to cover the sand plus the sump, and deep cleaned EVERYTHING!!! We let the tank cycle, and started over. Except now we had a clean tank, instead of some nasty, over-used hand-me-down from the neighbors. 3 extra inches of live sand didn't hurt anything. We purchased two new clowns, a six-line wrasse, and a lawnmower blenny. That was great, until we had a three-day weekend which we took advantage of. Our new pet-watcher-people over-fed the fish, and the clowns ate until they exploded. They then rotted and killed the lawnmower blenny and six-line wrasse, leaving that blue damsel alone in his 35-gallon world. We came back, shocked, but ready to clean-up after this not-so-natural disaster. We again purchased two clowns and a lawnmower blenny, along with a host of hermit crabs. They struggled for a while, until the bacteria again covered our rocks (which we just placed back into the tank). After the tank finally became balanced, we bought two long-tentacle anenomes (which promptly died) and a leather coral. The leather coral loves this tank, and the fish are all finally happy. Looks like I might be able to handle a sw tank after all. Just to tell you, it sucks to learn the hard wayt. It cost me thousands of dollars out of my empty pockets to learn. ]]> crazykid.kyle http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/crazykid-kyle/111-chaos.html <![CDATA[:'( Rip Moby Dick]]> http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/110-rip-moby-dick.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:19:16 GMT I awoke this morning to a terrible sight. my 2 year old green spotted puffer had become curious of the power head inlet. He's become stuck once before during a change over and I was there to save him. But last night he wasn't so lucky. He knocked off the prefilter trying to get a piece of krill. And appearently chased it in.....

He was the size a guppy when I bought him, in fresh water. He was 2.5" now. He was like a cat, very playful, curious, he would eat live goldfish from my fingers.

I removed all power heads from my tank and will be replacing them with two Hydor Korelia 3s.

I feel like my dog died. ]]> reef4gsp http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/reef4gsp/110-rip-moby-dick.html Free Sample!!! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hairy-green-slime/109-free-sample.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:44:27 GMT Any Retail Store is welcome to a FREE sample of our product, just send us an email with your adress and we'll get it out as soon as Possible!!!!

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thanks! ]]> Hairy Green Slime http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hairy-green-slime/108-tim-smith.html Hairy Green Slime! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hairy-green-slime/107-hairy-green-slime.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:32:08 GMT If anyone has tried this product Please tell us what you think! If anyone has tried this product Please tell us what you think! ]]> Hairy Green Slime http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hairy-green-slime/107-hairy-green-slime.html hello! I am new I need some advicee! http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/premilove/106-hello-i-am-new-i-need-some-advicee.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:11:21 GMT ok so how's everyone doing? i came across this site, i think it is great. I just started experimenting with saltwater tanks. Ive been a freshie for over 10 years until recently when i bought a 35 hex saltwater set up. The tank is great, i have a lot of live rock. I started with 4 damsels, 2 of which were 3 stripes, the other 2 were blue and yellows. I also have a 65 or 70 gallon tank that i made saltwater. it has been up and running for over a month. My 35 has been up and running for a good 4-5 months. so far so good. My damsels got huge, so i placed them in my bigger tank, since from what i hear they can take harsher water conditions. I got 4 false peliculas for my birthday, that live in my 35, and sad to say, one died a hour ago. i must have had them for a month. I want to put my clowns in my bigger tank, and do something exotic for my 35 gallon, like maybe an eel or lionfish tank. I was told that lionfish need a lot of open water? i have maybe 45lbs of rock in my smaller tank, set up with many coves and hiding spots that my clowns love. in my bigger tank there is alot more open water, as well as rock. what do you guys suggest i do with my tanks? thanks!

35 hex
3 clowns
6 blue/white/red/halloween crabs
1 cleaner shrimp

65/70
some sick ass lighting my dad got. blue led moonlights, uv lights, coral lights
4 damsels only
all live rock, FIJI

i purchased a reef package from saltwaterfish.com for my 65/70 waiting on them to ship it out..

sorry to say i am a newbie to saltwater :icon8: ]]> premilove http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/premilove/106-hello-i-am-new-i-need-some-advicee.html light http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/tony383/105-light.html Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:13:34 GMT I have an 55g tank with fish & corl in it. its my frist saltwater tank an I love it! its been up for @ 1 year now! . I'm looking to buy an light It's an nova 48" any in put on this light? Is it an good light or not so good! Thanks ]]> tony383 http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/tony383/105-light.html controling nitrates http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/neddih/104-controling-nitrates.html Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:24:08 GMT I do have one question, I have had my tank, 40 gallons, for about 2 years now, the only thing I seem to have problems with is nitrates. Ammonia levels are normal and so are nitrites, as well as phosphates, but the nitrates are off the scale. No matter what I try they stay high, does anyone have any suggestions?
Even doing water changes that are 2/3's the volume o the tank doesn't have any effect.

neddih :blink:
Oregon ]]> neddih http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/neddih/104-controling-nitrates.html Calcium overdose http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/whatreef/103-calcium-overdose.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:37:28 GMT HELP please i have over dose my tak with calicum by mistake and its sitting at about 1000ppm i have done a few water changes like and it barely even has any effect is that do to the fact that sea salt has calcium in it? any suggestions? i need to get them back to normal it has been like this for a couple of weeks and my corals seem to be alright excet for my open brain, sun coral and pruple sea fan which is ok but could be doing alot better and suggestions on how to cut the calcium out? HELP please i have over dose my tak with calicum by mistake and its sitting at about 1000ppm i have done a few water changes like and it barely even has any effect is that do to the fact that sea salt has calcium in it? any suggestions? i need to get them back to normal it has been like this for a couple of weeks and my corals seem to be alright excet for my open brain, sun coral and pruple sea fan which is ok but could be doing alot better and suggestions on how to cut the calcium out? ]]> WhatReef http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/whatreef/103-calcium-overdose.html Generosity in a money hungry hobby http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hosser/102-generosity-money-hungry-hobby.html Fri, 30 May 2008 13:58:49 GMT I have to commend all those who are generous enough to give or even sell cheaply frags, or raised livestock, used equipment or even additives and testers.
I recently have been getting very intrested in corals and it blows my mind the exspense some of them can be, then as I meet others in the hobby I constantly hear " I will frag you some " or " I have a frag I can give you" .
We all like gifts, and free stuff especially when it comes to our hobbies (lord knows they can get out of hand quick). The generosity wont stop with me and I look forward to doing the same with many others. Trading , selling cheaply, and giving away can put less stress on our natural reefs and make a community that doesnt rely on money hungry wholesalers.
HOORAH any who do this and to those like me on the recieving end....pass it on. ]]> Hosser http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/blogs/hosser/102-generosity-money-hungry-hobby.html