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As usual I read to get myself educated with zoa/palys. I read on other forums that zoa/palys tend to grow slower with skimmer due to lower amount of nutrients in the water that the skimmer takes away? This was confirmed by atleast 5 individuals that saw the same out come! One individual stated...

So I finally took some vacation days since I haven't seen my parents since the beginning of this year (I live in bay area and their in Las Vegas). I checked my parameters and filled the tank to the very top so there wouldn't be a water level problem. Did my water changes 25% add all my chemicals...

I thought this was more than helpful for me! Hope everyone can benefit from this... http://www.extremecorals.com/pages.php? ... =coralcare

I just got a 250 halide lighting system and now I just need a bulb. So the choices are 10k, 14k or 20k. Thanks

I thought I saw rare polyps but does anyone want to frag any of these if they have some. Ther called tiger claws. This is from Pazazz on another site.

I have this 66 gallon tank running for 5 months now. Purple coraline algae looks great but for some reason I am beginning to see darker algae begin to grow on the rocks! I do have a sump with chaeto and other algaes, flow in the tank is over 1,000+ gph... What have I done wrong, or what can I do...

Does anyone have a skimmer for a 10 gallon tank? I willing to pay for the item and shipping if the skimmer is of quality. I have been a good member of nanotank.com and can be trusted by looking at my paypal feedback. Thanks

I thought I had a great idea but just figured out that I created a lower (hieght wise) sump :lol3: ha,ha,ha I guess I was always interested in watching my refuge for my nano as much as I watched the nano itself. Now I have a a 66gallon with a 30 gallon sump that both systems get as much...

Hey everyone... I'm in process of creating a tank which will be anywhere from 6-12 gallons. If anyone has any suggestions to a halide pendant thats 70watts please direct me. I plan on using a Ushio HQI 10000K with it. Will this be enough or do I have to add actinics too? If so how do I add...

Anyone have a pump hanging around that they don't use? I have a redsea berlin skimmer and the rio pump on it is pretty big, and now its beginning to make noise. If anyone has an extra I'll buy it and pay for shipping. "If not can anyone direct me to a good pump. Thanks

I thought this was very interesting plus a heaven for reefers! Look at the pics of the small islands and water. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14834763/?GT1=8506

I have a colony of hairy mushrooms and noticed two tubes (like what a feather duster lives in) that are on the rock that the mushrooms are on. They open and close as if it were filtering for food. So I finally took a picture once the lights turned on and before the mushrooms expanded covering...

I finally got everything going plumbing, sump, corals etc... Here are the pics...

Does anyone know wether or not Blastomussa Merletti and acanthastrea lordhowensis can stay under PC bulbs? I have 384 watts 50/50 bulbs that are PC for my 66 gallon tank and the top of the LS to the light is about 2 feet, but my aquascape can get the coral as close as 8-12 inches. Or is it...

I noticed the fast production of these isopods. They seems to double every 48 hours on the rear glass. The picture on xtalreed shows the exact picture of these isopods. It states "bad" but I just want to make sure and what to do if I have to get them out... Thanks...

I aread on sites or in auctions not WILD. Why would it matter if we as hobbiest duplicate what mother nature creates? I'm concentrated more towards palythoas and zoas... If anyone had some experience or tips on how to diffrentiate the two please teach me... Thanks :lol3:

I just got a Digi-lab and wanted to know what are good parameters for Temp: I know everyone very's Salinity: Between what and what would be safe Specific Gravity: This is what I don't know? If anyone had one of these please give me any tips! This products awesome.... Won it on ebay...

Okay... Here's the setup But I have a problem... :anxious I stuck in a plastic container to act as a sump and got the flow to be perfect. But the line going into the tank sounds like a toilet! :lol3: I'm glad its working but the reason it maybe making that sound...

I was on highway 1 along the coast today doing my route and wondered if I could ever collect anything from these shores. I never thought that the California coast could ever be clear. I was up north near Fort Bragg/Mendocino. If any has or any has a link I'd be greatful... I wanted a clean up...

They were with my polyps and decided to mutiply? Their pretty cool and get pretty big... Thier the green things with my polyps, they remind me of a palythoa cause I can feed them mysis shrimp! I like them but just wanted to know what they were.