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I have a blastomussa, that loves to eat everything! It eats a lot... Anyway, while it is closing to eat, I noticed that the edge of tissue on the skeleton on one side looks like it is protruding out...like a lot. Swollen more like it. Just a little part,. Is this a method of reproduction or...

:bash1: So I'm winning the battle against that sprout of brown hair algae. I learned it actually likes high flow. However, I did not divert any flow as the placement of my corals would all have to move... Been doing small water changes and stopped the dosing...(calcium was 500+). I'm...

:bash1: thank goodness y'all clarified that. I was like..."cat"???...and googling cat fish, cat inverts, and cat corals. I was like...what the heck is that, I better watch out for any livestock with "cat" in it! lol

...did I miss the mantis? Cause I only saw that gorgeous blue spotted goby?

OMG was that dr. who? lol

Very nice job! That must've been fun, lol. I'll be watching your build closely~ :bash1:

Skimmer will be helpful. 78-80 is actually an ideal temperature range unless you plan on keeping cooler temperature livestock...? 74 ish is usually too low, 84 ish is pushing the high end. The nitrates in your premix from your LFS was at 40 ppm nitrates? Yikes! I'd let them know that right...

:bash1: Amazingly, this $7 fan from Wally world blowing on top of my lid has kept the temperature down and stabilized in my tank. Temp ranges from 79 to 81 now, versus the 80 to 83~ The digital coralife thermometer is great (although I hear it becomes inaccurate over time), so I still...

SG of 1.025 is closer to natural sea water...inverts and corals tend to do better in that range. LFS usually keep fish at 1.021 because it is more cost effective to do so. As for nitrates, do you have any back chambers? What are you keeping back there? Check your sponge/filter...

Some corrals no matter how well you acclimate or how good your water parameters are, take time to adjust. I got a hammer and some zoa's the other day. Both drip acclimated over an hour. You'd think the hammer wouldn't extend and the hardy zoa's would open up, but actually it was the opposite...

Personally I think it is more of the knowledge you have to acquire and time you must invest. Smaller tanks definitely require more frequent maintenance (water changes, monitoring, adjustments for stability). Please do your research before diving in. It is indeed a challenge. :)

PS. While the lights were on, the temp barely rose by one degree (81 supposedly[still looking for an accurate thermometer]). Awesome what a cheapo fan blowing on a lid can do!

I actually have a lid that seals the tank (a JBJ setup) so it's difficult for me to have a fan blow right on the water; however, I did put a 4" high velocity fan (from walmart nonetheless) sitting on top of the lid, to blow on the lid itself. Amazingly, it has stabilized the temperature and...

I trust the digital for now, ONLY because it is brand new. However, after reading reviews and doing research, I found that digitals end up being very inaccurate months down the road. I'm going to ask my local LFS for a recommendation here. I think it is critical I find the correct reading and...

OK, so I started getting suspicious of the readings of the only thermometer in my tank. It's your basic glass with mercury and suction cup to the wall thermometer. So I got one of those standing glass/mercury thermometers to place in another spot in the tank and a coralife digital one to take...

Nice clowns, love how they have lots of black and thick white stripes. Great selection! :)

I highly doubt it's the tomato clown either. If you do find that it's the crab, best to trap and send back to LFS. I personally don't trust any crabs besides blue legged and blue knuckled hermit crabs in my reef.

Mithrax crabs are generally reef friendly. HOWEVER, it is not uncommon to hear they start munching on corals if they are hungry enough. What other livestock do you have? If they are disappearing quick enough, perhaps you can catch him in the middle of the night with the moonlights on?

Nope, no chiller. I have a small and hardy bio load right now. I have so many pods the glass is plagued by them. I decided to raise the temp to 80 on the heater. Hopefully this stabilizes the temp between 81 and 83 (2 degree change). I'll observe how all my critters do. So far, everything...

Hmm, I doubt he "really" wants to do that. What's your SG and parameters? Snails and inverts are the most sensitive to changes and water quality issues. Sometimes low calcium and magnesium levels can cause odd/fatal snail incidents??