Recent content by AK_Dude

Which one? Flower anemones or aiptasia? If you are looking for aiptasia, I've got two pretty lame pictures :) on my web server at http://www.gecko-ak.org/~mike/aiptasia2.jpg, http://www.gecko-ak.org/~mike/aiptasia3.jpg. The color is a little off--the tentacles were more of a bluish...

That's how I've done the three or four I've picked up in my tank. Let it sit for a while--not sure how long it *needs* to sit, but an hour works for me--then remove it with a syringe or gravel vac or whatever, being careful not to get any on anything you want to keep. I've yet to see one...

Ahhh....simple. I like it.

On the topic of building sumps, I was wondering about a rather bizarre idea, and was curious if there was some reason not to do this. When I build the sump in my tank, it will have to be underneath my display tank. Unfortunately, in the event of a power outage, that means I will need to have...

Well, I've started putting fish in the tank now: started with four green chromis. One wasn't eating, and was avoiding the other three, so I put him back in the Q/T. He's starting to eat now, and I'm hoping can go back in the display tank shortly. I put two Banggai Cardinals in the Q/T before...

It's in the works. I'm engineering the upgrades, trying to figure out how to plumb the sump so that a power failure won't leave me with an empty fish tank and a flooded living room, etc. On the other hand, I have a wife who needs to see a return on the tank (that is, something besides a large...

That was my plan :) I'm thinking a rate of 1 or 2 fish per month, to keep from overloading the bio filtration (maybe all or most of the chromis at once, since they are so small), and no angels until the tank is fully cycled and stable. I've considered the cherub, but I just really like the...

I've read that some of the tangs can be rather territorial though. Would they coexist with more peaceful fish like the cardinalfish?

Hmmm...I hadn't seen that, yet. Thanks for the suggestion!

I have one more question I'd like to ask (well...for now, anyways :D ) My tank is still cycling, so it's a bit early to add fish, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on the following list of fish I am considering once cycled (and yes, these will be added *slowly* over the...

Thanks for the suggestions! :D I was thinking about doing the sponge filter, but I'm a little concerned about the possibilities of chemicals from processing that could harm/kill the live rock, etc. in my display tank, though. I killed a trio of white clouds in a freshwater tank by putting a...

I've got a really newbie question for the more experienced ppl out there: I've done a lot of reading about setting up a new aquarium, and I'm a little confused about something...when setting up your new display tank, you need to wait some period of time for the living rock/sand to cycle the...

That's what I was afraid of :? Thanks for the help! --Mike

Hello! I have just started building my 85g marine tank, and found a rather attractive anemone--it's small (about 1 inch, when fully extended, incl. tentacles), the base is clear with a little blue/purple tinge (maybe just my actinic?) and the tentacles are purple/brown. It has a definite...