Recent content by christian

i dealt with popeye on a clownfish b-4. first thing i did was catch him. i had 2 tear up the reef tank to do it. the i used a product called eye fungex. its some eye drops that come with a part 1 & 2 . i added a drop of both in each eye and he was fine in about 1 week. there are other products...

what is the temp in your tank, if it has gotten to hot it can cause it to bleach. i had a colt bleach in the summer durring a high temp swing.

looks good ! how long has it been running?

i think that they are better left @ the lfs. the store i use has a few nice ones in there. they have been there for months cuz the reefers seem to know better and pass on them. i had one and it didnt last a month. might of jus been my in experience @ the time. i have heard of them being found...

may i suggest www.onedollarhosting.com !

guys, i got the prizm, snd no complaints here. one day i'll get one of those big fancy skimmers.

chevron tang gets my vote!

would you plz explain the soda bottle trick? is there any natural preditor for a mantis that can be purchased?

i bought a u.s. aquariums pre filter, i bought a eurofil sump, i bought a used little giant pump, and i bought a csl 96 watt retro, with 4 bulbs. last but not least , i ordered a custom hood for my tank. i will get it in about 2 weeks. " i wonder what i will buy next pay period"!

i have a black and white clown fish also. he didnt eat much when i first got him. he only ate brine shrimp in the beginning. now his diet consists of whatever my tangs and damsels are eating. aqaudine 4 the tangs( the green stuff), and tetra marine granules for the damsels. sometimes he even...

i have csl 55 watt power compacts. i do not know how they compare but i will recommend them. if i ever upgrade to a higher wattage , i will stick to them. if it aint broke , why fix it. by the way , i havent saw anything in the lfs yet i couldnt keep with them accept clams and arcopora!

if the crab is not killing anything , and you have had him 4 a yr, why would you wanna remove him? if he was an agressive crab, you would have had some casualties by now. i had the same worry. i have a small 1 inch white colored crab. i had my tank about 4 months before i discovered him. i see...

i have an 85 gal with 2 eclipse#3 models as a hood. i have 2 custom sea life 55 watt power compact retro fit smart lites installed. i have tested weekly for nitrate. i run my skimmer 24/7. i have had my bio wheels running for 6 months now and my corals are healthy and growing. the eclipse...

i have holes inside my live rock where my pepermint shrimp hide, when i cut on the lights early, i am sometimes lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a antena poking out the hole. sometimes when they shed, they hide until they harden.

i bought a Amiracle skimmer and it came with a 800 rio and i have returned it to the lfs due to poor performance. it jus wouldnt blow any bubbles. they finally exchanged it and i am having the same problem with the new one. its working right now only cuz i got it jimmy rigged. i was told that...