Recent content by ejgorman

Identified as a 'velvet nudibranch.' It's dark purple/maroon with white strips, lavender underbelly, and flaming orange gills and antennae. I know they don't last long in aquariums, but I was just curious (considered buying anyway). Any info on ID, diet and care?

I've always left mine in. What the livestock won't pick at, the skimmer and filter will take care of after they dissolve.

Have friends with similar interests in mini-reef setups. They generaly don't fair well, but they have had some success with clowns as they require little room to roam. I have a friend with 5.5g containing a single oscellaris and a candy stripe shrimp along with a number of low light coral (no...

My friend has a damsel in a small tank. It wouldn't leave his snails alone in a 29g, but in a 10g it gets along just fine with a coral banded shrimp. They are nippy little bastards, though, to be sure.

I have a 10g hex that I have been keeping as a hospital tank (unnecessarily) and was wondering if it could be converted to an invert tank. I know it's not a suitable shape or size for fish or reef, but would it work as a strictly invert tank (including coral if properly lighted)?

Thanks for the posts and, yes, I do have a DSB and quite a bit of LR (1 lb per gallon). I'm not a complete novice. Cost isn't really a consideration (to an extent). I just want a successful conversion from fish only to reef. By adding a sump I should be able to increase my bio load, right...

First off, I am somewhat of a novice. I have been keeping a small (20 g) tank (successfully) for 3 years now. Until investing in adequate lighting it has been a fish only tank. I am now running MH lighting (250w) and have added some button polyps as a test run. Currently have 1 gramma and 1...