Recent content by FijiKen

Have you tried pairing jouveniles? I guess I was real lucky and purchased two true percs from separate LFS. Had a Riiteri Anemone and the larger Perc (female) claimed it immediatley and wouldn't allow the smaller one to share. About two months later, both true Percs are larger and are now...

Bought my 2" Maxima a few days ago and so far so good. I had placed it on a rock and it jumped off and stayed on the sand bed. Noticed that it had attached itself to the rock next to where it had landed and positioned itself to get the most light. Maixma's like to position themselves next to the...

I've heard that placing them 8" from the light source for 4-5Watts a gallon would be good. Maxima's and Crocrea's like hard surfaces with the Crocrea tending to bury itself into the rock. Suggestion for the Maxima is to place it on a flat piece of coral rubble and then you can move it around the...

You can check out Fountains Aquarium (LFS) on the net or Aquatic Warehouse. If you can travel north a little to LA then I heard Jeff's Exotic Fish is the best place to buy live stuff and it's not too bad in price.

Thanks for everyone's comments - I feel a little bit better. PFO operator did sound like she was new because she was searching for the trouble shooting guide when I was talking to her. She did recommend changing to a dedicated circuit but that didn't sound like the solution. Left the lamps on...

Wanted to know if anyone has had problems firing up new German MH 175w 10K bulbs. Purchased a PFO Dual MH ballast, PFO sockets, and 2 175w 10K bulbs recently and they had trouble firing up (would turn on very low for 1-2 minutes and both of them would shut off). I called PFO and didn't get much...

Jdeets suggestions are correct. You can do a search on the board and there are alot of good articles by Knop. It's recommended that you watch out for what spectrum of light you need for the clams also. T. Crocreas are shallow water clams that will do well with light closer to natural light(5000K...

I had some 4.5" PVC drainage pipe connections leftover from my lawn drainage project (can get some at Homedepot). Used the flat side of the connection to rest on the tank bottom and shaped the jagged/cut side to hold the live rock (height varies from 3"-4" due to size of the bed). Drilled 1/2"...

Just built my hood for a bowfront and used MinWax Bombay Mahogony. Used maple wood and it came out pretty close to the Cherry Maple cabinet that I have for the tank. Need to put two coats and sand after first coat for a dark and shinny appearance. Going with a 175W dual MH retro and the height...

Ordered 46lbs of premium from FFE for $99 over a month ago and my new tank was cycled within a month. Need to rinse with fresh water to remove some unwanted critters and dirt. They advertise these as Walt Smith rock from Fiji and cured with salt mist. Great coraline growth (like the picture...