Recent content by kevjtomy

Didn't ETropicals used to have a coral package similar to the clean up crew - over a certain $ it was free shipping on select corals?

I have some pieces of liverock that were taken out of my tank (dried out in a bucket - no life). Would I cause problems for myself if I took a hammer and broke off small pieces to use for propagating mushrooms, leathers, etc? Would use pieces no bigger than say a baseball, and add one at a...

If that doesn't work for some reason, tear a piece off of your large rock, rubber band it to a small rock, or snail shell or whatever. Rest that on your back glass. When I want to frag that is how I do it and it has worked every time.

My bubble "started" to bleach a couple of months after I got it. Got to where about 1/5 of it was bleached. Within a short time (week or so?) it had returned to normal without me changing a thing. Still not sure what caused it, all checks were good... Good luck with yours.

Got mine at WalMart.

My 72 has been reef for around a year. I would compare to Davelin's style of reefkeeping. I really don't spend much time per day besides the feeding. Weekends I will clean, a very occasional water change, and whatever else comes up. Not more than a few hours worth? Between my reef, my...

I like mine. I have 4x96 on a 72 gallon tank. Any bigger of a tank I personally would then consider MH. Look for DIY kits and the price isn't too bad.

I have two separate aptasia's growing basically right out from under my clam. I got rid of two others in a diferent location by making a heavy kalk mix with a turkey baster. I'm worried that if I do this some of it will still get on the clam..I'm sure that would not be a good thing..? Any...

To those of you how have had them hatch, how long from when they appear until they hatch? Is each tiny little dot inside the egg a tiny snail? Thanks..

Yes, I do use RO water. As for watts per gallon that was my way of saying that my tank is very bright compared to friends who have NO lights with tons of cor. I dose B-ionic daily and drip kalk, but probably not as often as I should (kalk). What I'm really stumped about is that I am dosing...

Thanks people.. I'll just keep doing my normal stuff and wait it out. Also I'm going to start trying to frag polyps and shrooms for LFS credit. As I get rid of rock I will get new Cor. covered rock to see if that helps seeding. Thanks again..

Tank has been going for close to two years (roughly). But, had NO lights until 1 year ago, and during that time I didn't watch calcium levels. So...Has been a year since upgraded lights and calcium checks... My newest theory is to get a couple nice sized rocks with good growth, place them in...

Did you really mean 1 watt per gallon? I have something like 5.3 per gal. What I meant to say is do you think it is because it is too much light per gallon? Thanks.

I thought the same for my cleaner shrimp. Antena was molted as you stated, which was what threw me off. I did not realize that"everything" gets molted.

I just don't understand. I see so many beautiful tanks covered in purple but I just can't get it going. (I do have some, in darkest areas, and it does grow but hardley noticable). All parameters good, (including calcium and alk). Everything in the tank is thriving, from shrooms to xenia to a...