Recent content by Meloco14

Vouchers are always nice, especially if you're like me and are super picky about what goes in, on, or around your tank. It would be nice to build up a bunch of those for the new tank building process.

I'll start it off by saying my dream christmas gift would just be to have a tank again! I've haven't had a tank in 2 years, and that one was just a 20g planted FW. I haven't had a reef tank in 3 years, due to moving and location. I just recently got back on these boards and I'm definitely...

Hey guys, I've been trying to think of a good xmas gift for my brother, and I thought it would be a good idea for us to all post our xmas wishlists, or good suggestions that any reefer would like to receive. Specifically I'm looking for something that ships easily, and can be used by anyone...

Your corals sound great. They are fast growers though, so be prepared to do some pruning in that little tank. I don't know a lot about that specific goby, but I don't think it is a shrimp goby. I would also be careful if you buy a second one to pair with it. Unless they are a mated pair...

The lighting will be good for anything but the most demanding corals. I would be wary of buying things off ebay, and I personally don't know anything about this company, but the price is pretty good. Just make sure you compare other brands from a good source like Premium Aquatics or Marine...

Aww, now instead of being sarcastic and obnoxious my post just looks like I'm insane.

Funny you should mention the sunpod. When I decided against the viper and aqualight I ended up getting the sunpod. So far I like it a lot. The hood looks pretty good. The reflector isn't the best, but for small tanks it is ok. It focuses the light pretty well and doesn't have a lot coming...

The labels help a lot, thanks. I was wondering what that stuff in the lower left was. Now I'll be on the lookout for cheap frags of "some sand".

My thoughts exactly... But seriously, tank looks great man!

Those lights looked pretty cool and I was considering one for my 20. I don't know if I trust JBJ enough to buy from them though. My experience with their nanocube has been okay. The ballast on the light burned out right away but they replaced it with an improved one without a problem. Since...

Urchins are fairly reef safe. They may knock over rocks or corals though. And they eat algae, both filamentous and coralline, so you will lose some of the pretty colors on the rocks. Sally Lightfoots I have heard can be aggressive and kill small fish, other inverts, and may eat some corals...

How long was your damsel stressed for? Has it been a couple days? Or did you just add him, notice he was stressed, and take off for work? It may just be normal acclimation. Hopefully you will return home to find him acting normal. Your tests sound fine, and if anything was seriously wrong...

I have also used this method. I had an idea of which rock the mantis was in and removed it from the tank and put it in an empty bucket. I used a turkey baster to shoot club soda into the holes in the rock. On the second hole the mantis shot right out. I put the rock back into the tank, and...

Agreed. I have had 2 TR ocellaris display hosting tendancies, but i didn't have an anemone. I think there is a good chance it would work.

etropicals has decent prices and a build your own package option with free shipping if you get over $60 worth or so.