Recent content by rachyl756

I let my tank cycle for about 2 months in the dark before adding anythihg. Then we added cnails and hermits. Then a bit farther along we took the fish plunge. My vote for hardy good fish to see how things go ... green chromis. peacful hardy fish that are cheep and school :) does it get any...

I didn't shrink this one, and cropped it to just the top open part to make it manageable. Irs about 3/8ths of an inch or 1/2 of an inch across the openings Thanks :) Rachel

The one on the top has at least 3 openings into a large open space in between. There is the obvious opening in the picture, one right next to it, and the bump behind it is another opening. looking in you can see back out through any of the openings, if that makes sense Below by the little red...

I was pretty sure it was either harmless or beneficial, I mean -obviously- the mushrooms don't mind it, Thing startled me half to death though, then you're lookng at a piece of live rock with mushrooms on it, you really do not expect the live tock to suddenly move :) Course it isn't the...

OK I got a sweet present form my husband of some red mushrooms. of course they came on live rock Today I was looking at them and suddenly the live rock changed and contracted. Obviously not entirely live rock But what the heck is it? the tan filter feeding thing of some sort under the mush...

Most of my tank is LR and corals and inverts (I have a whole 7 fish and 6 are green chromis) we're doing a more fish tank downstairs but thats not until after the contractors finish the basement (which is the big hold up on the baby's room) I did good shopping, got some of the fisher price...

I don't know exactly what kind of snails I have, but I have alot of them. I Think right now I have about 60 snails in there, many of them getting pretty big as they grow. I also have alot of hermits, scarlets and the little blues. Occasionally I also find baby snails in there, both the type...

I'd say set up a drip and use your hydrometer up to where it stops being usable. if the drip is to fast alternate how often the drip is on, if it seems to slow every so often just add a little more. Specific gravity and I are not friends right now :) I only have a stupid plastic gage and...

So you have 1l of 1.025. assuming your freshwater is 1.0000 you'd have (1*1.025 +x*1.0000) / (1+x) = 1.009 x will result in liters ad if the 'fresh' water isn't 1, the 1.0 should just be changed to whatever it is. right? PS its 7:30 and I'm about to shop all day in chaos so all math from...

OK part of me feels dumb for asking this, but I don't do water changes that often personally. My water levels are all really good, fish thriving, corals doing good, mushrooms doing incredible. All kinds of biodiversity is showing up as the months go by in the sand and on the live rock. I keep...

The 90 is pretty full of wormy types and cops and all that good stuff. We lucked into some incredible live rock for the 90 which really helped. The 90 will also have been up for a year once the 220 gets a floor beneath it so I can start filling it :) Obviously I want it to stabalize sooner...

I'm going to be starting a new aquarium probbaly in January. Its going to be 220 gallons (beautiful tank unfortuantly empty right now in my basement) I want about a 3-4 inch sand bed. How much live sand should I need to steal from my 90 to seed the 220? Also, should I wait to seed until the...

How long has your tank been set up? Out of couriosity, I didn't see that stat listed :) Oh and what kinda test kit do you have? Thanks Info that will probably help others answer but important I think ;) Rachel

He's kinda become a pet (not any of the 7 freaking fish, no they are the 6 chromis and the hawkfish .. the gimpy serpent is the pet). So poor Marvin, who can't win a fight to save his life, will take his 4 good arms and the little gimpy one thats growing back and live in the sump. Just need to...

I more 'treat' with food occasionally. :oops: My live rock seems to have anough various things that the few fish in there are always hunting. Fish are growing so I assume all is well and I still see lots of little things. Then again I have like 175 pounds of LR in a 90 with 1 very small...