Recent content by Reefnman

I posted that as a joke...notice the lol?? Please don't get your panties in a wad...Thank you Kim and Ape...I used some of both of your suggestions and my tank is rockin'! Had a big hair algae problem break out but with just great water parameters and inverts 99% of it is gone now. Kim, those...

Wow...all these so called reef experts and no advice...lol Oh well...

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Well I may have some...wasn't sure what a Stomatella was so I did a search and found pictures so I know what to look for...I have looked at night that's how I know of the bristleworm lol but I have moon lights now so I'll be keeping an eye out...thanks. I understand stomatellas are friendly correct?

Well I have something leaving pellets around my tank. They look like little mouse do-do's lol Anyone? I have LR...at least one bristleworm in my SB and 2 red legged hermits...I'm going from a FOWLR to reef. Thats all I know to exist.

Well my sand bed actually looks pretty good...when I did my major cleaning I took out all the LR and took out I'd say...90% of the water and the only smell was a strong algae odor from the sand but it looks real good. I also cleaned the LR like you said Kim and in a matter of days it has a lot...

I've decided to use my 90 Gal. that was my original Reef to be tank...I had purchased this and started my set up back in 03. It has a 4" sand bed and 80 lbs. of LR but then when I took on a new job that kept me from home for up to a month at a time I just purchased a couple of fish for my wife...

Thank you both for responding...I will be starting with soft corals...LPS and maybe after a year or two and if all goes well...then the SPS. I'm leaning to a sump but not sure on which one...what skimmer and all that. I keep reading and everyone has their own opinion on what's best...confusing...

I have a 75 gal tank I want to make a reef tank with. L/W/H are 48" 18" 14"...I have a Aqua C Remora skimmer, 4 Maxi Jet MP 900 power heads, wave controller, test kits etc. I was getting into this back in the early 2000s but then changed jobs and didn't have the time to continue. I'm looking...

WoW...thanks!!! With this theory I really do have a chance with Jennifer Aniston!

Lady bugs will seek the warmth from your tank...that is how they find those little holes that you wouldn't expect them too. That's why you see more in the fall and winter as they will invade your home seeking warmth. They are harmless as far as your tank goes, meaning fish and coral, I suppose...

Thanks. Yes after I posted I went and did some reading and it does sound like that is what I have...damn. I have a trap I sure hope I can catch the little critter! Sure does explain things tho.

I use one myself...seems to work just fine and has been going strong for a year now.

Will a Mantis bury themselves in the sand bed? My tank has been up over a year and I found and caught 2 Mantis' shrimp nearly a year ago and thought I had them all. I still had been finding snails and hermits tho that had been made prey of and couldn't figure it out. Now, this morning I found a...

Geeesh...do you two have to always do that on the sofa...