Recent content by Captain Squid

Yeah they send me new parts, they did the same thing two days later! PISSED!:frustrat:

Thanks. I appreciate the advice. They say it wont rust but being an old salt myself I find that impossible - eventually all metals will rust or oxidize to some extent. Now Im pondering my nitrates which I am always battling. They are 60 on the test strip, after a 10% water change :( Ive got to...

Hmmm so many opinions on so many things and jsut when I think I narrowed it down WHAM someone derails me! So today I went to a new LFS. Talked to the owner - in biz 16 years. I was ready to up my lighting but lo and behold, this LFS did not try to sell me anything! In fact, they told me that...

Thank you. Was looking at that yesterday at HD and wondering......

Any good links to those bulbs? Yeah I got jumpers. The other day my Yellow Coris jumped out while I had one side opened, she landed on the closed side flopped madly for a minute then fell back in the open side. I took the top last night to see how they behaved, my six line starting doing test...

heh yeah my Fat cats are just waiting, as are the bearded dragons and snakes lol Oh meant to ask you, for the chaeto, how much light is required?

Only running 216 watts :( Got the low light stuff, but have a green stylophora thats peeling away. I put it all the way up top now, about two inches from breaking water surface until I figure this out. Thanks for the link. Also looking at some LED lighting. There are some 12x12 panels on Ebay...

Question: Tank top or not? Ive got T5, 2 white 2 blue on my 75 gal reef. Seems I am not getting enough light. Considered removing my glass top but how to keep the fishes from committing hare kare? Dont really want to spring for better lighting right now, unless I can get a discount on a...

That is music to my ears! Im sure Kelvin will get more than a few of my dollars! Thanks for the welcome. Im stressing over my tank today as you probably saw. Now my son called to tell me the BTA kicked the bucket, it been looking questionable about as long as t . Im hoping that this wasnt some...

There is what I have HEARD to be a good one on Lancaster. Not sure how far that is from you. Then there is the Something Fishy in Northampton but I suspect that is a haul for you as well.

Hi Larry Been to TooFishy. Excellent place, huge difference from Pitt. Problem for me was the ride. I work near Scranton, live in Goulds, thats why I sought out another store local. If thye are opening a store in tannersville that is great! If you have corals to sell for cash, contact me...

Hi Thanks for the reply. Used to use a QT, then the LFS in Pittson told me not to, that it stresses them out more. Like a fool I listened hearing his 25 year experience yadda yadda.......figuring he knows, but then again, hes the one who talked me into a wet dry with bio balls. Learning the...

The issue I have with quarantine is that you are moving the fish twice, which in turn stresses them out. Ive alos had a QT tank with copper which works, my hippo cured up quickly but as soon as moving her back to display tank, she developed ick again which I left her alone with, and she got over...

Hi all! Well ive been through the ick issue before with a hippo tang. I now bought a sailfin tang that was fine until day two in my tank. All the inhabitants are listed as compatible however he developed a pretty good case of ick. My cleaner shrimp is clleaning him but he looks pale and I am...

It didnt die, it looks fine, just wondering if I did the right thing. Next time Ill check BEFORE i go Krazy gluing! :frustrat: