Recent content by kosmo

And my day was made, right here.

Recently I was in the market for a nice Zoa colony and came across this one at my LFS. I was drawn to it because it had a number of different colour types on the same stone, so some nice variety... looks pretty b.a. under the right light. However, once it had fully adjusted to the tank I noticed...

Hey there and welcome to the site, I'm not usually one to post very often but I thought I could provide some insight with you may find useful. I'm currently Living in Ottawa, but I started my reef tank adventures in Sudbury about 5 Years ago (I’ve only moved to Ottawa within the last 9 months)...

I'm not 100% sure about the coral, the photos alittle blurry and looks more like an algea growth than anything. I however wanted to comment on the Red Knobbed Star, Beautiful creature but whats your soft corals, he is a fan of munching on them.

Personally if I REALLY wanted a gem tang just for the look... I’d but a comet (marine) beta instead... much cooler and much much cheaper.

Here's a thought... You'll need. - Rubber Cloves. - Thick rubber sloe shoes. - Car Batter - Booster Cables. - Metal Tub - Mantis Bait (food) Fill the Tub with water, place the rock in the water and put a bunch of food on the bottom of the metal tub... attach the battery and pray the Mantis...

haha yeah I believe it, I’m just trying to get my head around the mental picture Imagine this Lazyboy Hawaiian Shirt with Fedora and aviators Mojito with umbrella garnish Fishing Pole attached to a tank net I can honestly just see him sitting in the lazyboy looking like Jonny Depp in "Fear...

Seriously?

Right so I’ve been slacking and REALLY taking my time with this build. I'm about 6 months in and my water parameters are perfect so I figured id start stalking the tank bits at a time. So here we go! Here is a side angle shot (none of the Full tank shots turned out and my cam died on me)...

I say you call it a "Green Wenis Coral"... i love the term wenis.

I’ll first assume that the skimmer is actually broken, if that’s not the case then at the very least something fishy is going on. I’ve got a Coral Life 220, (I know you get what you pay for with skimmers and this may be a case of just that). I’ll have to say I was really impressed by it when it...

Daugherty is right in this regard, money dictates a great deal what you will or will not be able to do with your tank. I think it should be said however that there are ways to save money and to still create something you’re proud of and looks great. Firstly if you’re handy with a saw and glue...

I personally keep my QT tank empty until a weekish before I decide to make a new acquisition. Once I’ve sat down figured out what addition I’m going to be getting I take water of the MT and fill the QT, from there I just run a simple media filter/heater and check what conditions regularly. If...

I've always been partial to ,|,, (O_o) ,,|,

You've got alot of live stock for a 45... and a bamboo shark needs 200gal minimum.