Recent content by Max125g

is that a good or bad thing? lol

Was doing some late night red light looking in my tank, which I love to do, I came across this guy who is new. The picture is horrible I know but once I put the light on him he had already started to go away so I had to be quick. From what I could see it was not a snail or crab. The “black”...

Thank you for the advice and kind words on the Trigger. I was very excited to find out they are "reef safe" for the most part, just gotta keep an eye on the small critters. Speaking of, i saw my Wrasse swimming with a snail shell in his mouth yesterday. Bastard!!! I fed the tank immediately...

Might as well post a pic of the fish that made me start this thread, mainly because i want to show him off a bit :) Been looking for one on the smaller side for some time now and when I saw this guy on Diver’s Den at under 5” I jumped on it. Not the 2-3” I wanted but 4 and ¾” isn’t too big...

You know it makes sense and i never thought of it that way until this thread. So from a ICK standpoint it makes no sense to waste the money on new filters, water, salt, heater and my time to set up the 55g just for these 3 fish. BUT on the other hand other diseases/parasites and/or behavioral...

actually.... i do have some media. I buy pods from reefs2go to keep my refugium stocked for my mandarin/wrasse's and they come in these square filter pads that just collect in my fuge until i take them out. I'll throw a few of those in there along with a few pieces of rubble from my sump...

nothing in my current DT has been QT'd, everything is healthy as can be. I'm calling it luck which is why i brought up this in the first place, i would rather not chance it and be 100% sure. As they say, it's not a matter of "if" its a matter of "when" if you introduce wild fish directly into...

ok 55 it is, thanks. Do you agree with the Trigger going directly into the DT b/c of their procedures?

I just did some more reading on the Trigger that will be coming from Diver's Den (not the 2 tangs) but it seems their process is very extensive. After reading their process would you feel confident putting the Trigger directly into the DT? LiveAquaria.com Diver's Den® Quarantine Procedure for...

QT Tank Questions I just made a purchase on LA and their Diver’s Den and I’m thinking now is a good time to do my first QT tank. I have never used a QT tank before in both my sw and fw experience (well I used it once with some rams but they didn’t make it) but now that I have a bunch...

When you say evap is a must for tanks that are running too hot, what do you mean exactly? My temp runs from 79.5-81, which is on the warmer side of things but i also have a sump and setting up a separate refigium today. sounds like i guess i should lose the "lids" and make some screen/mesh...

really? i thought leaving them on prevented evap?

What would the step up be from the Koralia evolution's without getting into vortech money?

Thanks Tritan, guess i'm off to do some research on your recommended Koralia pumps. Any recommendations on specific models?

I have a few questions regarding flow in my tank. I have a 6’ 125g tank with a Little Giant little giant 4-MDQX-SC which can run up to 1325. Right now I have it dialed back to maybe 50%-75% running capacity. I have one return line pushing water from my left overflow (only left side...