Recent content by ReefWannabe

Yeah, those whelks are supposed to be bad. Although, theres billions here where I live. Ive collected tons of them for friends with fish only tanks... I wish we could use them.

Id have to agree. it does depend on the fish, but even then, later on thigns can change.

right now, next thing to haildes would be t5. t5's with individual reflectors can be stronger. they still put off a bit of heat from what ive seen. then vhos and pcs. but unless your keeping sps or clams, you wont likely need t5 or halide. One of my local reef friends has a 75 gallon...

Im not sure on all urchins, but a friend of mine has a pincushion urchin in his reef tank. Its really a pain. it picks up hermits, snails, frags, anything small, and moves it wherever... he likes it though. Only sometimes he loses frags for a week or so before he finds them again. And, Hes...

I used to use B-ionic 2 part. alot of locals use it with great results also. Also remember if you are to use kalk to drip it in slowly, and at night when the lights are off.

look for a pistol shrimp/ goby pair. that would be fun. then go coral.

keep calcium, alkalinity and magnesium in check and up to the correect levels. then time.

yeah thats the limit already. even the royal is pushing it in such a small tank. just remember they will get bigger. and want alot of room. kinda like craming u and 3 friends in a bathroom when your little. its cool. but what about now??? Also. without the LR to support his eating...

yup. i was gunna say looks like chris's sweetlips

ok once this batch runs out, which it should today, ill just refill with fresh water with no kalk. If I can actually find chromis locally lol, i will likely get 2-3. I know the tank is mature enough to handle it. Its not really starting off, more like a second time around. As for the...

Well, Ive been MIA from the fish sites for a bit now. I get on reefcentral every so often to check for sale ads though. Ive been waiting out my 8 weeks of baren tank. Im 2 weeks short and starting to get excited again!!! I lost my first 3 fish last time, and ive made some changes since...

I would take what most fish stores say with a grain of salt. I did my first water change after nitrites hit 0. I did my second once nitrates hit their peak. Honestly, I would say I do 1 per month. I also do more than the 10-20% also. I have a bit over 1200 gph in my 55, and I plan on...

ahh yes the great site of melev!!

Yeah I have tons now, no bigger than an eraser tip. most are 7 legged, and a few are diferent. I watched the other night as thousands of pods swarmed to the flashlight at 4 am!!!! it was CRAZY, I have now found about 10 snails i never knew were there also. This was JUST from some live sand...

Canon 350D Rebel XT and another canon im checking out now myself. glad to see they do some nice pix!!! I really like those first zoos.