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Thanks but I'm thinking they're not quite up to par.

He hasn't caused me any grief yet but when he does..........:death:

Thanks for the comments folks. My Coral beauty "Mercedes" is camera shy, she hangs out in the open all the time but the moment i put the camera up to the tank she flees into the rocks. I can't wait to get a good macro lens and take some nice shots!

I've been taking many pics with my D3100, very few turn out decent. Some close ups with my 18-55

Hello again to everyone. My 35 gal tank has been going strong for a while now. I just introduced some zoanthids to my tank but it looks as though my hermits went to town on the colony. I originally thought they were picking at the algae on the rock that the zoos were attached to but now...

My lights are on about 9 hrs/day. Salinity is ranges from .025-.026. Water changes are done once a week with ~5 gal per change. After syphoning most of it out, there is a bit remaining. I directed one of my jets towards the bottom, now I know there is tons of flow. looks like there is...

I already have 9 nassarius snails. 4 small red leg hermits, 2 turbo snails (thinking i should get rid of one) 4 small blue leg hermits, 1 big ass blue knuckle hermit, another med. hermit, 5 astrea snails. 2 emerald crabs which are gonna be dead the moment i get my hands on them as they nip at...

Is there a safe way to control the cyanobacteria? Read a couple threads and seems to be no sure way of dealing with it and not harming the inhabitants.

LOL...uh oh Thanks for the replies. I'm hoping the Goby i just picked up today survives.... if the star fish starved I'm in trouble. The reason for the sand sifter is I want them to do ALL the cleaning of my substrate. I'm lazy (at least I'm being honest) and therefore ideally would...

I've been trolling around in your other thread from time to time and noticed your post with the 88 deg link. I too came home one day and noticed my tank temp had soared to 87 deg but lucky for me it was just the thermostat.... $75 fix :) Hopefully all is well.

I've had the 35 Gal tank up and running since January. I added inverts at the end of February. First fish went in sometime late May. For some reason this site doesn't update "Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby". I have 40lbs of live rock, none of which is Fijii to my knowledge. My...

Hello gals and guys, I recently added some fish to my tank... 2 Convict Blennies 2 Ocellaris Clowns (one appears to be sick with a mouth fungus or bacteria, it also has along stringy substance from its butt, moved to a net breeder) 1 Wrasse (dead) 1 Sand sifting star (dead) I have been...

My temperature is pretty stable at about 81-82 deg and I was told that should be fine so I'm not going to stress about getting it below 80.

Yes I have the auxiliary fan as well. How effective is your protein skimmer? Mine rarely creates foam.

Thanks for the advice, I ended up going with 2 Ocellaris Clowns and a yellow wrasse. The Clowns are awesome as they dance about but the yellow wrasse was nipped by one of my emeralds and a blenny and hit the dirt. After about 8 hours or so i stirred the wrasse out and he's been hangin out ever...