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Here is a video of some crab interaction. Please see if you can come up with a funny narration for the crabs in the video. crabs video by jimfun71_2008 - Photobucket Thanks as always, Jim

Hey all, I believe this to be the start of the dreaded green hair algae. Is this green hair? Green Hair Algae video by jimfun71_2008 - Photobucket I'm thinking pull the rock, scrub in distilled water and return to the tank? Thoughts anybody? Thanks as always, Jim

Hi all, I think my button is spawning a new node. Normally theres 6 heads and today I noticed that one of them was all closed up tight and there was a new growth on the stem. Does anybody know for sure, is this how a polyp spawns a new head? As always thanks for any input, Jim...

Hey all, I might be getting a new job and need to move. Unfortunatly it's about a 5 hour drive from where I am now. I was wondering has anybody moved a tank before or read any articles about moving a tank? It's now winter time and the tempature is my biggest concern. I thought about getting one...

Well I finally got my new Corallife 50/50's in the mail today. 10,000k and actnic. So I poped um in and...ick. I really dont like the look of my tank now. Everything is so blue. Everything in the tank looks dull and dark. The only thing is now the green in my brain coral looks kind of...

Hey all, I'm just amazed by how many critters came in on my LR. I knew I had a bristle in my tank but now I found I have a bunch. Baby snails and all kinds of new critters. I got some pix of a bristle riding on a cerith. Take a look...

Hi All, Today I was setting a polup and I repositioined a rock so the polup would have a nice spot to live. When I picked up the rock a worm thing fell of the under side. I tried to grab it but it dug under other rocks too fast. I drew a pix on paint so it's pretty childish but it's a fairly...

Hey all, Just thought I'de share a little tidbit I discovered with you. Tonight I was watching my tank when the lights went out. After a few minutes I saw the peanut worm come out of his hole then I saw one of my Cerith's come up from the sand. I didn't want to scare him away with a flash light...

Hey all, I believe this to be cyano. Can anybody tell me for sure? http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq99/jimfun71_2008/Imga0379.jpg http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq99/jimfun71_2008/Imga0380.jpg I also get patches on the glass and sand. I have tried to siphon it off the rocks and sand but...

Hay all, Heres a vid of a worm I found in a piece of my LR. Anybody know what this is? Thanks for any responses. Jim Worm video by jimfun71_2008 - Photobucket

Hi all, I have a 10g nano it's been up for around 5 weeks now. I added 2 small damsels to get some bio-load about 3 weeks ago, added 3 small Cerith snails about a week ago to help with a Diatom bloom and thus far I have no NH3/Nh4 reading at all. I knew adding 2 fish to start was a bit of a risk...

Hi all, My tank has been running for 3 weeks now and fish has been for a week. Finally got my first ammonia readings in my tank .1 Please look at the pix and tell me if this is good algae or bad. I had a salt tank many many years ago and had red, blue, green, white, black and purple algae but I...

Hi all, I'm a week into cycliing my tank and I have noticed several critters that have ventured off the live rock. 1. is a 6 legged starfish about as big as my pinky nail. 2. (I believe to be a star also but it has 3 legs.) 3. Is a teeny weenie 4 legged star about 1/4 the size of my pinky nail...

Hello to all, I'm sure this question has been beat to death in previous posts and I have been searching for hours but I just cant find any info on the proper light wave lengths for reef lighting. Do 5100K bulbs emit the proper wave lengths for a reef tank? Any help appreciated, Thanks, Jim