Search results

  1. J

    Setting a new tank after a few years. Questions

    Hey everyone. I've been out of the hobby for about 2 years and I really wanted to get back in it. I used to have a 75 gallon. I am planning on setting up a 35 gallon this time around (36x12x18). I wanted to know if some of my old equipment would be too powerful. I have a JBJ ocean stream kit...
  2. J

    Parameters aren't right

    over the past 3 weeks, ive noticed that my corals are dying. i lost a huge christmas tree favia. 2 open brains, all my candy canes, and all my acans. i also lost one of my gonaporas and the other is dying. 2 of the 7 heads on my hammerhead arent opening either. i asked the local fish store to...
  3. J

    Clams problems

    I came home today and notices that there was something seriously wrong with my clam. It is very gar to explain what it looks like so I will post a couple of pics Does anyone know how this could have happened an d of there is any chance it will survive?
  4. J

    Brain coral hard and won't open

    My brain coral won't open and they look all hard and haven't opened since I bought them last month. The water parameters are good and I target feed *brine and mysis everyday. Last week I started adding Aquavitro Fuel (ignites coral growth) and nothing changed. 2 days ago, I started feeding them...
  5. J

    Cross breading clownfish

    i am planing on setting up a breeder tank with 3 sub-section, one to bread my ocellaris clowns. one to breed bangai cardinals and the third to try to cross bread a pink skunk clown fish with a maroon or clarki clownfish. do you think that would be possible? will the offspring create clownfish...
  6. J

    Salfin Desjardini

    i am upgrading to a 240 gallon (8x2x2) and i want to plan out which fish i will be getting i found this picture of a salfin desjardini and i was wondering if they are all this nice or if its a rarer more vibrant morph I've only seen 1 smaller one in person once and it looked like this
  7. J

    What fish is this (i think its a type of angel)

    i saw a picture of this fish and I've looked everywhere to find what is it called, but i can't seem to find anything
  8. J

    Maxi mini problems

    i bought a maxi mine anemone about a week ago and it went missing 3 days ago, i looked everywhere and couldn't find it. today, i found it in a cave (in my rock) all destroyed and covered in a web. when i found it, it was attached to a hermit carb (that didn't have shell but i see how blue legs)...
  9. J

    DIY HOB overflow

    i am setting up my first sump (for my 75 gallon mixed reef) it will be located in the room directly behind the wall. i am planning on building a diy overflow but i have a couple of questions what if the return pump isn't strong enough and doesn't send the water back as quick as it receives...
  10. J

    UV LED vs UV sterilizer

    i just bought an led fixture (48 inch) and it here are the specs 28x3w royal blue 28x3w natural white 7x3w infrared 7x3w utraviolet UV 3 royal blue moonlights so basically, my question is: now that the LED's have UV, can i get rid of my UV sterilizer, or is it something completely...
  11. J

    Need hammer coral help

    My hammer coral has releasing some sort of web looking thing. I have pictures but I don't know how to post them. If anybody knows what it is or how to stop, please let me know
  12. J

    Ich infected, quarantine tank needed

    My regal/hippo tang got ink (ive had him for about a month already), its difinetly a minor case, he has maybe 10 spots, 5 on each side ( very small dots compared too pics and visor online) he has been scratching ( only after feeding time, not sure why). I've been using garlic with the mysis...
  13. J

    I need help!!!!

    i have a little basket type thing inside my 75 gallon reef were i was keeping my 2 cuda tank bred seahorses until i set up my seahorse tank this weekend (i got them 2 days ago). when i got home about 15 minutes ago i noticed that only one was in there. i panicked and starting looking everywhere...
  14. J

    First Sea horse tank

    i am setting up a 20 gallon seahorse tank a couple of feet away from my 75 gallon reef. is it worth it to connect the 2 tanks so that: 1) greater water volume 2) Only need to do water changes in one tank 3) i don't need a second filter, skimmer, heater, UV sterilizer 4) more stable...
  15. J

    Hammer coral

    Hello, i bought a large hammer coral about a week ago hoping that my Tank bred Ocellaris clownfish pair would host in it but they haven't even gone near that part of the tank. should i move the coral or just wait for them to find it. is there any way that i can speed up the process. thank you
  16. J

    DIY LED's

    hello, i am building an LED lighting fixture for my 75 gallon (4 foot) tank. in is 18 inch tall and the light will be 8-9 inches off the tank. i will be using 3w bulbs and i will be using half Cool white and half Royal blue. I'm not sure how many i should put though. i was thinking 28 (14 each...
  17. J

    What are the odds of me pairing a red mandarin with a green mandarin

    I cannot decided whether i want a green mandarin or a red mandarin, so i asked my local fish store said they said you can put two if they are a mated pair. would it be hard to mate a green mandarin with an orange mandarin
  18. J

    Two pairs of Clownfish

    i curently have a 75 gallon (upgraded from a 20 this month) and i have 2 oceallaris clowns i dont have any other fish i want to add 2 black percula clown but im not sure if it will work out the 2 clownfish i have are still small (about 1-1.5 inch)(i got them 7months ago) they are currently...
  19. J

    Where else can i put a sump?

    I had a 20 gallon aquarium since April and yesterday i bought a 75 gallon. i would like to make the 20 gallon into a sump for the 75 gallon but i need some help. the stand for the 75 was build weird. The inside is dived into 3 parts with wood so i cant fit an aquarium in there. i might be able...
Back
Top