Recent content by drewcho

On my 3ft 50 gallon I am using one 400W 12000K Sunburst MH with two VHO lamps, one 95W Actinic White (12000K)and one 95W Super Actinic R 100% blue spectrum. I love the coloration and the intesity of the light! As for the coverage, I have the MH located right in the middle. It is about 5" from...

Thanks for directing me to the FAQ, but I don't think that this creature is the one you pointed out. The strands on the one in my tank are definately structured like a feather. The cool thing is that the creature is able to suck them back down and up (I think it is collecting food). The...

What is this? It is on my new live rock. There are long (6") transparent, feather-like, filter feeding strands that originate from a .25" gelatinous blob on my live rock. It seems to let them "run out" and then draw them back in to collect whatever they feathers have caught. I have quite a...

Thanks for the replies. I have seen this guy a few times now. He seems to keep to himself and doesn't seem to be bothering any of my corals or other hermits or snails in the tank. I will try and get a better picture of him. Stay tuned!

I just saw this crab for the first time yesterday. It must be a hitchhiker on one of the live rocks that I put in my aquarium. It is about 1" in width. Doesn't seem to be hurting anything, but i'll keep an eye on him. Click here to see it => crab [ September 29, 2001: Message edited by...

My twin spotted goby died this morning. I actually saw it at the moment of death. Unbelievable! It was a terrible sight. I am still trying to figure out what went wrong. I tested the water immediately after I removed him and all the readings were normal. pH=8.2 temp=81 Ammonia=0 Nitrite=0...