Recent content by gwoodbridge

You got it...so i did the dip, very briefly, gave the frogspawn a little twist, and all these little red things came off. The frogspawn is still a bit unahappy (it's been almost 10 hrs.) but looks like it will recover.

You NAILED it! Absolutely...I'll try the freshwater dip tomorrow when everyone's out and about. Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

No pic,sorry...but it's a VERY tiny red thing, less than 1/2 a centimeter. They are on my frogspawn, and now over on my xenia. At first I thought it was a discoloration, but then watched it and saw it move with slug-like movements. I put down my scotch and went to bed, but alas, it was the...

Word of warning to my fellow newbies: I purchased additional live rock from a reputable store through their website. The rock was advertised as "cured Fiji Live Rock". I must say that everything they advertised about the rock is true...it arrived in a very timely fashion, with it's wrapping...

I have a closed brain coral that until this week had light purple ridges around green centers. At night, they'd puff up and put out some feeder tentacles. I have been feeding it but now I notice that the green centers are shrinking, and seemingly taken over by the purple ridges. It doesn't...

Everything I've read says 1 pound per gallon, so in your case, 55 lbs.

Thanks so much...I'll look them up...they're pretty creepy looking, if you ask me!

I've gone to hitchhiker site but am unsure if I have something that needs to be killed or not... Today I came home to find 3 small critters that move like snails or slugs without shells, have those antennae-like things (3?) and spines...think "porcupine meets a slug". They were crawling on the...

I have a Seaclone that hangs off the back of my tank. Should the filter that's attached to the pump/powerhead be completely submersed or AT the water level so some parts of it stick out? Along the same lines, what is the best flow direction for powerheads in relation to a filter intake...

I STRONGLY recommend getting your rock cycled before adding any fish, and definitely a skimmer! That will save you lots of money in the long-run, saving expensive fishes' lives. Yeah, this hobby is very pricey, but even in my early stages such as I am, I do not regret the patience or the...

Are you using live rock? My tank just finished an ugly brown algae phase, and I would blow it off the rock with a turkey baster (bought for tank-use only) and siphon it during water changes. That helped. I only did one water change, and in a week the stuff went away. I still have some on...

Got some curing as we speak--or write? type?

Thanks for the advice. I will take it... And I think I've got the light specs wrong...I need to check on the box what the details are. I know they're compact florescents and I requested enough juice to someday be able to have corals. Hopefully I have the right stuff. I'll check and change...

Having great success with 2 oc. clowns, so now what? Great levels, etc. I'd like to "decorate" with coral, and I've the right lighting. What's good for a beginner? i've read that mushrooms or polyps are good to start with. OR do I add more fish first? If so, what...would ultimately like a...

I'm new to this, but have read a great deal, and am getting some conflicting information that I need to have clarified. I have a few questions: I have a 58 gallon tank, and placed cured live rock in it one week ago along with live sand. That's all. No stock. Now the rock seems to be turning...