Recent content by maroonsalty

There is talk locally that the Petco here already carries lr and it seems they are hiring people claiming reef keeping knowledge, as their new fish people are from other lfs'. There is a real derth of quality stores in the area so I doubt the people they are finding are worth a salt. This hobby...

If you have any livestock in the tank I think you should plan on housing them in anouther tank for at least a few days until the dust settles. Any change to an estableshed system could possibly bring about a cycling to an unknown degree. Many retailers are selling live sand as an activator, or...

If your talking about Bodianus bimaculatus. I kept one in my 40 gal mixed reef untill a tripped gfci turned the power off to the tank while we were away for a few days. This is a great little fish! It didn't bother my peppermint shrimp or the couple hermits in the tank. I really like this fish...

I've taken a liking to to fairy wrasses fm. Cirrhilabrus, they are peaceful but can hold their own, active and not shy. Bodianus bimaculatus is a neat little hog. Talbot damsels are nice to look at and aren't the terrors that other Chomis can become. All these fish are small and should be fine...

I got good advise on another board which led me to buy a 104cfm panaflo from Directron. You’ll need a DC converter; I scrapped one from my Icecap fan, Radio shack has a converter with multiple settings, that way you can adjust the speed. Its available online. Since I already had a power supply I...