Recent content by old ron

flat worms do not have symbionts, they shun light, are you sure you are seeing flatworms?

if it has little bunches of bristles evenly spaced along both sides of its body and is on the flatish side it is a bristle worm "good to have"

prob grape caulerpa macro algae!

I would guess the crew has tried, there are some very headstrong people I hope both sites do very well as seahorses are becoming popular and there is a lot to learn about them and their needs. I for one will use both sites and be supportive of both.

All aquaria containing livesand/rock/ calurpa will have flat worms. they are no problem until the reproduce into hi numbers. this will occure from high nutrient levels ie: overfeeding, overly rich feces and/or dying animals your scoly may be producing large amounts of slime that they are eating...

Yea! I could tell you are intellegent, good decision. some if not many animals are best left in their natural invironment. the pipe is one of those as is the moorish idol etc,etc. keep reefin there is a lot to enjoy. respectfuly, Ron

Keep watching, the arrow is tolerant of the hermits because it cannot do anything to them as they have a strong house . how many negative posts do you need to convince you that crabs are bad news? the sally is also a problem crab as is the emeralds after a time. I hope your haha's do not turn...

The pipefish would prob like your fuge but after a time would defete the reason you have a fuge as the pipe would eat all the pods etc and leave the fuge raped of it's microlife then you would need to feed it and most likly it will then only eat live food and you will lose it in the end run. if...

The nutrients are coming from the rock and substrate and will continue until a biofilm grows over all exposed areas let the tank cycle this can take up to 12 weeks depending what is in the tank. bio-films need time. keeping an even temp, not too forceful a current and medium lighting willmove...

Well if the rock is live, handeling and scrubbing will do more harm than good. it is bound to be exposed to the air. some desired life forms will most likely be lost also. plus the algae will most likely return. why go to all the trouble with a newly cycling tank? Patience is the key not...

Well i guess you got the message --------not reef safe, 99 0/0 of crabs are best left out of reef tanks (and fish only also)

Do not house a pipe fish in a reef tank, they are not reef fish. they will either starve or be bashed by the pump currents. they are combaqtable with seahorses in their own passive tank. if you value ocean life do not place into a reef tank....

Do not remove your live rock and scrub it!!! pull and discard as much as you can. watch nitrate & phosphate--------------Be patient. This is a common occurence once your cleanup crew & bacterias get settled in 99 0/0 of the time the problem will go away (there is algae in the ocean also) go slow...

oops--and 2 hermits extras of anything can be arranged.

newbie, try gregg hiller, IPSF or inland aquatics after you shop around consider my detritivores I am a hobbiest and into Bio's my dets are not kits whatever that is mine are starter cultures containing 4 types bristle worms nemetode worms red & gold spaghetti worms many many of each 2...