Recent content by Ortho Bill

Thank you all for your suggestions. Here's the update. After the 3 smaller water changes I removed all dead snails I could find (4) and did a 25 gallon water change. Roughly 40 % when you factor in LR 110#'s and a 4" DSB. I added a second powerhead (802), put a polyfilter in my sump just before...

I have a 90G that's approx 9 mo. old. 4" DSB. Purple Tang , Lemon Peel, 3 B/G Chromis, 2 Clowns, Hawkfish and a Flame Angel. Euroreef 6+2 skimmer. 20 Gal sump that has a 5 gal fuge w/ chaeto in it. Over the last 4/5 days I noted that my corals have receded somewhat. The two leathers and my...

Have to decide today. I have the 20L and a Current USA Orbit 2x65watt w/ moonlights lighting, AC 500 (fuge) and a Aqua C Remora Skimmer ready to go but the Aqua Via 18G just became available. They're hard to come by and it's what I originally wanted. Although, I do hear bad things about their...

I recently tried soaking seaweed in garlic (fresh) mixed with RO and banded it to a rock. When I ntroduced it to the tank it began to flake off immediatedly-very messy..... Was I supposed to dry it out prior to introducing it? Bill

Last month I attempted a Lemonpeel but I made the mistake of not watching him feed before purchasing him - you guessed it, he apparently starved to death after 10 days. Everyone else in the tank is doing extremely well. I tried everything to get him to eat (nori soaked in garlic, 5 different...

He was QT'd for me by the the LFS where I purchased him for 3 weeks as a favor.

It's been about a week now with the new guy in the tank and I'm getting a little concerned. He's just not eating, at least from what I can see. He was chased around the first day or so by my purple tang but now they co-exist - that is when he comes out in the open. For the most part he stays...

I hope its' not him although I wouldn't put it past him. My wife hates him because I made the mistake of introducing a yellow tang after he had been in there a month and he proceeded to nip at him continuously. It took me six days to get him out of there and not before he got sliced. I'm still...

West Deptford, South Jersey. How about you?

My Flame Angel has a small area on his top fin that is white. It almost appears as though a small piece of his fin is missing. He's eating well, grazing on the rock, swimming in and out of the caves etc. Could it be wear and tear from squeezing through crevis'? Everyone else is doing well. I...

Set up a 10G tank last night and attempted to net the Purple Tang for a cooldown period. He's very elusive and I was late to work attempting to net him. I'll try again when I get home this afternoon.

I work until 11p tonight (16 hrs today ugh...) When I get home I'll set up my 10 gallon. When I get home tommorow (4p) I'll attempt to place the purple in there and let him cool off for a couple of days and then attempt to re-introduce him.. If that doesn't work I guess I'll trade him in at a...

Currently have a 90G soon to be reef (will eventually place a few softies/mushrooms) Stock List: (in the order they were intoduced) 2 Tank - Raised Percs Lawnmower Blenny Orchid Dotyback Flame Hawkfish (semi - impulse buy) Purple Tang Yellow Tang I deviated from my stocking plan and the...

My original post had this info.........Anyway it's a 90G w/ 100#'s of LR.

2 Sm. Perculas (tank raised) Purple Dotyback Lawnmower Blenny Flame Hawkfish Purple Tang I added the tang last week. He's beautiful and doing well. In 2-3 weeks I'd like to start adding some soft corals and mushrooms. I had decided a long time ago that I wanted a Flame Angel as my last fish...