Recent content by Reefatarian

I am planning a simple surge device using this design however i cant figure out how to make a power head pump water to the surge tank. Anyone familiar with making this work?

Most of the polyps will feed on its own zooanthalie (i think i spelled that right) but most will except filter feeding invert food, brine shrimp, micro-plankton a few times per week, when open. Everyday may be to much try not to over feed anything. The polyps are pretty easy to maintain just...

I had a six line wrass and he was missing 3 days after I put him in the tank, havent seen him since. My guess would be that your wrass is dead my friend and now crab food. Its a shame, wrasses are a beautiful species.

Ok, added another power head last night lower in the tank among the rock work and awoke to find that the substrate was looking better. I have looked all over for a fighting conch but cant find a dealer that sells this niffty critter, any ideas on where to purchase this animal?

I just posted about this and then read this. The same as you my water perams are great and on target but i can not get rid of it.

My tank is about 2 months old now and I have been adding calcium to the tank since the 3rd week. I am starting to grow some brown fuz on the rock as well as on the substrate. There is a little of lime green but more brown. Is this good algae or should I be worried?

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Since tuesday, we thought this, and it maybe true, at night they both go to the corner of the tank where they always have gone when all lights have gone out. But in the morning there back to the same spot with the one clown (dunno if its male or female how can you tell?) swimming in the same...

I read about the swim bladder disease in the Book, CMA by Robert Fenner and thought it could this. I have also identified the possibility of a Bacteria infection or a parasitic disease. Thing is last Saturday I 5% water changed and cleaned the sides of the tank and adjusted the power heads im...

Percula clowns not big but not tiney. No big change in systems, every thing else in the tank seems to be thriving. One thing me and my girl friend saw the other night when the lights had gone off is a white small worm like thing swiming around. Then went back into the rocks, ive been reading...

About 2 weeks ago I purchased a pair of clowns that have been paired together for a long time. For 2 weeks these fishes seemed very healthy and hardy. 2 days ago however one of them started to swim very low to the sand and since yesterday is starting to tip to its side and barley swimming...

Where would you place a long tentacled anemone in a reef tank? We put him in a hole in the rock, and the bottom of him sunk through the hole. It seems like he might not be able to roam freely. Should we place him somewhere that he can rest his underside and easily move around, or should we...

Cant see the picture although ive been looking at different web sites with a little more knowledge on what to look for and what im looking at. Couple of questions and I think im going to start working on a design: Does the refugium need to be cycled before I put it in circulation. (im guessing...

I know the basics of the sump from reading books and looking at web pages, looking for a guid of sorts to help me build one and keep it maintained. My specs are short for I am a beginner in marine keeping but they are as follows: - how big is your display tank - 50 gal - how much room do...

So there is no book or guid on the topic then? Trial and error and hours of searching the net the only way of obtaining information?