Recent content by smslavin

i've got the same except i didn't change out the lights. works great.

No worries Jim. I was aware of the difficulty and its feeding issues but I was unaware of the needed tank size until earlier today. When I picked it up a few weeks ago, it was already adult sized, close to 3". It appeared to acclimate well and was definitely feeding here. My concern was really...

I lost my green mandarin yesterday. The maroon clown was acting a bit funny and hovering face down over something. As I looked closer, there was a fin sticking out of the sand. I think she buried the mandarin. When I removed the mandarin, a large portion of his belly had turned completely...

i stand corrected. thanks for the clarification.

nope. peppermint.

thought i'd share a few photos from our cube. we don't get to see too much of this guy but when we do, it's pretty cool. the fire shrimp we have in there molted the other night. my daughters got a huge kick out of checking out the discarded shell as well as trying to find where...

thanks. that appears to be what it is. guess i'll just let it run the course.

I have a porcupine puffer with white lumps on its fins. One on the tail, one on the dorsal and one on each pectoral fin. At first, I had thought it was ich but mulitple fresh water dips have not done anything to the lumps. Yesterday, I took him out of the tank and into a small bowl. The lumps...

It appears I have a case of ich. My puffer had two large white spots appear on its fins today and a little while ago, I saw the jelly, stringy spore stuff floating around in the tank. I've been digging around to see how to cure this. Do I only need to lower the salinity to 1.009? No medication...

Thanks for all the pointers. X, I took a quick peek at your thread and will go back to it when I have more time to read. Nice looking tank. Jim, EuroReef seems to be one of mainstays for skimmers from what I've read on here and a few other spots. I'll take a look at the model you mentioned...

ah, coolest. i haven't seen you around over there for awhile but i haven't been spending too much time there either. it started to get too difficult figuring out who was trolling who. ;) i haven't been doing too much surf photography lately either as i've been so busy with weddings and families...

oh crap. can't hide anywhere. yes it's me.

I'm in the planning stages of building a 150-200 to put against our dining room wall. I've been doing a lot of reading (books as well as this site) and have come across tons of invaluable information but I still have a few holes. Here are a few questions. What is the added benefit to including...

i have a similar one except the koi is swimming over my shoulder with two smaller ones following it. on my back (left shoulder blade) is a copy of a hokusai wave from one his mt fuji wood blocks. the koi are leaping out of the wave. hopefully i'll be starting on a half sleeve on my right arm...

Thanks for the tips. I turned the lights off early today and may try the frozen water tomorrow.