Recent content by Timfish

I was doing maintenance on a system when this stuff showed up. It's a nice surprise to have something spawn or hatch out just would like to know what it is. 😕 They're pretty tiny, maybe 200 microns (1/5 mm) if I had to guess. With a magnifying lens they were really round, flattened on one...

Impressive! :D(y) Be careful making changes too quick. It's acclimated to an old established system and maybe the worst thing to do is try to really clean it well.

For sumps and grow out tanks use whatever will fit your needs. Here's a video of one of my setups using custom refuguims along with heavy duty totes for cryptic refugiums (FYI most totes are too flimsy to safely use especially as totes get brittle as they age).

Here's a list and video of some of the "old" reef animals in one of my systems: Purple Tang - 1995 (rehomed 4 times) (See the link to my oldest one). Yellow Tang - 2002 (rehomed 4 times. )Sinularia foliata, Green Finger, 1997 (documented sp. very rare). Green & Orange Zoas - 1996...

Don't bother. And welcome to the hobby and forum! :) Here's some links to stuff by researchers you might enjoy: "Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas " This video compliments Rohwer's book of the same title. Used copies are available on line and it may be free to read on Internet Archive...

I post on the local forum, Reef Central and your Humblefish

Where did you get your numbers from? Veron pointed out in his book "Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific" that upwelling supplied essential nutrients. This upwelling gives cprals PO4 levels up to .3 mg/l. Work done with corals at Southampton University in England with identified .03 mg/l...

Forgot one, and use ocean sourced live rock to establish a system.

Get used to it! :D I've been keeping saltwater since '87 and I'm still overwhelmed by all the information available. An if you're interested in what I think is the most important things to do to be successful, it's water changes and staying on top of basic water parameters.

And we're 31! (+) 😃

All the monti's are encrusting. The juvenile colony really isn't growing that fast. However, PO4 levels are marginal which I would expect to affect growth.

Week 18 Found a fresh molt from a Thin Stripe Hermit. These are probably the most robust molts I find in my systems. Thin Stripe Hermits are found along the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida coasts. They're great scavengers and due to their size much better for helping control...

Week 17

Week 16 Love these rock urchins! They're really good at chewing algae and stuff off rocks, they're spines aren't nearly as sharp as Diadem urchins and they don't pick up and carry off stuff they're not supposed too. Some random pics of some of the fish and a full tank shot.

Yes, here's a link to their tank build: https://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/30505-kimps-in-wall-room-divider-build/