Recent content by Kendalls_reef

also, i bought some tigger pods that were for my mandarin before i rehomed her. i accidentally ended up with her and was not ready to take care of her. but can i add the tigger pods to my tank or should i leave them in the bottle in my fridge? they’re all alive and well, but i don’t have...

hey everybody!! so, recently i bought a brand new T5 lighting for my tank and i have noticed a huge spike of algae! the problem is that nothing in my tank is cleaning it even after i bought a clean up crew. most of the algae is hair algae, and annoying diatoms? i think that’s what it’s called...

Hello, fellow reefers! I have decided that i need a 'Star Of The Tank', and by that means i need a fish that will catch people's attention. however, i have a 55 gallon reef tank, so my choices are very slim on what i can actually get. i want something that will stay relatively "small" that i...

about twenty minutes ago, i discovered this little red spikey thing in my sandbed. i have no idea what it is, but it looks like an urchin? this is the clearest picture i could get. it’s definitely not an anemone, as its spikes look hard. my tank has been running for almost four months and i’ve...

some people have told me that waterfall pond foam is great when it comes to constructing DIY “rock” backgrounds... now i must decide. should i use Great Stuff black foam, or another brand? all say safe for fish and plants, and i have read tips on how to properly cure and introduce organisms to...

my new lawnmower blenny

hello fellow reefers! i have recently discovered the art of making your own live rock and was wondering if anybody has done it before? i’ve seen various youtube videos, and have done research on the making of the “rock” but i wanted some personal opinions from you all. i’m looking to make my...

For some reason, it won't let me upload multiple photos... hmmm... but that picture of 'Lenny' turned out the best. But i'm not a photographer so that's as good as it's going to get. plus, i'm using my iphone. i have another fish that i managed to et a cute picture of. we call him 'Peanut,'...

Hello fellow reefers!! I realized that i haven't shared any photos of my fish or tank yet, so i managed to take a few photos today of a couple of my fish... Yesterday I added a stunning African Firefish to my tank, and i'm absolutely in love with him!! we've named him 'Lenny.' We picked him up...

i if i must wait a year, then i will wait a year. thank you so much for all the help!!

wow, sorry it took me so long to see this! thank you for all the great information, and since you wanted me to keep you updated, here's what has happened since the total loss. my local fish store has helped me and i did a 80% water change. i got everything cycled again, and my live rock had...

so the anemone was fine last night. it managed to anchor itself in a corner of my tank and was full and happy. so i turned my power head back on the allow some flow in the tank. then this morning, come downstairs to find the anemone dead along with all of my fish, shrimp, and snails. the water...

it's a flourescent. my small tank that i would move her to is also a flourescent. i ordered her from LiveAquaria so she was shipped. just got her wednesday. i literally drip acclimated her for almost three hours, making sure she was perfect which she was even when the bowl was completely my...

well now she's laying in the sand near a rock. i just fed my fish in the tank and she filled her tentacles up and managed to eat some of it. so she seems fine. her mouth isn't exposed anymore but she still isn't latching onto anything.

if she goes, will she poison my tank? would she be better off if i just move her to a smaller (it's only three gallons) temporary tank to see if she gets better? there will be high light. i can get new, fresh water for her and see if she does well in there over the weekend?