Recent content by kimm

I believe that you are not seeing the spikes in the water prams because you are doing water changes. You should not be doing them while cycling. Idealing you should add, water, sand and rock at once at let it be for the next 45 days, or more possibly.

here's some pic's Frankie... [/IMG] there are 3 total in my photo's

View from the left.

Veiw from the left.

This tank was set up September 1, 2007.

I will post some pic's soon

Everyone has their own way that works for them, so it's a matter of trial and error. What kind of reef are you looking to keep? I couldn't disagree more with the whole "you need a sump to have a reef" outlook. I have a 75G reef with no sump and no skimmer. This is my 3rd tank in 4 years and the...

there is a chance of a small cycle...have to watch carefully. I run chemipure elite with good results. I use it to help w/ nitrates and eat up phosphates, also clears up the water pretty darn good. Another thing, train your lion (if possible)to eat flake to help w/ the traits. I almost got a...

def a xenia....I have a whole colony of them.

K20a...here's my take on your issues; you should expect a small cycle since you took out your bioballs at once. What you should have done is slowly replace it with rock. You have 2 lionfish in a small tank, you are going to have a nitrate issue with that. They are messy eaters, ditch them both...

most snails can't right themselves, so if they are on their "backs" for any great length of time...DOA! Sorry

IMO get rid of the hippo tang. They are Ich magnets!

Good lord I think some of you might have freaked surfrider out! I have only been doing saltwater for a little over a year and after my cycle (fingers crossed) never experienced any drastic fluc's in my water. With patience and good husbandry, you can obtain stable water quality without having to...

just came across this as i am looking for more info on the sebea anemones' and my mouth hit the floor when i read this. 2 days ago a lfs told me that condy's will eat a clownfish, so this is amazing to me!

I second the pagoda...