Recent content by merlinsmagic

client had a hair algea break out and she had several snails in there before. When i took over there wasnt a snail to be found. I know in my tanks the second I turn the pumps off the Nasarius snails come out full force, today was the first time I have seen snails in her tank. A few sundials on...

no sump, Just my nanos and what else I have described.

visted both of those sites, that is how I figured out it was a worm and not a nudibranch. So much is unknown about these worms I almost feel bad if I kill it, but I cant turn it loose back into the tank it came from or the tank the measureing cup it is in to keep it warm. which is my 12 gallon...

yup that is the worm. The video same thing. Same color, same spots. Should I be worried that there is more in that tank? Its a 55 has been set up for 6+ years, didnt think there were any snails in there but I did see a Nassarius snail today on the glass when I was messing around in it. Been...

I know this is not a nudibranch. Found this in my clients tank hanging out under hair alges on the out flow of her HOB filter. Its about 4 inches long when stretched out. Only thing I can find is a poylclad flatworm. It this right and what do I do with it? How do I know its an algea eating one...

the crab is still in the tank and doesnt seem to be bothering anything. Any id's on it yet? Thanks

makes scence since the rock was right under the outflow...I will just keep trying. Thanks.

I would but my mentor died last tuesday unexpectedly. I have the DYI link and what I need but I have no clue how to put this together. so I am trying to wing it with a better light that I currently have at hand.

well off the rock, I bought this great mushroom rock from fosters and smith and a month later, all of the mushrooms have detached off the rock. I know they like lower lighting and where they were in the 12 gallon was at around 180 par is this to much light for them? I tried attaching them to a...

ok working on the lighting still for the 20 gallon nano tank. I currently have a coral life dual compact flourescent over it. It works ok I have mushrooms, favia, zoas and a frag of frog spawn in there. The zoa's dont seem to happy with the lighting, neither does the favia which I thought were...

well as you can see in the pics one of the legs fell off. didnt seem like there was anything inside. It is on my shelf drying out should I try and cut it open belly side?

no fish in this tank, just corals and inverts. She is about 3 inches and spends her time hideing in the rockwork with the micro brittlestars. most I see of her now is a few arms waveing around.

how do I know if its dead or a shed? Hopeing its a shed cause its rather neat looking.

litteraly there are thousands....I turn the lights off and my sand moves, the rocks move, they are everywhere. Cant look into my tank without seeing at least hundred and that is no exageration. Some as big as 1/8 inch to 1/4 kind of creepy. Cool but creepy.

can I get away with a mandarin dragonet in here... i have so many copeopods and Isopods and amps that my tank is crawling. No other fish in here just 4 nassarius snails, 1 turbo, and one hermie.