Recent content by Paendora

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my nitrates went off the chart...into the 100s. my ph dropped and the nitrites were high. There were trace amounts of ammonia for a few days. The long story on the cycle: When the hang on filter died, seemed timely to switch to a sump. I consulted everything I could find (in a crash...

hmmm. guess it was due to open in its own time. was hoping to find a reason for the decline in the shrooms....everything else in the tank looks good.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SMMaese/WasAMushroomRock?authkey=TXD2OyKVI_w Opinions Wanted!! My frilly mushrooms were doing so well. (I think there's pictures in the photo gallery). Just before Christmas I lost the hang on filter and converted to a sump. The conversion process created a...

:::joining the JFK Jr Club:::: My Sea Hare ROCKS!! I've caught my six line wrasse eating snails (but I keep buyin' em anyway) Nothing bothers my Sea Hare and he mows down everything. Nevertheless - make sure the algae isn't indicitive of water issues. Susan

Hang in there! I lost my job the end of August. Like you, a few 2nd interviews, possibilities looming - they're still just that - possibilities. Two months ago, 6 mths of unemployment pay looked like plenty. Now I'm starting to get nervous. Even though my husband has a good job, I have...

I agree with the advice above that newbies are safer to have than to have not. For a new tank, my bio load is fairly heavy (or at least I think so). A LFS helped me locate a used good quality skimmer. Less investment to test the results, and my levels have become much steadier. Every tank...

almost feel guilty chosing one over the other! Fantastic shots - congrads to both regardless

We have three stores in town. I'll never forget hearing a LFS tell a customer that tap water was just fine for their aquarium, that RO was just extra expense. Instances of hearing inacurate or worse - incomplete info - just to ensure a sale has me comparing anything I hear to a variety of...

Thank you, Thank you. Today, the division looks more pronounced. I think I'm going to have to work on rearranging/adding to my rock. Just hate moving it, it seems to love where it's at!

Here's what it looked like a couple of days ago. And, is this a Ricordia as the LFS told me?

My mushroom is has been very active lately. The latest is this new look. Is it splitting? When I got these two 'shrooms 6 months ago, they were on a small rock. They were doing really well in the sandbed, so I left them there. If they start splitting, do I need to have this small rock...

Mushroom before lights come up

Mushroom expanded