Recent content by ReefSparky

I'm picking my prospective lineup for new fishes. I have a 90G tank. Yesterday I purchased a new pair of banggai cardinals and a kole (yellow eye) tang. The banggais replace the two killed by my percula who got uncharacteristically violent in a 2 day period. Currently the percula is in a...

Aw!! That sucks! Sorry about that. I still haven't replaced mine. Today I did my routine water change. All else doing well. I purchased a green star polyp and a yellow polyp a few days ago. They're loving life so far.

Absolutely. I suppose there might never be an answer to that question. I've given it some thought and I've decided to get another. I'll post pics.

Well, I have no clue what the problem was. As some of you have read; Chubster was a brand new spotted mandarin addition. He was purchased on Feb. 15. He was eating great at the store, and in my tank too. Within 15 seconds of adding him to the tank, he was wolfing down 'pods. The...

Thanks, everyone!!

He's maybe 1 1/2", but he's almost as wide as a piece of chalk!

I think the only drawback to turning off a skimmer temporarily is the loss of skimming action during that time. I would think (my opinion only) if you shut off your skimmer for x number of minutes each day it would simply be "x minutes less efficient" for that day. Nothing more...

Here's my new mandarin. I've waited months after creation of a 'fuge, and now since I can see a preponderance of pods, I thought the time was right. I went to my LFS and looked over the 3 they had, (not including the cigar-sized fat boys in the coral tank which aren't for sale). I observed...

OK--the last time I created a post "Never thought I'd get a pic of a 'pod" the nice educated folks here let me know that they weren't pods, but hydroids. Now I have some pods, and I'd like to show them off. I told them if they reproduced copiously I'd take them out to dinner. Well...

I've been testing for Ca since I decided to go reef Nov 1st. I could never get Ca into the 400s, and I decided to buy a 2-part solution. After adding it as the instructions say, Ca elevation was negligible. I was convinced it would be weeks before I saw an accumulation of Ca sufficient to show a...

That's the plan, Zy112! Thanks everyone!

Well, all. After much preparation, I purchased two hardy corals. Here they are, a green polyp (what I think is a zoanthus) and a rock with a few purple/blue mushrooms. I'm happy to report that they both look fuller and happier/healthier in my tank after 24 hours than they did in the...

I've gone with Kent's Tech CB. It says on the label "Now Stronger 56,000 ppm on part A, and Now Stronger 7840 dKH on part B. The instructions state to use no more than 1/2 ml per gallon per 12 hours. As instructed I dose just that, when I leave for work at 6 am, and before dinner at 6pm...

Howdy ReefNewbie! Some say that 10x or more per hour is a good number. I've heard 5x/hr too. I guess the most correct answer would be as high a turnover rate as one could possibly achieve while keeping water movement under control (avoiding a snow globe!) BTW, as far as the drilling...

Yeah, thanks panmanmatt. I think I might have known that. :) Would you say hydroids are more a nuisance than a sign of a healthy tank?