Recent content by bc-matty

light hating corals.. I wonder what they look like. I haven't paid too much attention to them... I assume they would do well in a tank with regular lighting that all tanks come with. Also I have been fighting a burst of hair growth.. kinda brown and hairy looking. I likes to grow on my live rock...

Easy corals like polyps, mushroms, and zoo's. Hope that helps... I am not sure if you guys were asking me that question or not.

My chromis seem to be happy with the frozen brine and flake food that I feed them. They have been happy for over 3 months now. I have another question on chromis. I have the green guys. I saw the blue ones at a pet store. Can I add a couple of blues to my tiny 4 school of green? Or well they fight?

There is also Power Compact lighting... I am also very worried about heat. I don't have the space for a chiller... which heat system puts out the less heat? Also should the glass divider between the canopy and the tank be removed when using VHO, PC or MH lighting?

Sigh this seems all touch and go... trial by error... but expensive to make to many errors. Like the above poster.. I only have a small tank 33 gallons. I am renting.. so therefore can only use a canopy light system. What would work best for my system. PC or VHO? How many watts would I need for...

I am too curious about the lighting needs for corals. Curious should actually be more confused. There is Metal Halide lighting.. Very High Output and then more still. Is there a rule of thumb.. such as 175watts for soft corals ect at a depth of 18inch... and then it goes on then from there? I...

Oh I guess I should mention... since I am renting I am not able to hang a light fixture above my tank. So basically my lights would have to be built into a canopy.. I would prefer a canopy that is already set-up and ready to go. Just not sure which lighting system is good for me. I would most...

More about my clown fish: When I went to buy them at the store they were the only two in the same tank. There were no other clowns. In the store tank they were both the same colour and seemed to be very peaceful with each other.. as in rubbing each other. They do rub each other in my tank but...

Hey everyone! It has been awhile since I was last on the forum. I have a 4 month old 33 gal reef tank. It is about 16 inches high and 3 feet long. I liked the fact that it was shallow allowing the light to reach the bottom more efficiently. I have live rock that extends the entire length of the...

Thanks for the help clown!! I am sort of worried that the red plant attached to my live rock is in fact "Dictyota"! The more I look at it the more it looks like red antlers. The funny thing is when I remove the rock from the water, the leaves stay perfect... meaning the don't flop over. As for...

Hey there guys! I bought my last four pieces of Live Rock! This time though the guy at the petstore didn't know too much about Live Rock.. and was having a difficult time getting my pieces out of the store 2 feet deep tank. It seems that this particular store is no longer carrying salt water...

Well in that case if they are harmless.. welcome to my tank frolicking little white stars! I think a little poem is in order: A poem to the white stars Fish Little White Star Fish, you are so small and easy to miss. You wave your many arms at me, at remind me that you came from the sea. Oh...

okay I stuck the closest type pic of it. Obviously this is a woodland fungus type mushroom.. but the coral one at the aquarium and the pet store looked almost the same and grew in the same fashion. Whatever it is I seem to like and want it in my tank. So if anyone knows what it is that I saw...

Hi there all! I have a funny dilema! I was at my local aquarium.. and they unveiled a much improved salt water reef display. The had one reef tank set up that had a type of "fungus" mushroom type coral on it. I walked into a petstore that was selling the same thing. The petstore is about an...

I have to say that I like the little guys! I just put in my live rock a few days ago and by an hour later, one was on the glass crawling around. Just tonight I found a little colony of them in a live rock, waving their arms out of the holes and cracks. I sure hope they don't eat anything like...