Recent content by coralnut99

Chromis will eventually revert to being just another damsel. Without a distinctly larger dominant/assertive fish in the tank, the schooling instinct will disappear and you'll be left with one. The bangaii has much less chance of survival than any tang would. That's the toughest fish to feed on...

Are you sure it's peppermint and not a camel shrimp?

Probably wouldn't put them out of business. If I'm not mistaken Aquacon used to be Aquatic Connection. It doesn't take much to go through a name change once you get good at it.

Fedex Overnight express is usually handled by a different shift/crew than the guys that deliver ground packages. So it's not quite an apples to apples comparison. But it seems like verything worked out fine. As others have noted, a few hours late isn't usually a problem. Glad to see it worked...

I'm certainly not gonna steer you to one vendor or another, but if I told you how many orders I've placed online I'd expect to see folks with straight jackets storming into my office at any minute, lol! For me it's been literally hundreds, and I can tell you that I've had exactly three screw-ups...

I haven't had the time to go fishing in some years now (that WILL change and SOON!), so reading through this thread got me a bit depressed. How the heck did something like fishing in the ocean turn into such a complicated issue? We've become such a bureacratic country it's threatening everything...

Find some scrap glass, buy a tube of one of the GE silicones (they are sealants), and mess around with the process. It's not as easy as it looks. You have to get used to working with silicone. You can make a real mess the first time around. If you decide to go for it, use the GE Momentive...

If it's a nice square room without much cutting, 6 hours may be too much. If you haven't used laminates before, make sure you unpackage the strips and let them breathe for at least two days before you put them down. If you take rug with a rubber back to it and manage to slide it under about...

You may find a smaller specimen, but they max. out around 5 inches. So as with most fish available in the hobby, you need to be aware that they'll grow some. It may not be pushing the limits now, but it's close and will be eventually in 40B. A lot also depends on feeding / wc regimen / and...

I don't think anybody's put a time limit to it, but hermits and snails are often shipped dry, or close to dry (hundred prebaggie with a moist paper towel in the bag). Corals depends on the species and the temperature the bag is exposed to. Most LPS are from tidal lagoons and low tide has them...

I can only say that my heart goes out to you. Sehperds are just the best and deserve all we can give them. We put our Ruby down last December. She developed a tumor in her other ear. Two surgeries in less than six months were too much for her and she suffered a stroke after the second and...

If you're capable of doing that kind of cabinetry, putting down a dozen square feet of tile should be a snap for you. You can buy pre-mixed thinset, and the tools required really won't set you back much. Really just a notched trowel, and sponges to wipe down the grout. Tile spacers make it...

The cost diff. between what a LFS charges for a tube of AGA silicone VS what HD charges for a tube of one of the GE sealants isn't worth making a trip to HD for. Remember one is an adhesive, the other is a sealant. Both contain 100% silicone. Sniff what comes out of the AGA tube and the acetic...

Add me to the list of branch suggesters. While a custom-made piece of rock sounds interesting, I just can't see one being as sturdy or looking quite the same. From the size of that beauty, it would seem like some major pruning would be in order though. Even on the reef they often succumb to...

Rub the foot with an ice cube.......LTA's foot that is. Wrap one in saran wrap and a twist-tie at the top and that should help it last a bit longer. At that size, it'll definitely take more than one cube. Less stressful than powerheads pointed at it.