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I have 3 Mandarin DRAGONETTES in 2 different tanks. They are often called Gobies but they are part of the Dragonnette family along with Scooters (which are frequently referred to as Blennies) I have had my male blue/green for 2 years now. He started out in my 75 and is now in my 200. From...

have been having very bad luck with the Euro 250W 10K. It's a shame because I love the color but I am about to return my 3rd bulb in less than 6 months. These bulbs were run on 2 different PFO ballasts so I don't think it is a ballast problem. Hamilton has been very responsive so I can't...

How's about a Lawnmower/Algae Blenny. They aren't real big swimmers, graze off the rocks and glass like crazy, and have tons of personality to boot. They will also take other foods eventually but will continue to graze. They take big chomping bites out of the algae - they have PacMan like...

The battery powered air pumps should work fine for you to keep the water oxygenated. That Fish Place sells an AC/DC model by Penn Plax that plugs into your power strip and comes on when the power cuts off so even if you aren't home your tank is protected. As far as heat goes, if you have a...

Amazing! You should have saved your admission fee, travelled 30 miles north and visited the REAL National Aquarium in Baltimore. It is splendid! I comes complete with a tropical rain forest, an outdoor seal pool, a dolphin show, an Atlantic reef with a spiraling walkway where you can stroll...

Just curious - why every other day? I feed my fish every day, usually twice a day. One feeding is spirulina and maybe some mysis or something. Second feeding is everything else. First feeding is kind of light - second is heavy. I figure fish eat all the time in the wild, why shouldn't they...

We have a blue/green male named Spike because of his long spiked dorsal fin. We just presented him with a bride - Spikette - she of short dorsal fin and red/green color. They are aware of each other but we haven't seen any romancing yet. It's a 200 gal. tank so they can have separate bedrooms...

200 gal. reef - softies and lps 29 gal. reef - sps and lps 37 gal. seahorse tank 75 gal. fowlr (soon to be a 150 or 180 hopefully) 40 gal. planted fresh water. I have far too many tanks

Karm - You don't mention live rock or live sand. Do you have good live rock in there? If you have sand was the bed disturbed causing the cloudy water? When I put the sand, rock, and water into my 200 it took a couple of weeks to clear up but not 6 weeks. You might want to invest in a couple...

Back up, please. I got 2 of these guys almost 2 weeks ago. They are doing great, eating sponge, macro-algae and picking at the substrate - hopefully getting the Angel formula and mysis, etc., that I am putting in. I have a very small Kole tang in with them and hopefully he will show them what...

Being interested and devoted enough to really get to know the tank and the animals in it. I can spot when something is even slightly amiss and make necessary adjustments. This hobby isn't for anybody who just wants to glance at the tank, throw some food in, and maybe clean the glass once a...

I test alk about once every 10 days to 2 weeks. Calcium on occassion. Other than that, nope. Oh yeah, once in a while I take out the refractometer just because it's cool to play with. When you get used to the way your animals look and act you can tell when something is wrong at a glance...

My Ocellaris love the clump of purple and frilly mushrooms on one side of their tank. They didn't take to an anemone at all and before the mushrooms were introduced they slept and huddled near the sand in a rear corner of the tank. Now they wallow in the mushrooms.

I am running 2 skimmerless tanks. They have been unofficially "skimmerless" for a while since neither skimmer pulled out anything for several months before I actually removed them. Both tanks are doing great. Tons of sandbed life. I feed heavily and do 10% WCs twice a month. I have a SPS in...

Naaaah! I just have more money than I know what to do with. Yeah, right! Great hobby, I'm sure I'll be reefing when I'm old and gray. Hey wait a minute - I already am old and gray. Like I said.