Recent content by tippmann03

ya salinity was the problem initally, most of the colonies came back after that, however, i am fighting nudibranch now. i dont know if it began at the same time as my high salinity, or whether they poped up shortly there after I noticed a few of these small jelly like things, some the size of...

i've had my tank set up for a year now and i've been using instant ocean salt for the water and it seems to be a good mix to me. however i've been reading little bits here and there about people saying its the worst out there and there are many better types out there. My question is which salt...

I've checked for snails, and the die off was in all parts of the tank. but i think i've figured it out now...i recalibrated my refractometer and it turns out that the salinity was way way to high. I had figured that you only had to calibrate it once and it would be set, but i guess i'll do it...

Almost all of my zoanthids have begun dieing in my tank, and i cannot seem find the cause. It started about 2 weeks ago with the polyps closing on one of my colonies. since then, all of my zoanthid, near a dozen or so, colonies are closed up or are startin to close up and not open anymore...

I just got a Coco Worm today and its tube is about 6-8 inches long. I was wondering if i can break some of this off so it isnt as long or if that would hurt it. If so how much would i be able to break off?

I've been looking into getting the Precision Marine Hand On Tank Protein Skimmer. Does anyone have one of these? i would like to hear some opinions on it before i purchase.

I've been looking into the Red Sea Berlin Hang On The Back or the Red Sea Berlin Turbo Hang On The Back Protein Skimmers. Does anyone have one of these or any berlin series protein skimmer? i would like to hear some opinions on it before i purchase.

I noticed that there are about a dozen or so of these guys on my Fox Coral. They dont seem to be hurting it, they just move arround slowly. Anyone Know what they are?