Recent content by todd22

It has been 6 monthes since I set up a DSB in my sump/refugium and I still do not see any algae or bubbles below the surface of the bed. There are plently of critters running amok on the surface, but I am wondering why I see no signs of life below (except worms). I have been running a skimmer...

I would like to see a pic and maybe buy some for the right price.

Looks hungry to me. Feed the sucker

Looks hungry to me. Feed the sucker

Very hard to tell due to the coloration, but I would guess it is a rock anemone. Very common and most likely would not be a problem, yet I would not rule out aptasia. My aptasia looked more green in my lighting and a few peppermint shrimp wiped them out. Now I have a pair of Peppermints that...

"Too good to be true" Is not the case here. Read the link posted above. I did, and it convinced me to give it a try, so I hooked one of those ballasts up to my crappy 30 watt sump bulb and it has increased the lighting tremendously. The bulb is barely hot to the touch. Where do you think the...

Wow!!!! Awsome link!! thank you skysdale

I have a pair of Ocellaris clownfish that have been acting strange lately. I have read some threads on breeding behavior and am wondering if they way be preparing for this. They are quite small however, and I would like to know how large these fish must be to attain adulthood and begin mating.

In my previous posts I was a large supporter of light as the main food for BTA's. I had great success for around 6 monthes or so it seemed with not target feeding my prized rose bta and boasted about my success. Since then my anemone began to wander the tank constantly and began losing size...

I have a 55 gallon and have tons of baby cerrith snails riding the bottoms of astrea and turbo snail shells. I also have hundreds of the small nocturnal hitchikers breeding also.

Where could I find one of these 2x 400 pfo set ups and how much are they? I read about the ballast under the DIY section for MH under 100$, but I thought it was a single bulb ballast.

Good info Mouse! Could you give me some specifications on any other creatures that you may have to assist the infauna? Or how long it took for the bed to maintain itself? I have set up a 4' sand bed in my sump/refugium area for about 1-2 months, but I have not seen any signs of detrius...

thx for the quick reply, do cucumbers eat pods? what else do you have assisting the cucumber?

23 hope to hear the the results of this poll

I currently have a 55 galllon tank with my primary cleaning method being a medium sized diamond goby and about 30 snails/hermits. I have been a little leary of the gobies effectiveness seeing some very bright white sand beds on these message boards. My sand bed stays about 75% clean from the...