pbnj

Placed an order on Reefs2Go:

• (5) Green Bubble Tip Anemones
  
• (2) Porcelain Anemone Crabs
  
• (4) Ocellaris Clownfish
  

Did you add more, or did those just blow up?

Same number as before (5), just settled-in and acclimated now.

I wish I could share some great advice, but I honestly don't have any. I don't even target-feed them....just plenty of light and flow.

Tank Parameters:

Temp = 79-80

Salinity = 1.026

dKH = 8-9

Calcium = 440-460

Lighting = 8 hours of MH lighting/day

These anemones were taking over my 135g. I was bored this weekend, so I finally set-up this new home using a 29g tank I had (tied it onto my existing system). I'll probably stock this with different bubble anemones and some fish/inverts I can't keep in my SPS-dominated tank.

I'm no expert, but I know you have to submit the site to the search engines and then it takes a few days/weeks to start showing up. How fast depends on your search engine optimization (SEO).

You don't need a sump to dose with a dosing pump. A pump on a timer (controller would be best) will allow you to dose small increments throughout the day, thus avoiding the alk swings. You also won't have to worry about forgetting to dose.

Why even bother?

www.mrsaltwatertank.com/site/algaechapter

Lou's 215gal reef ready $1,000:

http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/21070-lous-215gal-reef-ready-1000/

Bring me some Blue Moon and cocktail sauce....I'll take care of this problem.

Link to fixture?

Really nice tank PBNJ!!!

What is that black striped fish in the second pic?

Thanks. That's my freakish Sgt Major. He's the first fish I put in my tank almost 4 years ago and he's still going strong. He's about 4"-5" and his coloring keeps getting better (gold highlights), which is not typical of most Sgt Majors.

Some tank shots from the last few months....

Par for par, those plusrites were tested and produced as much, if not more than some of the popular brands of bulbs. Of course I can't find the discussion thread I read last year stating that.

http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/35542-400w-se-mh-bulbs/

I'm on record as being a big fan. As far as paying 5X more for other MH brands, I'll quote a wise ARC member: "They're all made in the same factory in China."

FYI, 1000bulbs.com has been waiting on a shipment of 20K 250Ws for nearly a month now....new shipment is expected on/before 4/27. I think they have the 14Ks in stock.

I have two Pearl Bubbles, a pink and a green. I've had the pink one for over 3 years (purchased it at the DEC08 RCA Holiday Sale).

I've kept it all over the tank, but I find it does best in low flow. It doesn't need a lot of light either. I probably haven't target-fed it in over 2 years.

David Saxby has a tang like that, but the contrasting yellow & white colors are vertical. He also has an amazing black & yellow swirling-colored tang (see @ 2:52).

I've read several threads that specifically say to use Kent Marine magnesium for some reason. I don't know why, but it's supposed to be more effective than other magnesium supplemnts for eliminating bryopsis.

You can also try:

1) Sea Hare

2) Sea Urchin

Patent the idea first.

So much for the people arguing for acrylic over glass because they can always polish-out the scratches with acrylic.

Good to know...thanks for sharing.

Do you know if he just does glass panels or can he work on an aquarium?

....sorry, just read this on their site:

"Aquariums - $150 minimum for empty, movable tanks. Stationary tanks require a custom bid"

I think it's that Miracle Mud.

Great tank, but the interviewer will drive you absolutely crazy with the number of times he says "right" while Mike's talking...

"...right, right".

Mixed feelings on this....love the clear/clean look, but it's so much easier not to scrape (so I don't).

I make myself feel better by telling myself it helps to grow pods/food for the tank.

New IceFire Echinata from AquaSD....

Probably the first-time in a long-time where my online-purchased corals look better/bigger than expected (my pic stinks big-time). I also got some other beauties...thanks, AquaSD!

I wanted to share this, as it addresses a couple of common issues people have in their reefs, especially SPS-dominated reefs....

A couple of months ago, I switched from dosing Seachem Reef Complete (SRC), which I had been using for several years, to BRS Calcium Chloride to save some money (actually, a lot of money). I never dosed Magnesium specifically because I always thought the SRC would take care of that (SRC also includes Magnesium & Strontium), but with the switch to BRS Calcium Chloride, I needed to also start dosing Magnesium.

So here I am a couple of months into dosing Magnesium and I have to say, it's important. I previously used to describe my corals as "great color, decent polyp extension, slow growth". Color continues to be great, growth rates have visibly increased, but the biggest difference by far is the polyp extenstion. My Milli's, Prostrata, and Red Planet are quite "shaggy" now with pronounced polyp extension. I have a Neon Green Montipora Spongodes colony that looks almost brown, but not because of color loss; the brown polyps are so big/extended that they cover most of the colony now.

I recently researched Magnesium and I read several forum threads where Magnesium was suggested to people complaining about poor polyp extension. It bascially confirmed what I was already seeing, so as it turns-out, I just happened to accidentally stumble upon the benefits of this very important additive because I was trying to save a couple of bucks.

Also, I asked around Reef Central (Randy Holmes-Farley & others) and found-out you can mix Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride (important: both have to be "chlorides"), which is great because I can still use only one dosing pump for these additives. In a 1g container, I mix 2.5 cups of BRS Calcium Chloride and 1.5 cups of BRS Magnesium Chloride, but you can experiment with your own recipe.