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Take your meds...

Now I think you're the one who's had too much coffee.

This may help you for future purchases. http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/297782-a-survey-of-non-aquatic-plants/

The first thing I was going to tell you after having read the thread was to lose the canister. Man, does it take up real estate! If I could quibble at anything, it's the planting methods. Eleocharis and Hemianthus really do best when planted in much smaller clumps. Yep, a huge, tedious...

So you assumed the filter would take care of the ammonia produced by the florabase?

I find this a bit hard to digest. I've run several planted tanks in the past with brand new filters and have not experienced this and I didn't cycle any of those tanks. They did the silent cycle. Also, why, in a densely planted tank, would you even bother cycling a tank or using mature media...

Only "good"?

The 20g will grow the crypts and other things fine with 15W of T8, so basically stock lighting is totally fine for most low-light plants (java fern, mosses, crypts, swords, etc). No CO2, no fancy substrate. Check out this thread...

Those look way different from each other!

It's Cyperus helferi. Aquatic. Up the daylight bulb photo period to 8 hours, turn off the air stones. While you need some surface agitation, having run many non CO2 planted tanks in my time, you don't want water breakage, that's for SW, but ripples that don't break, if you know what I mean...

You live here... And I think, the owner allows for pickups. Nice guy, we've exchanged emails a year ago. http://tbsaltwater.com/ You might want to see if you can schedule a pick up of any LR you do order. Tampa is actually one of the most active Marine reefing hubs in the country. If you...

I no longer work as mod here, so I'm in the dark as to what has happened. I'm sure the new team will fix it. L

I have too many tanks...

Look at the classifieds for people who are taking down their tanks. That's usually a good place to find decent LR with stuff on it. I'm US so I don't know derbyshire. Also, be sure to check out the nano resource center in the pinned topics above. I highly recommend that you add all the LR...

Ok, I was supposed to get a pair of pearly jawfish today and my LFS had a pair of pearly jawfish. I, however, am stupidly picky about my fish and one had a ripped fin. On the other hand, there was a delightful single pearly jawfish that looked better, so I just took him. Already digging...

:lol: I tend to convert people. I added some components to this tank. First, the refugium is now complete. It'll run on an opposite photo period. Second, here's some critters from my other tanks. 2 scarlet hermits & and assortment of snails. No banded trochus. I want one and have one...

yeah, I'm glad too. I see growth, so this is an excellent sign. Some polyps will be going into my new Fluval Spec, but most of them will stay here, I think, in a section of the tank. Saves me money on corals actually. I really need to change the filter pads on my RO unit, that's next week's...

Here are some details about what I want to accomplish with this system. Stats -Fluval Spec with back chamber emptied out to serve as a giant refugium, everything else I will try to have remain stock . I will see if I can fit a Rio 90 into the pump chamber of the Spec. If so, I may try to...

Hmmmm, may be a condition of my particular eagle eyes. There are so many morphs. I like Coraffix for attaching frags. For rock, I still use old fashioned putty. Oh, you're welcome, 56jman. I've enjoyed my time here, but I'm not going anywhere! I'm still here. LOLOL Retired doesn't mean...

Inchy is forum admin now. How are you doing? I remember your posts. Is it Frank? I haven't kept cories in a long spell, went salty. :) L

OM, can you do me a favor and unlock my marine journals, please? They're in the marine section. Yes, we have a marine section. Go look. :)

Acclimate it very slowly and make sure it gets enough to eat. It's secretive and gets timid. It exhibits typical wrasse behavior, but without much of the aggression. It'll probably get lost and will be out-competed for food in a larger tank. I had the Tanaka's which is very similar. They...

ok :good:

30g tank - check 50g outside filter - optional, most use a filter of some time for mechanical filtration, a modified refugium, or as a storage place for chemical filtration (activated carbon, etc) undergravel filter - not used much anymore in Marine systems. I wouldn't bother. protein skimmer -...

I hate it when glue doesn't hold. Sigh... What are you presenting a paper on? C'mon, you knew I'd ask. :)

It's a mushroom coral.

This made me lol... This made me lol even harder...

IMO, 10g is too small for a wrasse, barring the pygmy wrasses, like the white-banded or Tanaka's. I'd watch it closely. They just swim around too much. L

Staring your cycle... Sorry, I had rehearsal. L

For what tank? And what's your current power head's gph?

Now, it is starting to look like proper Dutch. Still too much green, but let's wait and see what the tips of the stems do when exposed to the top. You may get some nice blushing. L

Yes, you could technically, though you'll have to cycle the tank regardless of your planned stocking. No, for a tank your size and for the planned stocking, IMO, a skimmer isn't needed.

Coral propagation tank... What's the halide strength & Kelvin rating? L

A refugium is a chamber or a converted filter that houses organisms that would be easy prey for in tank inhabitants. It also serves as a place to grow macro algae, usually chaetomorpha for nutrient export. No clown fish, hermit crab is ok. The reason why I say no clown fish is because they do a...

My only concern would be a lack of flow, but this should work well to heal mushrooms and let them anchor. I don't know about zoas though, they need a bit more circulation, but a great idea for shrooms. L

It would work, but with the following qualifications... 1. Good circulation around the LR, aim for 20-40x turnover of water movement, to be accomplished with power heads 2. Sufficient light, for a Fish only with Live Rock, you'll need at least some light to grow coralline algae. For corals...

I love it when the banded trochus suck... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTSWdHY9Ny4 Hehehehe, I wish I can put the above with this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_XshoW6oPs&feature=plcp Never liked nerites either. They don't last like the trochus and astreas do. Ceriths are also...

Yeah, reducing the photo period after a lighting upgrade is usually the easiest option, Lady J. Also remember that when you purchase corals, a lot of people forget to light acclimate them. This takes about a week, if you really want the job done right. I guess I'm more aware of it because...

Have been continuing to add the fish food? I'm wondering because you still have ammonia and nitrite, though the presence of nitrate indicates that some cycling has occurred. I'd stop the fish food and see if you can get zero ammonia and nitrites. pH is a tad low, but you know what? Don't...

go add a picture, this is very interesting. It's similar in idea to my in tank refugium, which is also spacious enough to heal frags. L