Recent content by thedirtboys

Thanks! Waiting to join their forum before I can message them...

Odd request, I'm sure, but I have a tank waiting to house one of these terrors. If you come across one and need to get rid of it, let me know.

A bit of an off the wall question here, and some background for its application to start. I do an aftercare service for pets and use aquamation instead of cremation. Basically how it works is a highly alkaline solution (pH ~ 12-13) at a near boiling temp is used to break down tissue. The...

I'll take 4 if still available!

I recently got a brittle star but it has these weird pods (not the spikes everywhere) all over the tops of it's legs. They don't seem to bother anything and they're definitely supposed to be there, I'm just curious if anyone knows their purpose, and what kind of star this is specifically. Thanks!

Hello! I have two of the cleaner shrimp and one of them has a ton of green eggs. I've started the basic research for breeding and from what I've found out is, it's pretty difficult. I'm going to go ahead and give it a try. My basic plan so far is to set up a dedicated breeder tank and feed...

Checked out AoA today and it was just what I was looking for. Great selection and the staff is even better. I will make it to some of the meetings there as well. Happy to join the community here, and thanks for the reference! I swung by Strictly Fish while I was out and they seemed alright as...

Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I will be checking them out this Sunday and I'll be sure to make it to some of the meetings there! I had found a couple places on Yelp that I checked out today but their salt water selection was almost non-existent. I think I'll be much more satisfied with AoA.

Hello all, I am brand new to Long Beach and am looking for a quality LFS that is not too far away. I am just setting up a 110 gallon reef aquarium and need a home base to go to! All help and suggestions are appreciated, thanks all.

So I made the mistake of going on vacation and leaving my tank in the care of the roommate. Needless to say, when I got back quite a few of the corals were dead including all my pulsing xenia. If anyone is giving it away or selling it cheap I would love to get my hands on some again. It's fun to...

Why not put a tank of water in the fridge that the pump would feed directly into and out of, kind of like a sump or refugium? You could have a pump inside the fridge for circulation to avoid stagnant water, then put a temp control on the pump that feeds the water from the tank into the fridge...

I have a JBJ mini arctica 1/15 hp chiller (it doesn't have the newer digital control, just the older dial) that has stopped working. Water runs through it fine but when it comes time for it to start cooling water the red alarm light comes on. I've tried running fresh water in reverse to flush...

Thanks for the advice. I got a little cheapo and someone also hooked me up with cheato.

I just built a refugium and now I need a light, I just don't want to pay $50 for a new one. 12" is best. It doesn't need to look good, it just needs to be able to grow some cheato and other macroalgae. Speaking of which... is anyone giving any away? I'm located in Pomona. Sometimes I go to Long...

Reeffer, what kind of protein skimmer is that? I just bought a tank that came with one that looks almost exactly like the one in the pic but I can't find any writing or serial number or anything at all on it...