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Chaeto is great and I spotted someone selling on Craigslist and got a nice bunch for $8. Copepods, shrimp, snails and other critters I got from saltwaterfish.com. They have good deals for new buyers on start up critters.

I did a lot of research on this and decided to not go with bio balls because of the nitrate issue and because I go through periods where I can't give as much time to the tank as I would like to keep the balls clean. Instead, I built a refugium (25g) for a 125g tank with live rock, chaeto, deep...

Checked out saltwaterfish.com for pistols and saw they had four different kinds. Tiger pistol looked pretty good - is one better than the other?They're also having a nice sale today - 20% off all live orders for new buyers today only. They had an absolutely gorgeous green mandarin on sale for...

Thanks. I'm going to head up to Bay Area to bigger store and check them for pistols this weekend. They have a bigger selection and may have the toadstool as well.:an26:

Sank you. Got the six big, fat turbo snails going tonight. LFS didn't have pistol shrimp, only peppermint, fire and cleaner shrimp.

Added six turbo snails tonight.

Good advice - that helps a lot. I'll get that red algae out first, then get a few shrimp to get started. I'll scrub out that bad live rock this weekend and start getting the water chemistry set properly. Thanks!

Thanks for the link Crimson and for taking interest in this topic. I'm enjoying the prospects of building out this reef tank and will probably keep coming back for additional advice as I am very much learning as I go. With chaeto in the refugium, should I also add mangrove or just stick with the...

Good advice all - thanks. I'll scrub the rocks this weekend and see how they look next week. Flame Angel looks like a good ad - appears to be very healthy - been watching it for a couple of weeks now. I'll scrub the red algae off the glass and cut back on the lights, but what is best for the...

Thank you Crimson. We're now at the point where I tossed the sand from the Aiptasia tank, moved the rock to a holding tank while I try to figure out how to cleanse it and ensure that no Aiptasia is left - don't know whether to just junk the rock or rehabilitate it. Stinks right now. On to the...

Restoring Aquarium So we set up the 100-gallon aquarium, live rock. live sand, a maroon clown and one six-banded goby, a couple of hermit crabs, moving over plenty of water from initial tank and everything seems to be going well. Chemistry is good, although ph was at the high end 8.4+. All...

Holy Crap! Woke up this morning and checked tank to find Nuclear Option had initiated. I checked my little problematic 40g tank and noticed the powerhead was off. Tried to adjust and thought, holy ****, the water is frickin hot! The **** thermometer got stuck and cooked the tank! Corals were...

Good source for the copperband? I'm using a couple of peppermint shrimps but the **** stuff is growing way too fast for them. Also heard about using nudibranchs, but also heard they die once the stuff is killed. I've also heard you can take the rocks out and burn each aiptasia with a torch and...

Scenario: Setting up a clean, 100-gallon tank to develop as a reef tank. Starting points: Transferring 100 gallon acrylic tank to classroom/lab on Monday with 100 lb live Fiji rock (clean), live sand (oolite) working heater, but broken filter. Have on hand: several older pumps, powerheads...

Hello all, I'm President of the Friends of Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science, an academic program focusing on math, science and marine biology at Monterey High School. We were founded in 1994 by Steve Webster and Chuck Baxter of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Hopkins Marine Research...