Recent content by yorkcoparamedic

Welcome Spanky7, Glad to have you here!

Yes after I added a second PH and aimed it at the surface to help regulate my water temp any surface buildup not taken away by the skimmer was pushed away. I do agree with you that they are most likely not needed in the salt tank, but they do seem to have a some benefit (floating particles...

Ski will make a great moderator. Hats off to Ski.

Thanks for the point in the right direction. I found a really good article about Asterina gibbosa on the net and the picture that was displayed looks exactly like him. Only time will tell, if it gets larger then I will have to start over again searching for a species to fit him into.

No problem. Just remember when you post in a forum that you are going to get a lot of different feed back, ideas, opinions, and everything else. If it doesnt sound right too you it might not be best for your situation. Take a little bit of everyones advise and mix it with a good dose of research...

Very nice tank. I like the aquascaping! Like I said in the other post. Take your time and go slow. One thing at a time and enjoy every process even if that process is waiting.

OK fist is the shot of the Blue Starfish that I have only seen once. One or two of the CUC were captured in the film as well. Then are the Pajama Cardinalfish and Skunk Cleaner Shrimp. Followed up the Lavender Mushrooms and off to the Blastamussa Wellsi. Finally there is a shot of the Star...

Thats about when my largest diatom and green algae happened for me too. Very normal, just add CUC now and watch it disappear. Also my PO4 was up to 0.1mg/L so I added RowaPhos and it is down to 0.05 and there is minimal algae growth now. Enough to feed the CUC.

Great pics Ski, thanks for sharing!

I drain off some of the water in the bag that holds the specimen and then place the bag in the tank and clip it in place. I use a empty 500 ml IV bag that I got from the ER I work at and some IV tubing with a 20 gtt rating (gtt = drops)( 20 gtt = 1 ml ). I then use a syringe and fill the IV bag...

I am sorry to hear that you are having troubles with your livestock! Having said that, you did move ahead kinda quick. And from my understanding have a lot of issues to solve. One problem that you will have is that you have a small amount of water than most salt tanks ( hence the nano). Anyway...

Bought a second power head just to increase surface movement. Works well, I got a .5 to .75 degree F change for the better. I have it set to the same timer as my white lights, it only runs when they are on. I am going to try the fan now and set it up the same way. Hopefully that will help some...

I only run the skimmer for about 30 or 40 minutes a night. That is all it seems to need to keep things clean. When I go away for the weekend I just adjust the skimmer so it barely dips down into the water. So it only pulls a trickle of water in. So far so good, very little micro bubbles. I...

Sorry I forgot to place the link for it. It is the Fluval surface skimmer. Click Here to view product. Sorry about that!

I cant find any information on Hermit Crab reproduction. Do they reproduce? If so, I think the my Reg Leg Hermits have done so. I now have more then one tiny 3 or 4 mm crabs and they seem to stay on just one rock. Their coloration is a dark blackish red with white spots, just the same as the Red...