it expanded ok the first day or so, but never raised itself upright. now its stalk is starting to get a black streaky patch in it, some reddish brown flake-like spots and its looking slimy and boogery at the base where its attached to the frag disk. i can see the slime moving in the current...

Hello my new reef friends. I started out with a friend giving me a 55g tank that was set up for freshwater. I had just barely started changing it over to a saltwater tank, when this 58g tank came up for sale and I couldn't pass it up. (this has been an ongoing problem with me with any hobby I...

I have several types of leathers and softies that I have fragged and mounted (or available to be fragged) and would like to trade for ricordia and/or zoas. They are: sinularia (spaghetti leather, both brown and green), colt coral, devil's hand, cabbage leather, kenya tree, encrusting gorgonian...

im saving money and i am going to buy a better lighting but don't know what the beset kind to get between 100 and 200. in the tank i want frog spawn acropora hammer coral fox coral and toad stools. Does anyone kow what kind i should get like.. name brand, wattage, how many bubls, and the...

How do soft corals do in BB tanks? I've been reading for a couple of days, and it seems as if opinions are mixed. Tank specs 55 gal tank 65 lbs Fiji LR 4x65 PC Remora Aqua C Gen-X PCX 40 (CLS)

I just bought a Yellow Leather Coral on Friday. Today, I noticed that on one edge of the ruffle, it turned sort of brown/black. I shook it off and it floated in the water. Now, where this was there a part of the leather missing. Will it be ok? Anyone else experience this before?

So the LFS talked me into buying some frozen rotifers (5 bucks, worth a try right?) I was wondering if anyone else uses these for their filter feeders. Also how much for my 75 gal, livestock list below. I was planning on using the rotifers and phytoplankton on different days, swithcing back...

I think this is a spaghetti leather? Is this safe to keep w/ sps?

Okay.. here is a list of items I can bring pending interest... it's amazing I have frags now where last year I was just adding them to the tank.. CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION pulsing xenia (at least 4 pieces available) - free (Goingpoor) green striped mushrooms (5 available) - trade/$1 ea...

well you can not say no to free. My friend wanted to part with one of his finger leather so i took it. From the research i have done on it already it looks like a fiji finger leather but thats open to debate. Anyway just put it in.

ok so most of you remember my spaghetti leather that needs viagra. Wekk I got tired of it looking like it was today so i reached in to atleast move it and it was only maybe 5% attached to the base it came with. I remember you all asking if it was attached to a base and that it needed to be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ObYOPHA1sQ&mode=related&search=time%20lapse%20leather%20coral Does this mean my one spaghetti leather will be the only one i have to buy forever.

Well if you didnt know i took back my green torch :( and got a spaghetti leather. And after seeing it in my tank, it didnt look that big in the store, i realized i needed to reaquascape. So I pushed the three big base rock to the back wall and actually broke alot of my other rocks to a more nano...

Well i pushed hard at That Fish Place for them not to toss my green torch coral and after about 20min of arguing they fraged the two bad parts of the torch and diped the rest. Not that some not all beleived I was going to take care of it but after some"flame" responses to my issue i made sure it...

I don't know if any of you remember but I was asking about an ID on a particular coral and I had pretty bad photos of it I've got a good one now so please ..........

i just got home a bit ago and found my torch like this. The top brand as you see is not out at all and has a nasty film coming out of it. The one behind it is out a little. The other ones are like it usually is at night. The tooth coral looks fine. I just tested the water and as usual its fine...

I am setting up a 115 reef next month and have been debating light choices. Do t-5's put out the same light with less wattage, also meaning less heat buildup? How do I decide which to get? If I go with t-5's what size? Is there a comparison chart that will tell you what size PC's = T-5's...

Well, it was FAR from an outstanding showing in the voting polls... But, this is the date that my wife and I will set the date of the meeting for. Directions to our house will be posted as well as a phone number if anyone would need to call for any reasons. Hope that everyone can make it...

Looking for SPS coral suggestion & I now will not sign off after this post is finish> I sign on again on my daughters compuiter and this time I will not sign out hoping that im in to ask and answer things. I am however deep into more SPS coral search and hopefully many here could assist me...

Tank specs: 55 gallon reef and fish with DSB and approx 60lbs LR 30 gallon sump (in basement - 10ft drop) with DSB and chaetomorph Temp kept at 80-28F SG 1.025-1.026 (swing arm hygrometer) Inhabitants: Amphiprion clarkii (clark's clownfish) Lawnmower blenny 2 chromis (used to be 3) Strawberry...