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  1. J

    Anyone in houston area sell rotifers??

    got sick and didn't tend to my rotifers so my culture crashed. anyone in houston sell s type rotifers? thanks
  2. J

    What coral is this?

    Bought this as a green birdnest but now having my doubts as to what it is. Grows purple with green tips.... birdnest or some type of stylo? Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  3. J

    How long will frozen food keep refrigerated in ro/di water

    In terms of human food i was wondering if the same applies to fish food and its life when not frozen anymore. I make up frozen cubes in a condiment squirt bottle with ro/di water and it typically feeds my fish for a little more than a week before i make up some more. my fish are healthy and...
  4. J

    Breeding clownfish... Babies dying... Need help

    So im breeding clownfish and have all the basics down. First batch of 90 transferred into fry tank had 5 alive the next morning. Second batch i had about 200 transfered over and 8 alive in the morning. There is something im not doing or doing wrong to kill almost the whole hatch and has me...
  5. J

    Cycle question

    So I started another tank at shop with a big sump full of liverock and started the cycle. Ammonia spiked to 4 and now zero in 4 days, nitrites show zero and nitrates show zero too still after 2 days. Could my nitrites and nitrates have spiked and came down so quick or not enough to measure...
  6. J

    Went fishing for a yellow tang

    As some of you may know my tank got hit with brooklynela (i think thats how its spelled) and i had to remove the 2 fish that were left. A flamehawk and a yellow tang. The flame was easy but its been 2 weeks trying for the yellow tang. Everything from netting it to homemade bottle traps. This...
  7. J

    Clownfish have disappeared

    Tank has been up for 4 months, i have red/blue leg crabs some large but nothing out of the norm. Hobbit worm? Thats one ugly critter but dont know if i had one hitch hike in coral that ive bought. Is there a way to check for them? I bought all my dead/dry rock from person on craigs and bought...
  8. J

    Clownfish have disappeared

    So i bought 8 baby clownfish for my 65, 4 dvincies and 4 occs. I know some will say it cant be done in that small of a tank but it has been done before and i thought id do it too. Bought last sat and everything was good until i seen my firehawk eat 2 of them. Put him in the sump. Six clowns...
  9. J

    Whats a good in sump return pump besides magpump?

    Ive always run magpumps for my returns but notice that they slowly increase in noise/vibration the olded they get and wanted to try something different. Whats a good quiet return pump that will run 1000 gph? Thanks
  10. J

    Lfs that had a good fish inventory over the weekend??

    So im looking to add more fish to my tank and thought i could ask here first instead of calling around....sorry if this sounds like im lazy but i will call too if i have to. The question is did anyone see the following fish at lfs over the weekend? Medium naso and blue hippo tang, occelarus...
  11. J

    Looking for blk/white clowns in north northeast area

    Looking to get blk and white clowns soon so I can introduce into tank with another pair of clowns. Anyone see any at lfs in the last few days. I live in humble. Thanks!
  12. J

    Update on my new tank, issues resolved

    So I finally got the tank cycle going after all the issues I had with the start up. First had it all up and running and discovered a leak on the back glass... Took it over to Eric at tx ocean aquatics to have it fixed and he did a great job. Then my skimmer was making too many bubbles and...
  13. J

    Ro membrane plugged?

    So finally got around to installing the ro/di for new tank and can't get water to flow out the either side the ro membrane outlet. Took the filter out and blew into it and can't get any flow thru it. The inlet/outlet ports are clear. Should it have flow thru it? Even minimal? The system was...
  14. J

    dang...new tank leaking

    bought a rimless ada 50 gallon a few months ago from craigs and have discovered it is leaking from the back glass. anyone know who can reseal it? thanks
  15. J

    new tank- skimmer overflowing

    set up a new 50 gallon tank and over the last 10 yrs that ive been in the hobby have always been able to dial in the skimmer within a few minutes. this one though has me scratching my head as i cant keep the skimmer from bubbling and overflowing. this is the 1st tank that i didnt use lr and...
  16. J

    any lps have good selection of assorted sand

    looking to buy some sand for a new tank and dont like what petco has in the atascocita store. will someone recommend a store that has sand other than the fine kind. thanks
  17. J

    reef breeders led.... channel 1 and channel 2

    just bought the 24" fixture and really like it but the instruction manual says very little about what intensity to have the whites and blues for coral growth. I'm not looking for specifics just a recommendation for a not so smart person like myself when it comes to lights and what light colors...
  18. J

    Scrap pieces of black acrylic where to buy besides Regal and A&C

    Regal and A&C don't sell scrap acrylic pieces anymore and I'm looking to buy some scraps to cover the glass overflow. Any other places? I googled and said places are the only 2 that came up that could have helped me. Thanks
  19. J

    Ecoxotic Panorama Pro LED Fixture, your thoughts why are they hard to find

    Anyone using these? Ive read good reviews on them but noone but dr. fosters is carrying them. all the other sites that carry/carried them say they are discontinued. makes me wonder why they are are so scarce to find. any other comparable lights to these? thanks in advance.
  20. J

    black acrylic sheets

    where can i find some blk acrylic sheets to make some overflow covers or who can fabricate this for me in the houston area? preferably close to humble area. thanks
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