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I don't have an R/O unit, so I'm not sure of some of the costs. But, I did more calculations. The break point for 1 year is a 40-50 gallon tank....
I agree with Trancy's excellent point -- for smaller tanks it is more economical to just buy R/O water from the store. I did some...
Oh, I don't know about that, Raven. Triggers are tough, but slow-moving fish like Lions don't need a lot of room. A long time ago I had a...
I'm going to go out on a limb and disagree with Jason. :o In my opinion, and based on my experience with Fish Only tanks, I don't think the...
You're welcome. You made some excellent points.
Need a skimmer, for sure. If the fish are as messy as Blubfish says, you'll want a good filter, too. Sump? Up to you. Most people on this site...
She was sad earlier (the starfish fell on her and startled her). Here's another pic.... [img]
The anemone is happy. Here's a picture. [img]
Steve and his wife with the 45 gallon modified hex tank in the background.
The Scarlet Reef hermit crab is one of the newer hermit crabs in my tank. The Green legged Hermit and the Chocolate Chip Starfish are long-time residents.
One of the newer hermit crabs in my tank.
The Scarlet Reef Hermit is one of the newer hermit crabs in my tank. Little Green Leg hermit (and his buddy, Big Green Leg) are longer term residents.
"A Bad Reef-lection" "Looking for a home for Nemo" or, "Poison, bombs, and genocide: How We're Killing the Coral Reefs"
I feed my fish a pinch of flake food twice a day. Never more than they'll eat in a minute or two. I have to target where I place it, or the Clown and...
We have an acronym list in the works (Matt, are you listening?) Go to the discussion thread "Glossary of Terms" at...
Boxer? Anne, Boxer shrimp is the general name for the family to which Banded Coral Shrimp belong (Stenopods). I don't remember any other...
How long have you had this thing set up? Go slow! Perhaps you should do the fish-only thing for 6 months to a year, and then slowly add the coral...
Dador, IMHO, the distilled water leaching issue is a non-issue. If you're using distilled fresh water for top-off, that's probably less than 10% of...
I agree with Matt. It's an experience for more established tanks, too. If you have fish waste (leading us through the nitrogen cycle) and lighting,...
The ball on a stick might be red slime algae (cyanobacteria). Some of the slime masses that I had looked like stalactites with bubble tips.
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