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I am sorry to announce that 54seaweed (John) is no longer with us. He peacefully passed away Sunday, September 2. I am his daughter, Ashley. My stepmother and I are very heartbroken and would like his memory to be looked upon with love and laughter. He was very much a funny and kind soul who...

As many may have noticed I all of a sudden disappeared for almost a month . I'd like to thank the ones who pmed with concern , As many know I have terminal cancer and my immune system is very weak. I some how came down with pneumonia again It took me to a very far delusion. I felt like my time...

I just got a crate of lobsters and they're packed in tons of green kelp I was wondering hes anyone used kelp in the sump its very odd looking 10 to 20 foot shoots big leaves and giant pods the size of golf balls running down the shoot

whats the best way to safely raise Kh/calcium both are almost undetectable on the scale , I would like to get them back up to a good level before I start loosing corals . I don't think I have ever seen these levels so low . I have used 2 different test kits. API = KH almost undetectable...

been playing with different lenses and filters today amazingly I think I finally figured out how to work this darn thing , took me over a year to figuring out all those gizmo's and how each lens does different things . so here is are some of my better shots today .

I know where I can get a brand new 30g pool sand filter for a good price, I was thinking of how I could set it up down stairs in my basement next to the sump that pumps water outside , this way it could be back washed into the sump periodically , I was thinking rather running the overflow to...

Has anyone else come across the down sizing of cubed foods. each cube now are about 1/2 of what they were . I tend to order in bulk for price and shipping. this time I ordered several types of foods pretty much like normal, 4+ sleeves well I got a big surprise all the frozen packs were cut in...

This morning my wife's little Baby of 18 years has passed . She held on till mothers day the day my wife first got her , both my wife and daughter are taking it hard . they both know now she will rest next to her brother spider who passed almost 3 years ago . we have a small pet cemetery where...

for about 2 months I couldn't for the life of me figure out why my zoa's were so irritated , well today I found out I took out the rock to do a dip you would never guess what I found , not 1 or maybe 2 but more like 10 baby clams . there still to small to Id but in time I will be able to tell ...

just picked up a Kent Marine Cyclone Media Reactor I got everything set up and ready to go now to my question isn't the water in the reactor supposed to have a water circulation movement inside the reactor hence the name cyclone the stupid part in the instruction manual it don't show or tell...

I should have seen this coming , my Vlamingi tang and clown tang had been picking on one another on and off over the past 3 months. I kept saying I need to separate them , than they would chill out like nothing ever happen for a week or so , so I paid no mind and left them together not ever...

ok this really didn't make me happy , this was my zoa colony last night as I took some picts of my tank, now this really wasn't what I was expecting after turning on the lights something or someone in my tank went on a feeding frenzy on one of my 100+polyp colony of zoas someone or...

added a bunch of new frags to the tank 60 to be exact I forgot about taking picts of all of them but I did get a couple after they settled in , As soon as I learn how this camera works Ill do a photo dump

everyone I talked to about growing a nice size sponge bush said it was almost impossible as the fish would always plow it over , well I beat the odds and after 6 months of cutting it back to get it to spread I got my sponge bush . everyone who see's it wants it , the hardest part was seeding the...

This morning we got very sad news , one of our fellow members has passed so unexpectedly, he will be missed . IN LOVING MEMORY OF ONE OF OUR FELLOW FISH KEEPERS CRAIG HENNING OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO CRAIG'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND...

Saddle Wrasse Clown Tang It's always fun adding new editions since I'm on the subject of new editions this little one was born in my tank the proud parents are a green coris wrasse and a red coris wrasse , research says it's very rare to have baby's born in captivity . this little one...

Not in all my days did I think I'd experience cold like this, I moved out here to Colorado because I love the snow , I experienced the cold and grew to love it now I'm used to cold up to a point 4*below zero was the coldest. well now I can say that was one hot summer day , Last night I...

JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS I have 2 tanks with stands tank 1 is a 35g hex with wood stand and wood hood tank 2 is a 36g bowfront with metal stand I have no hardware for these tanks I will not ship no exceptions I prefer to sell as a pair $100. for everything (COLORADO ONLY PLEASE) I just need...

do you give your fish a special treat for thanksgiving , this year they are going to feast on fresh live clams and mussels and some fresh cod ,My lobster knows something good is coming as he is sitting on the side of the tank were I always feed , he usually isn't seen but maybe once or twice a...

this is a funny story I just had to tell it ! So they say there bear proof :cool: But are they really.... I was told by the trash company spend the extra $50 for a bear proof garbage can. Ok well I did Yah .. did I do the right thing :whistle: The bears always threw around my old cans but...

May be someone has done what I was thinking or has a clue if this may work or not .. I have a Cobalt 4 stage canister filter with a external inline pump, it is submerged in the tank like recommended on the intake side , I get very little water flow out of the return , at first I thought the...

First of all I would like to wish everyone a Safe and happy forth of July weekend. As a former North Carolina Fireman I would like to offer a few safety tips for a safe holiday weekend , these simple tips could save your life or even a trip to the emergency room. 1.) Always have a...

who would of ever thought of a yellow tang and a red coris wrasse they never leave one's side , they swim the tank so gracefully together , every time I try to catch a video they hide , it's just so cool to see them best of friends .

who would ever think Snow in April :eek: Forecast calls for 2 to 4 feet this is nutz , the last time we had a forecast like this was March 2003 with almost 5 feet the town was shut down over a week . The power company expects over 2 million customers to loose power . hopefully it won't be down...

Here I am doing a water change in my predator tank , things were going fine than POOF , out of no where a big bubble raising this big ugly black cloud from out of the sand , the stench was so bad I had fell off the step stool I was standing on , It was just as bad as a septic tank if not worse ...