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Forum: New to the Hobby 12/06/2005, 03:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 174
Posted By vrob
Hey Sean, I did exactly that! I have a big tub...

Hey Sean, I did exactly that! I have a big tub that I mix my water in and I took each piece out, one by one, and ran it under the powerhead before putting it in the tub. Now I have all the pieces...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/06/2005, 02:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 174
Posted By vrob
Calling TBS owners/dealing with "sand"

After several months of neglecting that tank (water params have been kept up though, just haven't addee livestock), I will finally be getting new lights tomorrow and will be giving the tank some much...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/05/2005, 06:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 320
Posted By vrob
Thumbs up I caught the mantis!!!

Hi guys,
I FINALLY caught a mantis that I have had in my tank after a whole year!!!! Caught him with the X-terminator trap (he has all of a sudden gotten dumb; he used to be smart enough to "steal"...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2005, 08:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 206
Posted By vrob
It is a 30 gal. long and I have 2 MJ 1000's,...

It is a 30 gal. long and I have 2 MJ 1000's, which on the maxi jet says 291 gph., so that would be 582 gph I guess? I have one positioned in the right back corner and the front left corner and no...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2005, 05:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 206
Posted By vrob
Sifting flying detritus out of tank....

I am in the process of trying to pull my neglected tank together and I want to know if someone can help me with the flying small, dust like particles that are floating around in the tank and settle...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2005, 04:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 205
Posted By vrob
JW. good to hear that the stuff will eventually...

JW. good to hear that the stuff will eventually come back. Just ordered a 2 X 96 watt light fixture from an ebay store for $88.95 and did a water change and treating the water to get rid of some...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2005, 03:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 205
Posted By vrob
That's the thing - I don't know which rock he is...

That's the thing - I don't know which rock he is in right now. He moves about the place quite a bit! I actually had caught him with a mantis trap that I purchased and I was going to take him to the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2005, 03:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 205
Posted By vrob
Giving TLC to a neglected tank

Hi guys,
It has been a while since I posted, but I am in dire need of some help. I have a 30 long and had an assortment of live rock and several invtertebrates, a few coral and 2 fish, along with a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/24/2005, 08:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 96
Posted By vrob
Thanks! I'll try giving those guys a call to see...

Thanks! I'll try giving those guys a call to see if they can help.
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/24/2005, 07:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 96
Posted By vrob
Need solution for blown ballast.....

I purchased a dual Current-USA fixture 9 months ago. (2 x 96 watts). I purchased it online and can't find any of my paperwork or either remember exactly where I ordered it from. I neglected to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/17/2005, 10:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By vrob
I have a canopy on it and it covers all except...

I have a canopy on it and it covers all except about 1/8 of an inch on the front. I thought that could possibly be it, but I put a towel there last night to see what could be soaked up between then...
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/17/2005, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By vrob
Where could the leak be?

I have a 30 gallon sitting on a wooden stand. I keep feeling the damp spot on the floor right in front of the aquarium but I don't feel anything as I run my hands all along the seams of the entire...
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/02/2005, 12:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 607
Posted By vrob
I guess I may mean the coral, etc.

I guess I may mean the coral, etc.
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/02/2005, 11:31 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 607
Posted By vrob
Which invertebrate food do you swear by??

I have used Phytoplex as well as Micro-Vert, but have heard others mentions Marine Snow, Cyclopeeze, Chromomax, etc. I have a 30 gallon tank with two fish and some zoos, and a few different types of...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/28/2005, 10:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 146
Posted By vrob
I somewhat came to that conclusion. I figured...

I somewhat came to that conclusion. I figured the royal gramma just got chased to death, but couldn't figure out the mysterious death of the coral beauty. I checked water params before I put either...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/28/2005, 10:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 146
Posted By vrob
Where did my fish disappear to?

I have been meaning to post this for a while out of curiosity, but since I didn't have any major problems (water params o.k.) I didn't worry about it. I have a 30 gallon reef tank and about 50...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/17/2005, 09:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 297
Posted By vrob
Will emerald crab eat shrooms, coral???

I have had my 30 gal tank set up for almost 3 months now with the TBS setup. I still have a few corals that came in on the rock and it's really pretty. I would like to get some shrooms or some...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/13/2005, 12:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By vrob
I took about 13 down to the store (left the other...

I took about 13 down to the store (left the other 2 in the tank because I can imagine they will look pretty cool as they get the size of a tennis ball) and they gave me a $30 credit. Not too bad at...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/12/2005, 11:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By vrob
Fair price for pencil urchins?

I have several pencil urchins that I got as hitchhikers in my TBS package. (actually they have multiplied to "several") and I want to take some down to my LFS for a credit. They are about the size of...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/05/2005, 10:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 112
Posted By vrob
I had read somewhere that they would tear into...

I had read somewhere that they would tear into it, but I figured after 2 months that they hadn't, they wouldn't..........I have so many of them and I am thinking about trading some of them at the LFS...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/05/2005, 09:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 112
Posted By vrob
What could have eaten my red kelp???

I had a little piece of red kelp that came with my TBS package and it was growing quite nicely since right before Thanksgiving. I left town Thursday afternoon to return today and as I was inspecting...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/15/2005, 06:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By vrob
I caught him (by leaning a glass with a piece of...

I caught him (by leaning a glass with a piece of shrimp in it against a rock) but I still have another one in the tank. (just saw him) Still can't see the "filters", but he does not have black claws....
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/14/2005, 09:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By vrob
This one doesn't have the filters but has the...

This one doesn't have the filters but has the hairy legs, which is why i am concerned that it may be a baby gorilla crab. However, its body is flat, which was not that way on the gorilla crab i...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/14/2005, 09:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By vrob
Miniature "gorilla crab" or porcelain crab?

I just finished feeding my cup corals brine shrimp and in addition to the hermit smails stealing the food directly from the cup, I also see what looks like a miniature gorilla crab sticking its claw...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/01/2005, 10:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 589
Posted By vrob
I have the trap set up near the hole the crab...

I have the trap set up near the hole the crab frequents. A little while ago, he was walking all around the aquarium like he really belonged there. I was submerging the trap down in the water just...
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