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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/12/2008, 04:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,132
Posted By tetra-tag
Bacterial bloom due to the sugar? Don't know what...

Bacterial bloom due to the sugar? Don't know what they are colored with, presumably food safe so it will not be a problem.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 01/01/2008, 11:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 813
Posted By tetra-tag
The folks at 'Project DIBS' appear to have pegged...

The folks at 'Project DIBS' appear to have pegged several different species of the mini-brittlestars, perhaps someone with first hand experience with them can run down a bona-fide ID.
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Forum: Reef Discussion 12/25/2007, 11:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,635
Posted By tetra-tag
Which LFS was that lastdrummist? I live in SB and...

Which LFS was that lastdrummist? I live in SB and I am curious as to which one you witnessed this conversation in. (Guessing it was Marine Floor.)
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/14/2007, 04:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 460
Posted By tetra-tag
Consider also 'stomatella varia' snails and the...

Consider also 'stomatella varia' snails and the mini-brittle stars described at project dibs.

http://www.projectdibs.com/forums/misc.php?do=page&template=DIBSSpeciesPrices

I am not sure what...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/07/2007, 02:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 507
Posted By tetra-tag
I would add the clean-up crew first and let this...

I would add the clean-up crew first and let this small increase in bioload prepare the tank to handle the larger bio-load of the perculas a week or more later.
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 02:51 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 11,503
Posted By tetra-tag
DT's refers to bottled phyto-plankton from 'DT's...

DT's refers to bottled phyto-plankton from 'DT's plankton farm,' a business based in Illinois if I recall. Phyto-plankton is dosed to feed the micro-invertbrates (copepods, amphipods, isopods) on...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/15/2007, 02:58 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 685
Posted By tetra-tag
Could the white goo be stress induced release of...

Could the white goo be stress induced release of Gametes (spawn)?

http://www.dohenystatebeach.org/nn-starfish.htm
Forum: Southern California Reefers 10/11/2007, 02:36 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 580
Posted By tetra-tag
Sarah Lardizabal would appear to be the go-to...

Sarah Lardizabal would appear to be the go-to girl for all things Seagrass. She has many interesting articles here and elsewhere on the web.
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Forum: The Lounge 09/12/2007, 01:19 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,316
Posted By tetra-tag
Steamed Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus),...

Steamed Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus), Maryland Style with Old Bay.
Forum: The Lounge 07/02/2007, 03:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 209
Posted By tetra-tag
Arrow "Most everything we have likes acidity" The...

"Most everything we have likes acidity"

The addition of wood or charcoal ash will raise the pH of garden soil, not lower it. It is high in potash but also high in calcium carbonate, in a lower...
Forum: Fish Disease Treatment 06/03/2007, 03:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 290
Posted By tetra-tag
Might the 'white fuzzy' (cottony?) description...

Might the 'white fuzzy' (cottony?) description suggest a fungus? I don't know what the appropriate treatment for that would be, Maroxy or perhaps Melafix/Pimafix.

(This thread discusses some...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/30/2007, 02:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 254
Posted By tetra-tag
The blue sponge you have pictured above could be...

The blue sponge you have pictured above could be an example of Haliclona . (The only way to be certain of an identity would be expert examination of the 'spicules,' silicate or calcium 'twigs' which...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 05/14/2007, 01:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 720
Posted By tetra-tag
"'nem" is short for anemone. I imagine you would...

"'nem" is short for anemone. I imagine you would need to be concerned with the same issue (loss of slime coat due to the freshwater dip) with the frogspawn.
Forum: Southern California Reefers 02/23/2007, 02:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 243
Posted By tetra-tag
1.) Camarillo: Fins Tropical Fish, 2175 Pickwick...

1.) Camarillo: Fins Tropical Fish, 2175 Pickwick Dr.
Arnelle Road Exit (Note: not open Sundays.)
High End reef store, marine livestock appears to receive excellent care, relatively common...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/21/2006, 12:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 396
Posted By tetra-tag
Micro-nit: -ii= "eye" sound I believe...

Micro-nit:

-ii= "eye" sound

I believe this to be pronounced as two syllables, "ee" sound followed by "eye" sound. i.e:
lewisii = "lew-ISS-ee-eye" = Rule 2c

From this website:
...
Forum: Photography 07/11/2006, 02:35 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 605
Posted By tetra-tag
They're quite spiffy! What model camera did you...

They're quite spiffy! What model camera did you use?
Forum: The Lounge 07/07/2006, 03:01 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 785
Posted By tetra-tag
Crab(s): Callinectes Sapidus (Blue Crab), With...

Crab(s): Callinectes Sapidus (Blue Crab), With Old Bay TM
Steamed, not boiled.
With a knife, not a mallet.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 06/23/2006, 06:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 529
Posted By tetra-tag
Jacksonbriggs: The animals which build cocoons...

Jacksonbriggs: The animals which build cocoons out of the substrate material are either Chaetopterid or Spionid worms, according to Melev's ID site. They are considered beneficial detrivores so I'd...
Forum: New to the Hobby 06/17/2006, 05:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 151
Posted By tetra-tag
If you are referring to the blue-gray coral with...

If you are referring to the blue-gray coral with the "stalked" skeleton in the first photo, I think it is calaustrea furcata, aka trumpet coral, candy-cane coral. Forty bucks seems like a reasonable...
Forum: Reef Fishes 06/16/2006, 02:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 911
Posted By tetra-tag
Kennyboy1984: Good job on getting it to eat...

Kennyboy1984: Good job on getting it to eat mysis, but it might be a little less stressfull on the fish if the mysis were provided in the tank:

http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_diner.html
...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 06/11/2006, 06:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 432
Posted By tetra-tag
You may be seeing a curious type of sessile snail...

You may be seeing a curious type of sessile snail known as a vermetid. It builds a tube and casts mucous webs to trap particulates. I believe they are generally considered harmless, although some...
Forum: SPS Keepers 06/03/2006, 05:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 275
Posted By tetra-tag
The coral in the link that you provided closely...

The coral in the link that you provided closely resembles the Distichopora species coral depicted on page 104 of the Borneman book. (The corals illustrated for Stylaster appear to have finer, more...
Forum: Southwest Virginia Reef Club 05/31/2006, 01:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 437
Posted By tetra-tag
I have no personal experience with this business,...

I have no personal experience with this business, but Pacific East Aquaculture in Maryland carries both the Tongan Nassarius (as jumbo nassarius) and the Trochus. However it looks like you can only...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/30/2006, 12:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 418
Posted By tetra-tag
I don't have any personal experience, but when I...

I don't have any personal experience, but when I am ready to order LR I plan on buying the Tonga Specialty Live Rock from Pacific East Aquaculture (a.k.a Dr. Mac and Sons). Their facility is in...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/16/2006, 01:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 189
Posted By tetra-tag
Can't do much without a pic, but it sounds like...

Can't do much without a pic, but it sounds like you may have seen the reproductive stage of a polychaete worm (known as an epitoke.)
Take a look at this post:...
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