Rick

My Red Scooter Blenny buries everything except it's eyes in the sand every night.

Just thought I would throw a big thanks out to JK47. He had some aragonite sand/gravel from a tank purchase that he threw up on the forum yesterday that he was giving away. It's an excellent example of the Freshwater and Saltwater guys working together. When I was over there I took an opportunity to get a few pictures of his freshwater tanks. I could see at least four that were set up. He is actually a hobby breeder trying to keep the rare fish in the hobby which Matt discussed at the meeting yesterday. He did list off the names of these fish while he was showing them to me (sometimes using the scientific names) so it's obvious he knows his stuff. I'm not even going to try to repeat them though. (I think a few were Cichlids but I'm not certain)

Thanks, Not sure offhand. We discussed it but I don't recall for certain what he said. I'm sure he will see this though.

Here's a nice rundown of several hermit species with pictures. http://users.skynet.be/fa311324/article/hermit.htm

Check this link: http://users.skynet.be/fa311324/article/hermit.htm Perhaps Calcinus pulcher?

I went by Jesse's place last week to swap a couple of things and grabbed some pictures while I was there.

Good luck. Most of us have gone through this with damsels at one time or another. Last one I caught using a couple of flashlights and net at night. Still had to tear part of the tank apart though.

First thing that pops out at me is that you've had to set it upright every day. This means one of two things. First is that something may be knocking it over. This is highly unlikely though. Even if it is the cause though then I suspect it finally gave up after having been irratated too much. The second possibility which I find more likely is that it's unhappy with where it is and is trying to move somewhere that has what it needs. (Lesson to others, if your clam doesn't stay put then it is missing something it needs) This could be a lack of enough light (which is what I suspect), too much or too little flow, or not enough food. If it's been this way all day then first be sure it is still alive. If not you're gonna want it out of there immediately so it doesn't stink up the house. (It can take weeks to get the smell out) If it is alive I would get it higher in the tank in an area with low flow and see if that helps.

I might have something. I have a bag of old filters and such in the closet and it has a couple of small pumps. I'll take a look.

I know of a store up here (not a sponsor) that also doesn't allow any pics.(nutty)

Thanks, it was nice meeting you also. I'll go through the pictures of your tanks and see if I can find a few decent ones. I think you and Kate may have a bit in common since she also does some freshwater breeding I think. Kate, I'll let you know if I end up with extra. It will probably be 2 or 3 weeks. Need to clean it really well and then let it set outside for a couple of weeks. Then I plan to make up 100# or so of DIY rock with it.

If I could do it I would have a sump/refugium that is double the display volume.

Looks great but are you sure that's 1"?

The problem with a single overflow with almost any type of drain is that the drain flow closely matches to the return flow to keep it from gurgling. When it's like this all it takes is a snail crawling into it to slow the drain flow to the point that the return flow is faster. It might never happen but when it comes to potentially flooding the house I don't like to take chances. I actually have 3 drains at 3 different levels. The lowest one is choked off with a valve (The way John mentioned above) so the flow matches the return almost exactly. It's adjusted so the level is right at the second drain. (The drain is silent because there is no air entering it which is what causes the gurgling) The second one is wide open without a valve and can carry the entire volume if necessary. The third drain is overkill at the moment however it will come into use as the backup if I ever put a larger return pump in. Even with my old 40g using a HOB overflow I still drilled it out and added a backup drain.

Looks like the drain is on the left side of the box. I would put another one on the right side as a backup regardless of the type used. (Tanks with only one drain scare me)

I've seen fuzzy mushrooms eating krill and mysis so not too surprising. I have some zoa's/paly's that snag mysis out of the water column too. If it hadn't happened to me I would never have believed an RBTA would eat a Lionfish or a Carpet a Long Spine Urchin. A Cynarina eating a Mandarin is a bit of a surprise though.

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Brain Food..............

Here are the ones that I got. If anyone needs a closer picture then I'll open the original back up.

Thanks, I need to do a little more checking, I'm going off what a couple of the LFS said yet that post is stating something different (which sounds more accurate to me).

The difference between them is that with the non-shunted ones the lights just slide up in place and are held up by the spring tension. With the shunted caps there is a locking ring (usually a small green disk) that keeps the light from slipping out (It spins with the bulb at the end and turns sideways). Note this is not the waterproof cap on the outside. I'm not sure why they call them shunted rather than just saying that they have locking endcaps.

Are the endcaps shunted?