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thanks all. To the first reply, Idon't think my biological filter is the problem. I have been checking frequently for ammonia and nitrates, have not detected any, and this was rechecked by my LFS. Although I am very concerned about the possibility of my shroom's demise if things don't...

My tank is sick and I can't figure out what the cause is. Please help! About a month ago, the first indication was that my mushroom anenomes were not extending as much as usual. I first attributed this to a somewhat fluctuating temp and salinity, as we were just getting going with the heating...

just out of curiosity, do you live in a region of the country where this would be the time of year you start using your home heating system more heavily?

I did a partial water change just about two weeks ago (and will be doing another this w/e, on my normal schedule.) After the change, all residents were happy. about three days after, I noticed that my green actinodiscus mushroom was not quite as fully "in bloom'' as he usually is. I did some...

I appreciate your 2Cents! Even though you may not have direct experience comparing DT with Marine Snow, your observations help me be aware of other alternatives, and what the possible downfalls/advantages might be. Doesn't replace individual research and experience, but it helps! That's...

pretty! mine are more greenish.

about the frozen food.. what other easy food would you recommend for the anenome. I have thought about bits of shrimp. In terms of the balance of the tank, I presume you mean the biological filter/nitrate levels? I have not had a problem with that, maybe it is because I am not overdoing it...

I am feeding; I am using a product called Marine Snow, recommended by our LFS. I am open to alternatives, if there is an opinion about what products are best. Also, how often are you feeding?

this thread caught my eye because I am thinking of changing my routine. I am relatively new to the hobby, so am still learning. if I confess gross errors, be patient with me! anyways, on Wednesday nites (everything has a schedule in my house) I douse the tank with Marine Snow. (I don't...

no, I haven't - I haven't purchase that volume yet; went to a couple of bookstores this weekend, but they did not have that particular one. Will probably need to purchase online. does it have a good section on gordonians? I am looking for a volume with some details. I have a few basic...

I thought of that; I shifted his position slightly, as well as the angle of an outflow tube so that he is more directly in a flow of current. He is continueing to improve. Any thoughts on what looked to me like sluffing?

"popup" is in reference to liquefactions reply, where he was talking about something "popping up" out of his live rock. if you're lucky, when you buy live rock, you get interesting critters like these. The ones mentioned sound like polyps. BTA is short for Bubble Tipped Anenome. Sorry...

what color is your "popup"? I have some freeloading polyps that sprouted out of a piece of live rock when we first set up our tank. they are greenish, a disk more or less like an aiptasia, with a single ring of tentacles, with bubble shaped ends. The tentacles are longer than my BTA's. Also...

help or explanation of my observations would be appreciated. Early last week I noticed a tiny bit of cyanobacteria at the end of one of my gordonian's branches. This has happened before, and my course of action is with a plastic medicine dropper, gently flush the area with a stream of tank...

I read somewhere on the web of another person's experience with BTA's. They connected division of their BTA's to both being fed recently, and a water change. By any chance did you do a water change in the same relative time period?

thanks for the replies. This week I think my gordonian had a delayed reaction of unhappiness - probably to the water change. I had adopted the practice of doing smaller weekly changes, so doing the amount I did - though effective in promoting rapid clearing - probably was something he...

a while back my husband went to our favorite LFS (first mistake - I let him go shopping unattended!!!) Along with the addition - can't remember which one it was - he came home with some macroalgae. I looked it up on the internet, found a picture that matched, and identified is as razor...

thanks, Triggerman. I came home today, expecting another carpet of cyanobacteria to disrupt and clean, when to my pleasant surprise, very little had regrown. This is what happened during the last cycle... with diligent removal, the growth tapered off eventually. But the idea of adding...

very helpful; will take me quite a while to pick through all this useful info. Thanks every body! Now can somebody "sticky" this so it hangs around?

thanks for the info, Triggerman. At the risk of confessing my state of ignorance, can you explain the statement "DSB's are a pita". And I am assuming that sandbed infauna are creatures that live in your substrate that will eat this stuff... a natural and appealing solution. I bought a few...