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If you shot that in macro mode, than it's almost certain that the camera decided that the higher contrast background elements were what it should focus on. Even $5000 cameras do this sometimes... I've had it happen on weddings where I'm trying to focus on the bride's face, but instead the...

There are 3 main elements that influence an available light exposure... shutter speed, aperture, and ISO (film speed in the old world, sensor sensitivity in the digital age). Basically, aperture and ISO are the limiting factors, and shutter speed "picks up the slack" so to speak. If this...

Here's how he looks now... Interesting, most of his spots are not as sharply defined as before. I doubt this is a result of adding Ich Attack (from what I understand, when the little devils are embedded in the fish, they're not affected by medications)... maybe they've reached the stage...

Well, I'm now treating with Ich-Attack, and added UV as well. Plus, I added an extra temporary powerhead blowing sideways across the lower front of the tank, thinking that perhaps this will keep the ich suspended longer in the water column after it detaches from the tang, giving it more of a...

Thanks for the response. I'm a bit worried about moving all the fish to QT right now, since the bioload will necessitate frequent water changes for a while... if my wife goes into labor (which could be anytime in the next 2 - 3 weeks), I might not have the time to babysit the QT for a couple of...

I bought a blue tang last month... looked healthy in the LFS's tank, and was eating. I placed him in a QT tank, and after a day or two of mostly hiding, he was eating well (I fed him frozen mysis, flake, and nori). This was the first time I've QT'd a fish... the various articles I found on the...

Actually, there are two tanks in the stand... a sump on the left, and a refugium on the right. The sump's purpose is to have a convenient place to hide the skimmer, heaters, etc., and to increase water volume. The refugium (with sand and rock) provides additional denitrification, water volume...

I posted a description of moving my tank in my "90g FOWLR" thread (which is currently stickied in this forum). However, if temperature is your only reason for moving it, there might be an easier way. I too was having a problem with a too-warm house causing tank temperature to get...

7/27/06: A long overdue update! Well, it's been a while! The tank seems to have fully recovered from the move. Bristle worms, 'pods, tiny starfish, spaghetti worms... they all appear to be thriving. I'm pretty sure my lack of netting skills is what killed the Royal Gramma (it took me so...

An update... The good news is that the tank is (mostly) set back up now. I still have to finish re-installing the refugium and auto top-off, but the main tank and sump are up and running. I'm relatively satisfied with the rock layout, and I ended up with THREE nice fanworms from the...

Well, the move is underway! Here's what I've done so far... 1) Removed the rock, placing the best pieces underwater in a Rubbermaid container to minimize die-off. The base rock pieces are in another container, but are not submerged. 2) Set up a temporary 10 gallon tank at the new house...

Our cats have not shown much of an interest in the aquariums. I'm pretty sure they do not yet know that those are real fish swimming around in there (in other words, they think it's something like a TV). They are, however, quite interested in the fish FOOD stored in the stand. --Mike

Gearing up for it now. We're closing on the new house next Tuesday, but the current owners will not be moving until May 1st. Our move to the new house is schedule for May 13th, but I probably won't try to move the aquarium on that day since I don't think I'll have the opportunity to tear it...

4/1/06: Just as the tank is starting to mature nicely... Things are going great in the tank. I'm starting to see some coralline growth, the snails are reproducing like bunnies, there are lots of interesting creatures residing in the sand and rocks, and I've got the rockscaping just how I...

3/12/06: Mama Mia! A few weeks after adding the hermit crabs and IPSF stuff, I noticed a few red strings partially wrapped around the remains of a dead blue-leg hermit. A spaghetti worm, I presume? Here's what it looks like now... I don't know enough about these things to be...

Actually, it's working great now. I had previously posted (in another thread, I think) that the pump would often fail to restart after stopping it for feedings, but Big Al's exchanged it, and the new one is working perfectly. I have no complaints about it now... it's quiet, and although I...

If I understand correctly, you're asking "does it really need to be that complicated?" Probably not. I just wanted to put as much of the "ugly stuff" (heaters, skimmer, etc.) out of sight, and also wanted the other benefits of having a sump and refugium (increased water volume, 'pod growth...

Sorry for the lack of updates... we finally moved back into our office in New Orleans last month, and getting things rolling there again has kept me pretty busy. The fish are doing great, as are the other residents. I'm dying to add more fish, especially a Yellow Tang, but I need to get the...

Make sure your hermits are getting enough to eat (especially with the algae now under control). I like to drop in a couple of shrimp pellets for them. It looks just like a scene out of Blackhawk Down... an angry mob of hermits converge on a pellet and begin fighting over it, jockeying for...

But battery backups won't power a heater for very long (or at all), right? --Mike