Recent content by PizzaOven

Like others have said, most reef tanks struggle for the first year (especially if you start from dry rock/sand). If you don't give up, it will be extremely rewarding. If you end up deciding to re-home your fish, there are plenty of experienced reefers here who can give your fish a good home.

Ah, I see the issue. Thanks.

Sorry, I should have posted my question in your thread!

Not exactly a clean break, but I was able to remove the stem with pliers and a bit of force. I have other stuff I can bring to the swap that's mounted to hex plugs without stems. I'll bring those instead to not annoy you folks :p

I remember seeing a thread a while ago regarding certain annoying frag plugs (maybe the stems didn't break off?). Will people be annoyed if I bring these to the swap? I got them off Amazon. Maybe I'll try breaking a stem off if that's the issue to check...

We’re all enablers here.

October Update: Spent a bunch of money since I've already broken past the initial $250 target lol. Tank has started to stabilize after 10 months. Kinda crazy considering I started with mostly cycled media. Took out POTO golden dragon and stylo, they weren't doing so well so I put them in my...

Macroalgae tank... complete? Thanks for the fat BAR sized portion @popper :p

“multiple tank syndrome”

Welcome! Neptune Aquatics in San Jose is top notch.

@BAYMAC You were right. Bulge is gone, empty hermit shell is nearby. Phew!

I added a bunch of blue leg hermits last night. Today I notice a huge bulge in my scoly, suspiciously shaped like a hermit crab shell. Has this happened to anyone else? Any other possible explanations? Should I be worried?

Don't forget to post pics when you set it up!

Personally I can think of a few reasons (from a FW planted hobbyists perspective) -cannister filters with glass lily pipes are popular -Light screens are also “in” right now (not possible with an AIO false wall). -Cannister filters leave more room for planting, you can even find ones with...

^ Seems like a clanker (bot).