Recent content by spuri87

looks great @Darkxerox, thanks for sharing.. I love looking at Anthias and CBBs, but dont want to add them to my tank since they are so hard to take care of.. (well, dont have space anymore, but this was when I was finalizing the list of fish I want to keep).. and if someone with as much as...

It was not donated on BAR (so not a PIF technically), probably FB or somewhere else

yeah its a gray area.. I don't know what happens to my donations after I get out of Goodwill.. Yeah, they dont make promises that they will not use it to churn money which probably your guy did.. Why didnt you donate them to a supporting BAR member (or you did offer it here first, I might have...

Assumption spotted! IF that happens, yes, what you said is 100% correct.. I am sure both of us neither KNOW nor WANT that to happen :)

I have read these lines a couple of times before as well and kinda knew it was coming on this post too :) I am taking no offense but let's not get started on ethical reefing as there were prior discussions on that in other threads too.. all I wanted to do was share my happiness with the group...

with due respect, I hope you are wrong @Kensington Reefer for obvious reasons.. :) I believe 1st 21 days are the toughest (read ich cycle).. Most losses happen during the 1st 3 weeks in the tank (or more if you start seeing symptoms in those 1st 3 weeks), after that its a matter of maintaining...

I had a detailed chat with chatGPT before adding them, and GPT said dont do it! I said I am doing it, tell me what to do to not fail lol.. Ammonia and bioload were number 1 concerns followed by aggression.. so, I regularly checked Ammonia after adding the fish to the tank.. Cloudiness (bacterial...

Also ordered 3 bigger shells from Amazon after suggestions from @Darkxerox, and 1 of the biggest hermit crab immediately relocated! Other 2 shells are still vacant.. I dont like the look of these, look more like man made stuff.. will order some more -slightly smaller than these ones, as I feel...

Midas Blenny's resting/hiding spot, right in the middle of the tank.. comes out in anticipation of food whenever I go close to the tank.. super cute!

Sorry for your loss Michael.. You are trying so hard to cure them and keep them safe.. Hope you are successful at the end of this exercise! Sending good vibes

Major Update: Few weeks back a BAR member was selling bunch of their fish as part of their tank breakdown.. I expressed in another thread, how my tank started to look boring without the tang energy after PBT passed away and I had to re-home Convict due to aggressiveness.. You dont feel energized...

So I bought 20 of what I thought were Nassarius Snails from LFS and bought about 4-5 from a BAR member. Both look very different so I wonder if what I got from LFS are Nassarius snails or something else (whelks?) coz when I search online, Nassarius are usually light colored.. maybe they are both...

thank you, I somehow dont like the porcupine look of them, plus the danger while handling them as you mentioned :) hence just went with tuxedo urchins, which IMO are cute looking

Yes I got Inkbird controller coz I dont trust the heaters themselves.. WIll change them after 1 year, thanks for sharing you recommendations

We need a poll on what heaters folks are using and for what size tanks.. I didnt do any research on the heaters while setting up my tank and my LFS just ordered 2 500w Hyggers for me.. now reading all these reviews are troubling me in my head