DJ in WV

When i first got this frag it stayed open and was healthy looking then it started shrinking up. I thought it was just shedding and it seem to be but its been closed up for a month now opening part way for a few days every ten days or so. All my sps, lps, shrooms and gsp are growing and have full polyp extension. I have tryed moveing it around in the tank with no great results, It is bigger then when i got it with more branches but stays drawed up. There is no ...

Really suprised this made it wraped in paper on a few rocks i got from garf for the Coraline algae to seed my marco rocks. I just notice it today on the under side of the rock so i flipped it over seen some of it was still alive i think its trumpet but im not sure but id like to save it whatever it is. Also got a dime sized bubble tip that made the trip on the rock also I was shocked to see it ...

It's been awhile since my last post and my 180 is up and running. After 6 months im glad to finally have a few pieces of livestock in the tank. So far it consists of 4 pj's 2 firefish 4 turbo snails and 10 red leg hermit crabs. Going to be adding to the clean up crew over the next month and will wait till the tanks been running for awhile longer before I start adding any corals. After having issues with the sand I feel that i probally didnt clean it well enough before adding it to the main tank ...

When I order my rock from Marco Rocks for my 180 build i just went ahead and ordered the sand with it. My question is it is very fine and isnt settling out, I have never run anything this fine before and could use some advice. When it got here i about didnt use it but against my better judgment i put it in anyhow. If any one is using it or a fine sand like it please chime in here im think i might have screwed up on this one. Id post some shots of the tank but you can see in over a 1in

Well i got my skimmer in and I will octopus skimmer seems well built, it is a hurricone cat2e. The paper work that comes with the skimmer is extremely poor doesnt give you common application for install, gph feed rates. Well anyhow my question is about the output at 10in doesnt give much leeway for install and at 27in high i cant really put it on a stand. Can this output be raised with out messing up the operation of the skimmer. I havent build my sump or the plumbing done so i can make thing however ...