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Ah, for some reason I thought the names were interchangeable, thanks! Hmm I let my mom pick a coral after making sure it was going to be a beginner enough level... her money she could buy whatever she wanted for that tank as long as I didn't think I'd kill it, that's why I mostly picked zoas but...

Haha learned that lesson already! I'm very grateful for my extra summer hours ;)

Update- Went to Reef A Palooza yesterday and got some corals! I'm really excited for my first real coral purchases. I got 5 zoas, and a hammer torch. They're all tiny little frags except for the torch. I'm not sure which colorations of the zoas they are, once they're opening up a bit more in the...

Copying from my thread on R2R. Posted June 7th 2018. This is my first tank build. It started because I was wandering petco and saw some cool inverts that I wanted, so I thought 'maybe I'll look into a small SW tank, maybe 10 gallons to go on the table in my room'. I started my research online...

Thanks @raccioppi83 and @jmags080307 maybe I'll stop by, I'm okay with limited selection if it means a lower price since I don't have anything specific in mind at this point anyway. I like zoas and palys so I'm hoping I might be able to find some little frags of them.

Are the bags being mentioned the frag bags I saw on another thread? Is that something you had to pre order at all, or part of the membership or...

-Okay well some questions I have are what sorts of prices are out there on frags? I understand that there's going to be a variety, but for example are they mostly in the 5-15 range, 20-30, 50+ etc. -And are they mostly expert level things, or are there some beginner level things as well? -Are...

Now that the first day of RAP is done and some of you have gone, what can I expect? I'm fairly new to the hobby and don't have much of anything in terms of livestock yet, just a CUC in a 29 gal with 20high sump. It's all cycled and ready to go though. I want to put corals in there, I've heard...

Hi everyone, I have a 29 gallon (12x30x18h) with a 20 high sump that I'll get to start stocking after a 76 day wait for my rock and CUC to ensure it's pest free. The refugium area is 10" x 12" x 8" high with the baffle but the height might be increasing once I get my plumbing issues worked...

Thanks, I'll make sure no more snails then and I'll be sure to avoid ingesting the parasite and putting that back in the tank ;)

So just to be clear I should probably get rid of all of the things in there that came from the ocean and let the tank cycle on its own for a bit to let the swimmers itch clear out? There are a couple snails that were climbing the glass the first few days but most have stopped by now, do you mean...

Gotcha, I was talking about sand before so I guess things just got mixed up :eek:

I do actually mean baking sand, not rock. It's really common with small animal owners for sand baths or for reptiles. People usually wash it first, then you just spread out a layer of sand on a baking pan, and stick it in the oven, some people use 350* others do it a bit cooler, time is another...

Seems like it, maybe with that theory some extra sifting snails or something else that disturbs the sand might help out. If somebody comes along to say something we'll see that way, if not I'll try it in a small tank and update things here.

That makes sense, I don't want to start out five steps behind and add to the trouble I've already started with the critters going with the new sand and rock. What if I were to bake the sand to kill anything in it? I know many small mammal and reptile keepers will get natural sand and bake it in...

I tried to get a bitter picture but they're rather tricky to photograph. My dad hangs a bucket off the back of his boat in a muddy area and that's where the snails came from so if the name comes from the environment I'm sure that's what they are.

Oh that is really good to know! I have been experiencing that a bit after sticking my hands in the water but I've been brushing it off to environmental allergies. How do I get rid of that? I'll get rid of all of the native things tonight or tomorrow and send them back to the ocean this weekend...

Thanks everyone! I actually pass by Sealevel Aquarium aquarium weekly but had no idea it was even there, I'll be sure to check it out. Ocean Image Aquatics is a bit further so I'll get there eventually. I'll look into seeing if I could switch out my 200 watt for 2 150s as well since I don't...

Okay I'm from the Wayne area, but frequently end up in Parsippany and Montclair areas as well. I see your profile says Parsippany so that works well. Any idea on how soon for those things since I'm starting to put together my final orders.

Hi everyone, My dad decided to 'help out' my tank and brought home a bunch of inverts in a cooler from Atlantic Highlands 07716. I put everything in a 10 gal to cycle it for now while I get my 29 gal set up. He brought home probably half a dozen 'grass shrimp', a clam (3 inches), about a dozen...