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  1. Forestal

    Anemone keeping/mixing

    understood Anthony... thats why i wanted to do the right thing for all my life forms... mine have been in place for 13 months, but i am to move one into the new tank and find good homes for the rest. the more i read, the more i learn on how, oops i should have done it different...so was...
  2. Forestal

    Anemone keeping/mixing

    Hi Anthony... first let me apologize for the rambling nature.. i am typing off and on over 2 hours whilst interacting/supervising my kids :) after reading your posts and books I have been feeling guilty having my bubble tip anemonae-Entamacea quadricolor in the same tank as my reef stuff...was...
  3. Forestal

    The Sherman Tank (Photo Scrapbook)

    Sherman...thanks so much for sharing, and please don't stop...just found the thread..thanks for the photo tips...i just have a auto kodak dx4530, but have the 7mm and 10mm macro lenses which i have played with...getting a tripod which will help hopefully...the 10mm gets great shots, but most of...
  4. Forestal

    What kind of fish is this???

    i am not an expert so let others chime in.... looking in books... and close up pics may help too...looks more like an angel (especially if picking at corals) maybe White tail angel..Centropyge flavicauda
  5. Forestal

    Sand Stirring substrates

    i think the data from that was presented at macna or imac, looking throught the dvds now :), didnt see it in reefkeeping
  6. Forestal

    Sand Stirring substrates

    Surf... i took the class a couple years ago, and (going from memory), we looked at various factors at different levels, nitrite, nitrate, sulfur, dissolved O2, phosphate.... sand beds were varying ages and depths, mine was 1 year old in the fuge (low flow) of 6 inches, some had up to 12 cm...
  7. Forestal

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Hoping all is well with you , your family Alberto :)
  8. Forestal

    Who here is NOT from the Pacific Northwest?

    Im in CT, the taxed state
  9. Forestal

    Sand Stirring substrates

    great info in this thread...thanks Anthony... I did Dr. Rons sand bed course last year and had a fantastic thriving DSB in my refugium at first, now with my 4th tank setup i think i just got lucky...i was starting to think it futile in seeding...even in a tank i put sand seeded from several...
  10. Forestal

    aquariumgirl's reefs

    gorgeous...love thatclavularia and your tubastrea looks very healthy :)
  11. Forestal

    Pictures Of Your Best Fish

    very nice Charlie :)
  12. Forestal

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    i don't know what a tax return is, but the pumps look nice :D
  13. Forestal

    Do you have kids? Show us pics

    some pics of mine... my daughter riding sunny (we don't own a horse, would have to get rid of a tank to afford it ;) ) My Kids after climbing 7 miles uphill on appalachian trail in MA My daughter in my wife's wedding dress (she has always been a princess :) ) My son wanting to dress up as...
  14. Forestal

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    a pic would be great Ken, I think i know what you mean... my problem is often making the project too complicated :), so anything to simplify, and i like the idea of the 2 seaswirls rotating opposite to give turbulence which is what i am after
  15. Forestal

    Pictures Of Your Best Fish

    pic of my new pair (m/f - unknown if they will mate) of mandarin gobies and my copperbanded butterfly as well:
  16. Forestal

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    Hope you all don't mind me posting some questions. my new setup is a 4 foot long 120 gallon with canopy... to be in the living room, it has to look nice, see or the wife gets mad :) i have a pfo dual 250 and dual actinic hood sitting atop the tank, canopy on top (top off for heat) i originally...
  17. Forestal

    MACNA 2005 Pics

    Thanks for posting some great pics... I didnt get away from the frag booth much, it was nice meeting you in person Nikki.. i love the vortech pump, exciting new toy...er toy :)
  18. Forestal

    Mercury poisoning...Help!

    all forms of mercury are toxic. I have no idea what its properties are in salt water, but i would consider it toxic to all life. it absorbs into our skin amazingly fast.... so never pick it up by hand without protection. that being said, the amount in a thermometer probably will not have done...
  19. Forestal

    The New Coral Farm is up and running. (still waiting on a few things)

    Looks great.
  20. Forestal

    aquariumgirl's reefs

    I agree...if you prune regularly when it overgrows..it can be a nice addition...the one to avoid is caulerpa I thought mine looked great and i would prune it if it overgrew...here's the result despite pulling out handfuls (i had to take the tank down-the caulerpa was killing my corals)
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