The Puffer Forum

Hi all I recently acquired a beautiful, huge leather coral from someone who was breaking down a tank. Unfortunately the donor tank had a huge algae problem, so I'm keen not to contaminate my tank! I've read up on leather fragging, so I'm confident I can get it off the contaminated live rock, but doe...

N'awww, thanks, it took me 5 months to set it up and cycle it, so I'm glad it turned out well! A bruise seems logical - there are some powerful wavemakers in there! Yes I'm sure its 75gal - 5' x 16" x 16" DT, with a 2' x 1' x 1' sump, which is 2/3 full. I was thinking they were small, but ...

Okay, I will keep an eye on it. Currently there is no lump, and there are 2 distinct spots. I've attached a couple of pictures of the offending spots, and one of the tank. (I need to build the hood, and the phosphate reactor needs replacing so it will fit in my sump!) apologies for the quality, they...

Thanks for the replies and welcomes :-). Unfortunately, having had a tank that was too small, I'm well versed in what bitten lifters look like :( Kermit is also the biggest and badest - he used to be the one doing the biting! (fortunately the new tank is long enough to provide him a with his own ter...

Oh yeah, and the tank sits at 25.8-26.3 degrees C.

Hi all, I'm pretty new here, but I have had my GSP's for 4 years now. They have recently moved to their new home, and I have to say, they've never been happier! Today, I noticed that the largest of the 3, Kermit, has some black spots on his belly. Now, I'm quite familiar with black belly, having had...