Recent content by Jakester79

I have had my diamond for a few weeks and he only stays in one small area of my 75 gal. He comes out sometimes but besides sifting through the live sand I don't know what he eats. I just figured he would move around the tank more. My fowler has been running for 2 months. Also I just got a...

Just a side note. Parasites do not thrive on left over fish food and dead things. That goes against what a parasite is. They depend on other living organisms to survive.

I have a 72 gallon with about 35 lbs. of live rock which I'm getting more of this weekend. Fully cured.

No boiling them, curing them?

So my wife was digging through some boxes and found some old coral skeletons that her dad brought back from the Indian Ocean. Is it safe to place them in my fowler?

Yes. It comes off.

Need to get a phosphate test kit. Everything else for the water chemistry all tested great.

So my aquarium has been sitting with cured live rock and sand for about a week. It was a pretty purple color and is now growing brown algae. Is this bad? You can see it starting on the sand as well. I'm buying a skimmer here soon I know that helps

Ok thank! My live rock was fully cured but I'm still waiting a little while before adding fish. I'll do all the tests on the water before I do.

My first marine tank is in the works. I have yet to buy fish but have my live rock sand!

I just started my first marine aquarium. I have a 72 gallon and just added live rock and substrate last night. Still waiting for the cloud to settle. Should I keep my power head and cannister shut down?