Recent content by mtb

Many thanks! I suppose there is no easy way to get rid of them of course! I have suddenly some caterpillar algae as well, so I must be doing something to cause the conditions for this. Will search to see if I can find what's going on.

No joy?

White bubble-like things, with white dots in them. They've been around for a bit, spreading, getting a bit bigger. Eggs? Algae? (not really green, the photo makes it appear a bit green). Any idea what these guys are? Many thanks!

Hi again. I came in this morning (the tank is at my office) and things look 100% better. The water is not crystal clear, but it is night and day from where it was yesterday, and I think it will be OK. I think at this point I will proceed with adding live rock.

hi, i am a complete newbie in the process of setting up my first small reef tank, something i have always wanted to do! i am shooting for a nano reef in a 10g tank with live sand and live rock, and a hang-on-the-back type refugium. would like to build up to ultimately have soft coral, shrimp, h...

Thanks, the LFS folks didn't mention that. I can attest without any shadow of a doubt that it does indeed just dirty up the water if you don't cover the mud with the sand. :). Since I literally just started the tank do you think at this point I should just start from scratch all over again? I...

hi, ar, i think i've screwed up right off the get go. i'm trying to set up a small 10g reef system with live sand, live rock, and a hang-on refugium. i had the tank already, i went to my aquatics store for advice on the best way to get started, and was basically told to put 10 lbs of live sand...