Recent content by pecan2phat

I've also recently noticed that about Reef Crystals. Never had that problem with IO, Seachem & Oceanic.

GrndHog, Make sure that you have the diffuser (the cylinder shaped housing with the slotted grates) fully opened. Also, if you take off the deflector and run it "Tunze style" you'll receive a higher flow than what the unit is rated. Also remember that these are not turbulent "stream" or "jet"...

I read on RC about someone asking about those type of stars. Whether they harm the zoos, I'm not 100% sure. I have found them on my zoos more then a few times and I knocked them off. The zoos underneath them were closed but I could not tell yet if they actually caused them harm. I'll keep...

Unfortunately, I had a black serpent star that would capture slow or sleeping fish and eat them. I have since gotten rid of him to the LFS. It sucks when you pay $100 for a pair of true percs and watch him grab & eat the smaller of the two within 4 hrs of intoduction.

Any added food will introduce phosphates, but this is a given cause we gotta feed our fish right? So you need to take the pro-active stance by trying to eliminate as much phosphate & silicates as possible. If you already have a cyno problem, siphon out as much as possible during your routine...

The original JBJ Nano Cube does not have any fans built in. What they do have is two grated exhaust ports with four screw receivers so that you can "retro" a 60mm fan onto either one or both of these openings. Seems like someone in R&D thought of the idea & when it went to manufacturing, they...

I also "had" a black serpent star with the disc the size of a quarter or just a tad bigger. Thought he was pretty cool and being productive by stirring the sand bed. He "was" comical to see when feeding time arised. Like I said, thought he was pretty cool until I watched in horror when he...

I run my moonlights on a timer that is opposite of the actinics & PC or MH bulbs. The moonlights do no good when any of the regular bulbs are on & also read where the fish & coral need a short dark enviroment as in nature. I have my moonlights come on 1 hr after all the lights go out @ night &...

Unless you have an extreme amount of PC lights & a shallow tank, your Maxima will not thrive. It may start to lose color & bleach. Maximas & Croceas do much better with metal halide lighting, some will say it is a must. Place a small flat piece of live rock rubble next to or under the clam on...

Hey guys, Been using a pair of M620s on my 55g with an "unrecommended" wave timer for about 3 months and I have had no issues yet. Rio does not recommend that their Seio line be utilized with a wave maker device. They will be putting out their own line of wave makers/timers at the MACNA show...

Also check your Ca & Alk. when these are out of whack, it can effect your PH. I once had high Ca & low Alk & this caused my PH to drop to 7.8 @ night & only got up to 8.0 during the lighting phase. If your using a Ca reactor, this can also cause your PH to drop if everything is not configured...

It depends if you have either LFS's with crummy, or constantly ich infested livestock or if you have a LFS with beautiful livestock but @ 3x the average cost of an internet order. I balance out my purchases from internet order for pricing, some LFS for individual beauties and 99% of my dry goods...

I think they are pretty harmless unless you have zoos. I believe that these stars (that constantly loose arms) might be a reason why reefers who kep zoanthids are noticing that their zoo colonies are closing & slowly dieing.

Are you calibrating with known values of 4 & 7 or 7 & 10? You need to do this several times until the probe reads the solution accurately without the need of adjustment. As the probe ages, it will take longer to adjust or calibrate while in the solution and eventually, you will not be able to...

The HLLE that I had on my Imperator & Blue Face Angel did not impede it's livelihood. They were with me for 11 years. I now have two Regal Tangs with the HLLE disfigurement and they are acting fine and have grown to twice the size. I personally just have not been able to reverse the...