Recent content by werd2738

Hey everyone. I woke up today around 6 am, and as im not working, its one of the few times I get to watch my tank "wake up". My actnics turn on at 9 am and my 10,000k at 11 am. I noticed that even by 12 my leather has not woke up. Its still slumped over and greenish red like it is every morning...

Thought this was cool. I had a small piece of zoa break off prob 2 months ago when I moved a rock. Just saw that my tuxedo urchin decided it would accessorize!

Lol no prob man im still reading and learning. I have the same issue. I have prob 50 snails total, and maybe two or three will be on the glass. Everything in my tank focuses on my rocks. Which I guess isn't a bad thing since I can clean my glass. The front and sides at least. My rock and...

I have a yellow tang, starry blenny, skunk shrimp, serpent star, sand conch, 4 turbos, 20 hermits, 2 emerald crabs, 15 nerite snails, 15 astrea snails, and 20 cereith snails, a tuxedo urchin, and a long spine urchin. I still have to clean my glass everyday. I do 20% water changes weekly.

I guess im just hoping that the chaeto and the carbon will help with nitrates, silicate, and phosphate. My algae issue is bumming me out.

Yeah this all started because I have had a considerable algae bloom over the last few weeks. I clean my glass everyday which helps but many places cant be cleaned due to the rock. I put chaeto in today and im gonna start adding more carbon, as all I have now is the carbon in the hob filters...

Tommy your tank looks fantastic. You look like you have zero algae. Did adding the chaeto make a difference? Do you use rodi or a skimmer? Im adding chaeto to help battle nitrates and phosphates, cause im getting quite a bit of green/Brown film algae.

No prob. I was really surprised myself how little info there was when i researched on Google. Sometimes I wanna yell at my computer, how am I the only one with this question!? Lol Im buying this very soon and ill post a new thread on my findings.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3727+3621&pcatid=3621

I seen those and im just not sure if I would have the room behind my tank. I did however find an in tank refugium on Dr foster and Smith that is 12x6x8 that has a built in powerhead and holes for water circulation. I figure I could do that, and whatever starts growing through the holes would be...

I agree here. I just got in this hobby myself. I bought a 60 gallon combo(which is almost identical to a 55) and im kicking myself in the butt for not going with a 75. The dimensions are so much better if your interested in corals. Its deeper rather than taller, giving you more room for corals...

Im very new to the hobby myself but one thing I can add is it depends on your lights. I upgraded to a 4 bulb t5 fixture and I have zoas, mushrooms, star polyps, finger leather, frogspawn, and Kenya trees and they are all doing great. I dont run a skimmer and they do fine, but I do 25% water...

Hey all. Im looking to add macroalgae to my display tank as I do not have a sump. Im looking for something that wont spread throughout the tank, will help lower nitrates, and if possible will look nice. Also I have a yellow tang and am not sure if it will just eat it all so fast that it wont be...