Recent content by dhuls15

I have a Mandarin in my 180 and he is plump and fat. I have roughly 200 pounds of live rock. I didnt even attempt a Mandarin until my take was 1 1/2 to 2 years old. My Mandarin hunts all day long, constantly looking for food. Once was my tank was established, I have plenty of pods for him to...

Hey- I just added a Goldflake Angel to my 180gal. I have always read that you want to put the angel fish in last. Now that I have added my last fish, the goldflake angel, my sailfin tang has become unbelievably aggressive toward it. This fish has always been peaceful to anything in my tank. I...

Ok......I have retested the Phosphates and they are now reading 0 but I retested my Nitrate and they are going thru the roof!!!! They are reading about 100, I know this is extremely high but I am trying to figure out how they got this high....I dont think i am over feeding...I am feeding only...

I have started to use PHOS-BAN to help reduce phosphates and I have also started to use a Protein Skimmer, and I started using Kalk about 2 weeks ago....DO you have any idea how long it can take for these extras i have added to help get rid of this hair algae?????

I took a water sample to my Local Fish Store and they tested for phosphates and they never gave me a number but they told me it was barely showing up on their test

I use RO water. I have a unit in my basement. IT has been about 6month since i changed the media in....I took my water to a local saltwater store and the phosphates were very low

As far as lighting goes, my Atinics are on for 12 hours and my white lights are on for 10. The atinics come on one hour before the white and stay on one hour longer than the white. The lights have been on timers and on this cycle since I started the tank 2 years ago. I usually feed them in...

I have a 180 gallon reef system that has been running for over 2 years with no problem. Within the last few weeks there has been an outbreak of algae, Brown, Green Hair and a green slime. It is slowly taking over the tank and I have lost a few Mushrooms so far. All the fish are ok but I dont...