Recent content by Dvoros

I stopped buying turbos and such snails for this reason, i since switched to Trochus(Turban) snails and they have been doing a great job on the glass and rock, plus they can right themselves if they fall, love em!!!

hehe congrats first-timer, :) Chain stores really dont have your well being (or your fishies) in mind, they just want you to buy, buy and buy. Finding a good fish store is a great thing to find in ones town. It also always helps before you buy anything ask around here for advice, then when you...

If you decide to go PC lighting, i would check out the link below, i bought their 36" light with lunar led's and cooling fans and I really love it. MH's are too expensive for me and the PC's really are a great addition. Someone said that with the 2 96w pc's i can have about 90% of the corals out...

my current level of calcium is 470, my alk iis dkh=8.4, i would like to get the alk up a bit, should i jut add the second part of my warner calxmax solution to bump the alk or should i add both parts and just have high calcium? any thoughts? dave sorry about no caps and typos, typing this...

ok cool, then i shall try some mushrooms then. Which method do you folks use for acclimating the shrooms and polys? The drip method or other? Dave

As some of you may know i have been fighting high (off the scale) nitrates. However I have been winning the fight and now have them down to 25 according to the salifert test. My other chemicals are... ammonia = 0 nitrite = 0 nitrate = 25 :( ph = 8.3 calcium = 440 alk = (kh=7.0) (Alk=2.52) temp...

Ok, Seaham, I have jus started using a 2 part buffering solution 3 times a week. Is this the correct thing to raise the alk and keep the CA raised? Dave

Ok i tested my alk and ca and here is what i came up with... Tests are Salifert. alk (Kh) 7.4 (alk) 2.63 CA 400 ish or 450 (depending on when i read the syringe) I also have a question on how to read the CA test. Do you stop and take a reading when some of the liquid turns blue and...

lol you can say that again Phases :) Tomorrow i am goig out to get the alk and ca tests to see where i am at. Will post those values as well when i know em :) Dave

yup 3" is great,my dsb is 4 to 6"'s Dave

Ok, sorry i have not posted in a while but my wife just gave birth to our first child, Alex. I have been very busy to say the least heh. In a few years maybe i will have a helper for the the tank ;) Anyway, my question is this: I know coralline algae does best with low nitrate levels ~0-5 on...

Awsome list Biggen, thanks :) Dave

I am in need of getting some more snails, prefferably ones who will like to clean the smooth sides of the acrylic aquarium. What does everyone use for this job? And do these snails flip themselves over, that would be an ideal snail, flips itself over and likes to clean the sides:) any...

Lol blorkiemon, thanks everyone, i suppose when they die they will just be dinner for my crabs heh, and i will watch for empty shells :) Dave

lol ok so im not the only one :) hehe