Recent content by Jayhawker518

ccC Do you think the RO/DI water will take care of all of my problems. That the tap water is where the nutrients that the algae is feeding on is coming from? If so out of curiosity why would this not start until a year later? Just odd. I like those filters are there any real big differences...

Yeah so I took out one rock last night and tried to scrub it. Forget that idea. Now I guess the next question is where is the best place to get a RO/DI filter. I cannot let this tank go I have had it for over a year now and to let it crash now is not an option. I understand the patience...

Ok, Im back. Things arent very good. I tested again all my params look decent. However im going to take it to the LFS to get a second opinion. I did some more PWCs and that was fine. However my coral is not happy with me at all. The hair/bubble algae isnt growing anymore but its not going...

I have an emerald crab in there. He doesnt seem very interested in the bubble algae. There is only a couple of them. I may try to rubberband hose method and see if that helps. I blacked out the lights for the weekend, everyone seems happy for now we will see. Thanks for all the help...

Ok so my corals are starting to look a little better. I dont see any new hair algae growth and I have been doing my water changes. This is great however, would there be any reason for me to take all the rocks out and clean them?

Ok lets see what I can respond to here. Im not using RO/DI water that was the next planned step in my aquarium but I do use tap water, its not well water. I use reef crystals which I read are one of the only good ones. I read the 10 steps to nuisance algae, ive done most of it. I have a...

Yeah I know its pretty high calcium, but I think that goes hand in hand with the high PH. With again I think comes from the hair/bubble algae. Any ideas how to attack the bubble/hair algae? I am doing water changes every other day now until I can get it down, and the hair algae is slowly...

Ok, I havent posted on here in a while because my tank has been happy. Here is the deal I have a 120 gal with a 30 sump. All the good stuff for it, phosban reactor, skimmer, etc. Now I have a mix of soft corals and a bunch of fish, all my fish are fine. However a couple of my zoas and my...

The cured LR is probably on a truck on its way from Premium aquatics which i believe is in Cali. It has a nice warm fresh bin of saltwater waiting for it with a powerhead and heater in it at my house. So when it gets there they can become friends.

I actually bought Cured LR for the tank instead. I have a vat of new salt water to clean it and let it sit for a day in it before i add it to my tank. My overflow is on its way as well. So i should have everything up and going before this weekend. Ill post pictures to my other thread

Ok, my new tank is just about done. Its close to being plumbed and im getting ready to make the move. My 30 gallon has about 50 lbs of rock and about a 2" sand bed. I bought another 45lbs of rock that is currently curing and another 90lbs of sand. Now Im trying to figure out the best way...

Well first ive done my basic research. Thats why I know what I want for my tank, i just dont know the best way to go about it. First off that fixture is way to expensive but thanks Basically, I want to achieve the set up of: Have at least 2 - 250w MH and 2 - 95w Actinics What ive looked...

Another area that has puzzled me with my new 120 is lighting. I know basically what I want and how much I can spend, what is the easiest way to get there. My tank is 48" long so i wouldnt mind either using 2 pendants or one full 48" for the top. Either way. I want to have 2 -250w MH for...

Thanks for the thread link. Now I have to figure out what I want to do. I think I may just buy the overflows for now and think about drilling my tank as time goes on. I did the head loss calcs and the pump is about 3.5 feet from the return. Ends up being around 598 gph for the return. If...

Interesting. I didnt know that if it said it there then that didnt mean the whole thing isnt tempered. Anyone know a good thread on drilling a tank and the next steps? Thatd be great. In the mean time anyone have any other input on CPR vs Lifereef etc?????