Recent content by jeffjets

I have had my tank up for about 4 months now and it has been going great. When I started the tank it was cold outside so I had a thermometer and temp was not a huge deal. But now it is turning into the summer and the temp is starting to go over 80. As a result of this my tank has been increasing...

When I purchased my live rock it had some small(less than 1/2 inch) red like paper leaves/algae? My tank has been up for about 3 months now and those little red leaves/algae have grown to be around 6-8 inches long. They are as thin as paper but are wide and like a sheet now. Are these bad and...

I was looking at a setup like that but the issue I see right off is that my tank has a brace going across the middle so alot of the light would be blocked from the MH bulb in a setup like that =( I got the light from my friend today, he said I could check it out for now and if I like it he will...

Hello all. First a little info on my tank. I have had my 40g tank setup for a little over 2 months now. I started out with about 50 pounds of cured live rock from the LFS. I had a short cycle time since the rock was in very good condition. I added a maroon clownfish as my first fish and he has...

Thanks for the couple responses, eases my mind a little. I was worrying that something was wrong and I was "killing" the live rock. Do you think I would be ok to add in additional live rock this week to get the ammount I want? I currently have about 27 pounds, and was thinking of picking up...

I setup a new 39 gallon tank Saturday morning and am new to salt water. I let the tank sit overnight to stabalize the temp and let everything settle. The tank was at 77 degrees, the PH was just over 8.0, the SG was 1.021 and there was no ammonia, nitrites or nitrates. I went Sunday and bought...