Recent content by Royal Gramma

I can "imagine" how much it costs... and it scares the willies outa me! :D

I always rinse my sand. :D I put it in a bucket/tub out in front of the house and I stick my garden hose in it. Then swish back and forth repeating until the water is fairly clear. then I drain the water well. and add to tank, then I put a large bowl in the bottom of the aquarium and add the...

I don't think you could have completed the full cycle in three weeks with this method. Did you test through the three week period? Did you spike ammonia and Nitrites? I would suggest no new additions for another 3-4 weeks, let it finish building the bio load. I think you will be happier with...

Well, since no one has replied I'll give it a shot. :D First off, Welcome! I have one thought for this hobby and it is... "go slow". I read and study before purchasing any animals. I would have suggested a "fishless cycling" for your aquarium if you had come here before the problem. Then I...

I am sorry but I would tend to dissagree with Bamaboy on this one. Rocks contain minerals that can and will be leached into SW aquariums much differently than FW aquariums due to the chemical nature of SW. Take for instance copper, this will not effect a FW aquarium in a negative way (to my...

My personal opinion... One of the most important factors in keeping a healthy reef aquarium is the gas exchange system which is the amount of open area that the water from the aquarium and the outside air touch or interact. If you have a covering over the aquarium you will still have this...

Good to hear! I love mine. It saves me Soooo much money, not from the water cost, but from not going to the LFS as much. :mrgreen:

I only have a Royal Gramma (go figure :P ) and a Yellow Tang. In the future I may add a small pair of Perculas (hopefully that mate) and a Goby but that would be about it. This tank is really not for fish. I am trying to keep a very low bio load. The real reason I would add a DSB is to raise...

Wow Hoops :( May I ask how long ago was that? Has the system possibly improved by now? Greenmaji, I finally mixed my pwc water yesterday morning and got up this morning and tested my CA on the Tropic Marin... I was not impressed with the 310 I got. I didn't get to test PH or Alk, I...

Thanks for your imput, to answer your question. My current plan, feel free to critique :D 90 gal reef 48lx18wx24h I currently only have a 1" sand bed, I am tossing the idea of creating another DSB but I had a bad experience with disturbing one once. So I am a lil skittish. I plan to have SPS...

With past reefs I have always found spots for corals without the use of glue to maintain portability (was in the military). Now I am stable and finalizing my new reef aquarium (been running almost a year now, I like to go slow :D ) so I want to secure the corals I will purchase to avoid...

Absolutely right, I wasn't even thinking about aggression or compatability, just size. Thanks Tripper! :)

Many would also contend that to house a fish that would grow much larger than should be held in your aquarium would be cruel and effect its overall health and well-being. That having been said, I wouldn't think a flame angel would get too big for your aquarium though. I looked in a couple of...

How old is the system? PWCs with RO/DI water are the best way imo to lower Nitrates. Test your tap water for Nitrates to see if it is the culprit. How often do you do water changes? Best wishes! Mark

Hair Algae :( http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=62309 Here is a linky to another thread on it in here should be some tips for getting rid of it. hth :)