Recent content by Terrier

Oh yeah, the adjacent corals near my GSP include birdsnest and pulsing xenia. But my GSP died off everywhere in my tank, even in places in the middle of rock not adjacent to other corals, so I don't think coral competition did it in.

Notyelo, did you ever get an answer to your question? I had the same thing happen to me. My green star polyps were doing great... expanding all over my live rock to the point where I was worried that it was taking over and I'd have to remove some of it. Then suddenly it started dying, flaking...

Currently, I buy pre-mixed salt water from the local store in 5 gallon jugs. I use an old powerhead to pull the old water out of my sump. Due to the configuration of my sump and stand, I can't pour the replacement water directly into the sump (without making a huge mess). And due to the size...

I thought you can use lr itself to cycle the tank before adding any of the higher critters?

I'm planning on starting up my tank in the next few weeks. It will be a FOWLR for a while until I am a little more experienced, then I hope to get into some of the easier corals. I have a 65 gallon corner-overflow with a 20G tall sump underneath in the stand. Could anyone give me advice on...

Hello everyone! I am starting up a salt water tank and have had trouble finding the right play sand. Based on what I've read in the previous play sand posts, the "best" brands to get are Southdown or Old Castle. Unfortunately, I've called about a dozen places in the area (several Home Depots...