Recent content by Tilo1121

Penguin probably causing nitrates unless you clean weekly. Hope the heaters in the sump; on a side note make sure you buy the right size or wattage for your tank or maybe even a little bigger. Have done the cheap way and it wasn't good. Anyway have you tried to help it stick anywhere? Have you...

Of not could be a sponge. Just a guess

The orange is coralline as well. We have a crap load of rock covered in orange

I agree with the coralline as well

IMO I think you will do fine with that rock. Just rinse em a bit, with a little hot water if you could. Got my approval haha let's see what others say. Oh and I'm pretty jealous on how lucky your getting with the Live sand rock

Oh and as for the red. Can you peel it off at all?

Ok so does the "brown anemone" react when you touch it. It could maybe be a rock flower. Maybe.

I want to say that quarantine is the only way. But there might be others. I've had luck on my side not to get ich yet. Don't want to give you false info. Sorry

Oh well what I was referring to was the price of live rock about 7.99 to 8.99 just to stack it when you can get dead or dried live rock for like 2.99 I think and eventually turn live so it's cheaper.. To use that as your base.

Mrc you have a good point. No need to argue about it. Guess everyone has their preference

I'm glad you found the problem. (maybe) and people make mistakes. I just appreciate the people who take their time to research and ask questions.

Yeah it's a lot of hermits and snails. And that's why I assumed he bought one of those online packages. I think they're starving too.

Watch out for the die off. Hope your still cycling with no expensive fish..

Well.. I would buy some dead rock as my base and add live rock on top. But you sound like your in a rush (not good). I say this cause you stack and stack live rock... The places that get covered eventually turn white and empty. And it's cheaper the dead rock way. Sorry I don't know if I read...

My preference is to drop sand in and immediately after start adding the salt water and let that run for days then add live rock and wait.. But I have a tank just to make salt water. If you don't just do water, sand, then rock. Rock last because if not you have to take an extra step and blow off...