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Holly G its possible the antics of the CUC or the fish, hunting the sand bed during darkness and early hours of the morning , disturbing the sand,...
aness2323 what size nano tank do you have ? is it one of the brand name nano set ups, with rear chambers for filter media? as Rowaphos or...
visible signs of polyps not that easy to see on some Monti species (the ones with polyps the same colour as the main body are particularly...
a warm water/ vinegar combination is good for removing calcium type deposits from aquariums allow the mixture to soak into the affected areas for...
Just double checking with you Tom on the Salifert kit - your results are based on what amount of fluid you used and not what amount of fluid is...
The key point about live rock, is not the higher life forms (good , bad and indifferent types) that you get with it but that Live rock, has an...
if you can warm the water up in the bucket to roughly the same temp as the water in the tank then the hydrometer, if its the problem, should then...
I can imagine how good it look Trent
The 2 things you mention do different things Mati L the pellet reactor , provides a carbon source that encourages additional bacteria to exist and...
+1 on above Its not a good idea, to dose without testing you need to know where you are now know what your targets are know how much is used...
I would not add any fish or corals, until I had monitored the tank for a couple of weeks or so, to ensure there was not going to be an ammonia or...
2 negative experiences for me tried Coral Beauty's in 2 reef set ups over the years 1st one was fine for a period, and then took to browsing on...
It is possible that the skimmer upgrade (more removal at source) along with improvement in the fuge, will bring your nitrates down to where you want...
+1 on glass marbles being harmless in a reef tank The only scenario I can imagine them harming the fish would be a particularly nasty game of Ker...
I can relate to that I wanted to move my test tanks out of the spare bedroom and into the front room and I waited until everyone else had gone...
Thanks Sacul - funny really, the algae forum is full of people wanting ideas / solutions on how to get rid of it, and here is me thinking "I'll have...
if the frogspawn and the hammer in you sig are the only 2 corals your in luck change the lamps on a day you will be home all the time watch the...
Time for a change then Hank IMHO Steve
which type of lights are they Hank? if they are PC lamps, the typically at around 6 months they start to lose power and the colour temp shifts...
I started using Seachem, advantage calcium and Seachem reef builder for Calc and Alk respectively demand was very low, but above what I could...
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