Recent content by aly

it is maroon and comes off easily, it might be something else? i had no idea!

i have had a lot of algea problems and the best invert out of any to handle them were mexican turbo snails. they are much larger than the regular sized turbo and have an incredible appitite. they are about $2 per snail. put about 15 in there and watch your tank clean out in about a week and a...

i have a well established fish only tank with lots of live rock. recently i noticed an abundace of coraline algea growing all over everything. i cleaned off the glass, rocks and sand and now just one week later there is literally a carpet covering my tank. i don't have strong enough lighting to...

just another quick question: can i grow mushrooms with a 50/50? can i grow anything with 50/50 or do i need pc?

i went over to my friends house and looked in their tank and saw that they had brown algea like stuff floating on the water. does anyone know anything about this? do they need more filtration? it is a 55g with a fluval 304. i checked the levels and they are all fine. there is a lot of algea...

k, so this is what i think. jwishy needs to shut up. he is just picking fights. this forum is set up for people to share thier experiences. my green serpant has both eaten fish that have previously died and has hunted them. in reading all of the replies to the post i truely lost what the...

thanks jim, thats what i thought it was. you're great!

this may sound silly, but what is RO/DI water? it is just deionized? or is there something else to it, and how do i get it? thanks a bunch, all of you. -aly

i am having a probelm with too many silicates in my water. i have a 55 with a fluval 304. i want to know what to put into it to make the outbreack go away faster and what kinds of inverts or crabs will eat this stuff? i have some hermits and one cleaner shrimp as well as a yellow tang that i...

thanks a bunch, is there an additive or something that i can put in the tank to kill the silicates? what can i do for now? just keep cleaning it? about how long to cycle?

the tank has been up for about 2 months, i have a fluval 304 and two large power heads. the lighting is just standard flor. i forgot my test kit so i don't know if my levels are up, doesn't amonia or phosphates cause problems?

i have a ton of brown algea in my 55. it is all over the sand and LR. i think that there might be too much natureal light in the area for the tank, could this be spuring the growth? do i need more filtration or cleaners? the tank is fairly new, so it is going through that phase, i just need to...

i have one and he is great! he only eats my other animals after they die. but you will need to supliment food for him if you want him to grow. i feed mine frozen oysters or he loooooves left over formula one. i don't see how they could be bad for a reef tank. mine is really great, they do hide a...

I asked the same question about a month ago and this is the answer that i got, i think you will like this site. some of the experts on this site also told me that clams are not for beginers, but the best clam for someone like me and you would be a squamosa because they require the least amount...

thanks a lot. i am going to try to upgrade and get one. that site is really cool too.