Recent content by pthoma79

I have been busy lately, and haven't been keeping up on my tank like I should be. I have some dark colored algae growing in my tank now. Here are some photos: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank010.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank009.jpg Here are my...

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Just noticed these growing on my rocks today. Looks like coraline algae, but part of it doesn't even touch the rock, almost like a mushroom... [http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank008.jpg

I can't seem to keep fish alive lately! I have an clown that I have had in the tank for about 2 years now, but it seems like every fish I put in the tank lately dies within a week or so. I had a royal gramma and a bicolor blenny that lasted for about 6 months before they died, but I have added...

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I bought a Coral Beauty from my LFS 6 days ago, and a few days after I got him in the tank, his right eye got cloudy, and he has some discolorations in his face. They don't look like ich or anything, they just look discolored. It also looks like it has a very small hole in the middle of its...

Update: I woke up today, and the tank was clear again, except for a white layer on the glass that I was able to clear with a magnet. I checked my levels, and my pH dropped from 8.3 to 7.9 overnight, and my alk dropped from 11.2 to 7.0 overnight. It was originally 8.0 before I added the...

No, I don't run carbon. Its starting to clear up a bit, and things seem to be ok for the time being. Hopefully all will be good in the morning. I guess lesson learned to not raise things so fast....

I ran out of salt and I haven't bought a new bag yet. I just have been buying premixed water. I have raised it that much before and have never had a problem with it. The corals I can see seem to be doing fine. They're not closed up or anything, and my clown seems to be behaving normally...

I checked my levels, and my alkalinity was low (8.0 and all of the other readings were fine), so I added enough supplement (Bulk Reef Supply) to bring it up to 11. I have added that much several other times, and haven't had a problem. About 10 minutes after adding the supplement, I fed my fish...

I thought t5's were supposed to be replaced every 18-24 mos

Yeah, its a very dark gray, almost black. Nitrates are 10.

Phosphates are 0.   Bulbs have been running for about 16 mos.

This has been on the bottom of my tank for about 2 weeks. I took something similar out during my last water change, but it seems to have grown back with a vengence.   It kind of looks like mold. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture, but this was the best I could do. Should I be worried about...

I've been told by the lfs and on here that t5's should work for a birdsnest. I have a green birdsnest in the tank now that I put in about a week ago, and it seems to be fine for now. I'll just keep an eye on it and hope it does well.