Its been nine months from when I started my reef tank and would like to trade in my rusty angel for a coral beauty but cant seem to net him with all the rock. Any suggestions on types of traps there might be out there. I would also like to attach a couple of pics of my tank is that a...
I have an algae blenny he doesnt care for the hair algae but does well with the other.
my emerald crab does well on hair algae as long as its not to long
the tank has been running about 7 months it is 40 gallons i have 4 small fish, 5 corals serpent star and a cleanup crew. I originally had about 2 in of sand, last week I added another 20 lbs of sand mixed with 4 lbs live sand. Things were going good for the first 4 months untill i switched salt...
Are bak-pak filter systems considered a wet/dry type if so should i remove the bio material from the one chamber now that my tank is established. I have been adding sand to create a DSB and have approx 20lbs of live rock. Iam trying to work down to that 0 nitrate level. Right now running about...
my tempature is staying between 78 and 80 on its own(w/o heater on) between filters and circulation there are four powerheads going on at once do they generate enough heat to keep 40 gallon tank that warm?
Just wanted to let new reefers learn from one of my mistakes. Recently had a high nitrate problem and finally figured out what my problem was. My tank has been up 7 months and has been doing fairly well, about two months ago i bought some new salt mixture for my water changes and assumed it had...
I have a 40 gal w/20 lbs live rock with 1.5 to 2 inch sand bed. Filter system is bak-pak type. Fish clown, dwarf angel,scooter blenny,and algae blenny, serpent star and sea urchin. 4 corals and some mushrooms and a cleaner crew.
About 2 weeks ago i made a small shelter out
or chunks of coral for my reef tank. I am having a high nitrate problem rightnow and wondering if this had anything to do with it. I did a fifty percent water change today and that only seem to help a little. My nitrates are running at 30 right now...
I would like to add additional live sand to my tank which has been running about seven months. Right now I have about 1.5 to 2 inches. Is there a good method of doing this without causing harm to any of my critters or corals. Also has anyone out there tried grunge from Geothermal aquaculture...