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Hey all the Prodical son returns LOL had issues with ISP but back again! and update on the white substance it dosnt seem to have gotten any worse! or in fact grown any! Big update after sugar dosing went horribly wrong been doing weekly water changes and testing every few days and it seems the...

A small observation i have made tonight its on my LR i have some green bubble algae growing! surely this isn't all that good?

Hey guys quick update! Tested my water today and spike or something is defiantly happening hears the test readings as follows High Rang PH = 8.0 Amonia = betwen 0.50/1.00 PPM Nitrite = 1.00 PPM Nitrate = 20 PPM would we agree that the tank is cycling all over again? will eagerly await...

I have heard that and have always been advised to go for the biggest tank i possibly can! so finally bit the bullet the other month and got hold of a big 4ft by 24 by 24 have my live sand all ready and some dry rock but in the new year going to concentrate on the sump and plumbing! then the...

Thats fair enough Jay i to will be upgrading in the new year am currently running a small 2 ft by 18 inches 15 gallon tank which is in recovery at the moment might then keep the 15 gallon as a QT or maybe just a few fish wonder with hermits in it! haven't made my mind up yet lol but cant wait...

it be too cold for me to go shell collecting on the beach LOL hehe one of my lfs will sell you a bag of shells of various sizes for like £7.20 to £12.50 but i think to my self would i like to keep snails or crabs? I have 2 snails and 1 hermit he dosnt seem to bother the snails but there again...

Hey there Jay lol Thanks for your reply i too have heard they will kill snails for shells i currently dont have any corals in my DP tank but it is something i plane to in the future and i currently have 1 hermit lol he seemed to survive the nuclear sugar dose and finally came out of hiding...

Thanks Jay il respond to that thread on the actual thread page lol :-)

sorry if im going over old ground here guys but can i ask opinions on hermit crabs not just as a clean up crew but in general?

sorry if im going over old ground here guys but can i ask opinions on hermit crabs not just as a clean up crew but in general?

Hey Jay Thank you for your reply also :-) sorry if im going over old ground here guys but can i ask opinions on hermit crabs not just as a clean up crew but in general? i know its off topic i should probably start a new thread really lol :-)

Hi Imforbis and thank you for your reply! Thats what i was thinking i touched it yesterday and seemed pretty solid! it dosnt seem to be getting any bigger as of yet just keeping an eye on it! i dont mind it if its not harmful if however it is indeed harmful it will have to go!! ;-) :-) ;-)...

hey dustinX Hydor are usually pretty good i personally dont have one but i have a few friends that have used them and they have said there really good value for money :-) hope this helps :-) Happy Reefing

As promised guys here is that pic for you to study and thanks in advance for any info you can give me

Hi there 2quills Thanks for your post :-) and yes it seems i have got lucky with the protein skimmer originally i bought this skimmer (JAD WG-308) hang on skimmer after i had purchased it and still in the research stages of setting the tank up i had read reviews and watched videos on said...

hey all its dawned on me i never gave you the full report of the water test so here goes High Range PH =8.0 Ammonia = 0.25 ppm Nitrite = 0 ppm Nitrate = 0 ppm I imagine because my tank has to practically cycle again? whilst observing my tank i saw a blue legged hermit crab which i had given...

Hey there Geridoc Thanks you for clearing that up for me i am glad to learn that it is nothing sinister or indeed to worry about :-) :-)

hey all have a new piece of LR looks to have something growing on the side of it waiting for camera to charge the will produce pics to study in the mean time is white sponge harmful? dose it mean anything like as in the bacteria wise or balance of my tank? Thanks guys

Thank you silverado61 :-) how is your reef going? have you added a new additions?

Hey all another update both engineer goby and clown are doing absolutely great they are taking there feeds every feed! they are still in QT and my DP tank is still crystal clear water did a test this evening and have ammonia readings of 0.25 ppm so this could be that spike starting to rear its...