Recent content by Acerno

I had cyanobacteria in my tanks and although by shutting off the lights it slowed their growth down, they do not completely disappear from the tank. The only effective remedy that I know is to use a product called "Red Slime Remover" from Chemiclean. It eliminates ALL the cyanobacteria in the...

The Dragonets are not known to get Ick since they do not possess scales and the parasite cannot attach itself.

I collected oyster shells and sea water from Breezy Point, Queens which is facing the Atlantic Ocean. I strained the sea water through a cloth expresso coffee filter and cleaned the shells under tap water. I set up all my nano reef tanks this way. The tanks were teeming with microscopic life...