Recent content by Bristlewormranch

Finally 5 post Here are the images I wanted to add to the thread. The first is with 2x12k, 3x420, 1x460 18watt T5s. The second is after I changed out a 420 for a 12k. So that is 3x12k, 2x460, 1x460.

Hello all, New to mushrooms. Need some help with green hairy mushrooms. I purchased a rock from localreef store. The rock has 6 hairy mushrooms and about a 50 cent size Zoa colony,and 6 or so small feathers. The Zoa's and the feathers seem to be doing fine andthe Zoa colony is growing, but...

I have a Current Nova Extreme Pro T-5 Fixture that takes18" bulbs. My tank is a 16 gallon high. The fixture takes 6 bulbs. Four onone switch and two on a second switch. What lighting recommendation would youguys have for zoanthids and hairy mushrooms? The tank is 20" wide and 19" tall. I can get...

I use a 5 gallon drinking water bottle. It never occured to me that that could be the problem. I will check it out and see. The live rock is the same rock I had in the 29. I could pull it from the the tank and place it in a holding tank and see if there are any changes. I am looking into...

I have a 16 gallon high tank. I use a refugium with skimmer.While my water parameters are always good and I us RO water I have a steadyproblem with Phosphate so I use the canister filter to remove phosphates. Ihave checked the RO water and it is not the source. I only have three fish inthe tank...

If you use a canister filter like I do then you undoubtedly have had problems getting the canister to seal after changing filter media.This has happened to me many times and can be quit frustrating. Even cleaning the seal will not help. I figured out a tip that will get the canister sealed...