Recent content by Hez

Hi All, I just set-up my 12g nanocube 4 days ago. I bought two different Hydrometers. One is from Instant Ocean and the other from Deep Six which takes measurements from below the waters surface. The Deep Six Hydrometer records SG at 1.020 while the other records my SG at 1.024. Is there...

Thanks for all your help and suggestions.

I have had two types of Xenia in my tank for over 6 months. 1) Red Sea Aquacultured 2) Silver Branch Aquacultured For some reason my Silver Branch has spread upwards through my tank but has shrunk in size and in general does not look healthy. In contrast, My Red Sea Xenia is thriving and...

Hi All, My 26 Gallon tank has moved from brown algae to green algae to a reddish mat algae. My tank is almost 4 months old. Is this a natural progression and what can I do to limit the algae growth? Thanks, Hez

Thanks for the advice. One last question. Wouldn't adding LR to the Fluval be the same as keeping the the Bio materail?

Below are my tanks Specs: -26 Bow Front (running one month now) -45 lbs Live Rock -20 lbs Live Sand mixed with 20 lbs Sand. About 3in Depth -Sea Clone Protein Skimmer -Power Head -Fluval 204 Filter -JBJ Power Compacts (130 Watts of Light). 10-12 Hrs per day. -Only RO/DI Water used...

Help, my tank has developed brown (diatom) and green algae. Tank Specs: -New 26 Bow Front (running one month now) -45 lbs Live Rock -20 lbs Live Sand mixed with 20 lbs Sand. About 3in Depth -Sea Clone Protein Skimmer -Power Head -Fluval 204 Filter -JBJ Power Compacts (130 Watts of Light)...