Recent content by john1

taz the power outage was aug 3 i was able to save one fish and a slipper coral.all the corraline algae survived and is looking great checked all water parameters on a daily basis as of last night 0 to .25 ppm ammonia,0 nitrite,0 nitrate,ph 8.1 alkalinity 9.6 calcium 400ppm. since the power...

minime, thanks for the reply all the life that was in my tank prior to the 30 hr power outage died .i had mini brittle stars, limpets copods and all kinds of little creatures i say live rock assuming some or all of the bacteria survived.there are other fish thriviving in the tank. hard to say...

after a recent tank crash due to a power loss i had to start all over again i previsously had a cherub and bicolor angel in my tank for over two years now i can`t keep any angel alive for more than one week .all tank parameters are fine.i read angels can not tolerate ammonia but my level is .25...

:x has anyone added garlic to thier tank to control ich .i had to start all over again since a 30 hr power outage on 8/2 i have been using malachite green every other day since 8/14 and my tang is no better.in fact looks like it`s getting black spots too.rather not do hyposalinity you think...

hello to a fellow new jerseyan.the organism in the sand might not be used to the higher temps that we keep in our tanks.i have collected snails and hermits from sandy hook but i purge them out for a couple of months before i put them in my tanks.what lfs do you deal with

69 kiss most lfs should carry it i got mine at petland discount.not sure if petco carries it i only buy dry goods from either of these stores.not sure what the greenex might do to your nudibrach.good luck john

after 3 months of siphoning flatworms from all over my tank ,my frustration led me to try the greenex method and all i can say is thank god for it .i have a 90g reef and not one sps or and any critters other than the flatworms suffered. i dosed 3/4 the recommened dose i ran carbon and a poly...

baja three i have also searched the waters of sandy hook i brought back some periwinkles and a hermit crab i just put them in a tank by themselves to purge them out a little before i put them ifn my main tank.i am in middletown.john

jamesw thanks for the reply.i am going to replace the tank. to replace the top plastic brace assembly sounds like to much of a hassle.

the center brace on my all glass 55 gallon tank is 3/4 cracked is there a concern.the top part is buckling up not sure if this is going to put to much strain on the tank and cause stress problems to the integrity of the tank. any info is appreciated thanks john.