Recent content by mels95yj

I have an older 250w Ebo-Jager on my 46g at the house. Over the past 2 years, it hasn't varied more than 1.5°. I just bought a 50w, that must be the newer model, for my 12g at the office. Granted, I've only had it a week, but it hasn't varied more than 1°. If I set up another tank, it will...

I'm using an AquaC Remora w/MJ 1200 for my skimmer. It sometimes gets 1/2 full in a week. I also read that low mg levels will not cause coralline, but I tested mine the other day. It's 1620. I did a 20% water change to get that down some. Here's my levels I test for before the water change...

I don't have a high calcium demand in my tank. My calcium stays around 550 without dosing anything, even though I do have B-Ionic 2 part. From what I've researched on the forums, not having a lot of coralline algae is a symptom of high phosphates. I have to scrape the glass every day to rid...

Ok, I've decided that I'm needing to reduce my phosphates. I haven't tested for it, but I've got all the tell-tale signs. I've searched and found pics of the setup, but all of them have the reactor in their sump/refugium. I don't have either one of those, so mine will hang on the back of the...

I'm glad I'm not the only person that has this problem! My wife gets so frustrated because everything I test, I'm constantly running and asking, "Is it blue yet?" I usually hold a white sheet of paper behind it to help me a little. My readings are probably never consistant, but they're close...

How long has yours been doing this? I found a hitchiker crab a couple nights ago that I recently got out of the tank, but I don't think he was the culprit. Are you doing anything to help it, ie. frag it, etc? Other than these spots, it seems to be doing good. The polyps are all out, so I'm...

I didn't know where else to post this, so I'll post it here. If it needs moved, please do so with my apologies. Below is a pic of my Devil's Finger that has, so far, been doing great. About 3-4 days ago, I noticed one of my Zebra hermits staying on the Finger. I moved him only to have him...

Take a look at my thread. Does it look like the pics I posted? If so, it seems that it's not a fungus, but lymphcystis instead. There's not really any cure, but it will eventually "drop" off on it's own. If not, then I really can't help ya. HTH Mel...

It's a 46g bowfront. I've got 60lbs LS and 30lbs of LR. No sump. Millennia 3000 HOB filter and Aqua C Remora skimmer. Right now I'm not running carbon in the filter. The tank has been up for app. 4 months, maybe 5. Mel

Ok, I remember seeing somewhere that the person setup a qt tank and for the biological filtration they stuck some bio-balls under an upside-down tupperware container with holes in it. They stuck a powerhead in the top of the container. Would this be a good option for me and the cartridge? I...

Hey, no problem. Here's one site that says 2-3 weeks. I'm not saying they're right and you're wrong, but it's just one that I've come across. I guess the longer the better. It's just when you're starting out and reading everything you come across, some things just stick in your mind...

Yeah, I know I broke the cardnial sin of not qt'ing him. Guess I learned the hard way. Of course, isn't the normal recommendation of qt'ing 2-3 weeks? If so, he didn't show signs of this during that time. The LFS normally only sells tank-raised clowns, but for whatever reason, they got these...

As far as treatments, the only thing I've done so far is 1 FW dip using distilled water for about 2 minutes. I didn't want to qt him and start throwing medicines in there until I had a good idea what it was. As far as stressors, I don't know what they could be. The other fish are LMB, Royal...

Ok, I've tried 2 other forums, with no results. My percula has had this for about a month. I believe it's lymphocystis, but not for sure. He's eating great, shows no signs of stress and none of the other fish have any signs of this. Within that last couple of days, he started getting a...