Recent content by Thelonious

BTW, anything else I should test for? The tank is full of base rocks, old dried tonga, but I don't think they are leaching phosphates as she has had little algae. I'm questioning the trace elements in this salt because the fish, snails, crabs, filter feeders and a hardy mushroom have been...

Thanks for all the responses guys! Unfortunately, I couldn't save her coral. The next day following the post the coral's exoskeleton was exposed with little to no flesh left. Amazingly, after I took the coral out, I was unloading some RO/DI water to do a big water change and upon returning...

Water source and salt are good. RO/DI and the water has been used in my pico. Tested it this morning and it is less than 1 tds. I have been doing about 5 gallon changes once a week. I'm feeling pretty stupid that I assumed her trace elements would be supportable to an LPS, and the thing is...

Hi guys. I bought a biocube for my girlfriends place about three months ago. I helped it cycle with a raw shrimp, because it was 90% base rock, and then let it cycle for a month before starting water changes, then another month before adding a couple of hermits and snails. So now a month after...

Here is a nifty web calculator I found online. Will even calculate Hex's http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/calculate.htm

That was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time to address my questions so well... Reading a bunch just doesn't give you the practical knowledge to understand some of these things.... I didn't even realize there was a flood risk using hang-ons. Two more questions if anyone...

I am having about a 50 gallon cube built for me. It's going to be a really longterm project so I am trying to eliminate future problems from the start. It is going in a studio suite with cement flooring for 3 years so I cannot risk a flood because it would get everything. I must have a...