We are always going to get new items for our reefs, from other hobbyists, from fish stores, online and at frag swaps. Frags are bought and sold willy nilly and within mere hours pictures are posted of those new acquisitions. What concerns me is that those new pieces appear to be in your reef tanks and not in a temporary quarantine system. An article I wrote for Reef Hobbyist Magazine just hit the local fish stores. If you don't get that printed version, here's the online PDF. ...
Nothing too new with the tank this month. I've been watching my water parameters to see how long I could go without a water change. No increase in nitrates whatsoever still. I've tested 0 for over four months straight now (test works fine, I've got another batch of rock cycling). Calcium dropped down a little bit to around 420 and I noticed my monti cap lose some of it's green tint. In the next couple of weeks I'll be getting in and installing my Next Reef reactor, an MP10ES and maybe a few ...
Updated 07-21-2011 at 05:45 PM by matt_longview
Can someone help me ID this please. This is the best pic I could get of it before it went back into the rocks. It is black with a white spot on it, it looks almost like a stingray of some sort without the long tail.
New guy here getting addicted to the reef culture. I have kept different FOWLR tanks over the past 7 or 8 years. (not very successfully due to lack of funds ). I am currently in the beginning stages of setting up a 135 that I just moved into our new house and thought I would share my successes and failures as I go along and hopefully your guys input can help me along. So Far this is what I have running: ...
Updated 08-04-2011 at 06:23 PM by OKREEF
Wow, I had no idea it's been so long since I've been back here! I let my hobby slide a bit due to some professional studies. However, I just learned an old friend of mine was into saltwater, and I reminded myself to come back here and see what all I've missed. Man, have I missed alot! Looking forward reading more! Also, I want to start working on my "Aquaria" circle in Google Plus, so if anyone is on there, let me know! http://gplus.to/Neelixx (also, make sure your profile ...