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Just made my first ever acrylic weld... other than my practice joints. I'll be posting some pictures later this evening. I'll also be posting an updated picture of my tank and the new (mostly completed) plumbing. It's been a long time coming, but by the end of the weekend I will probably be able to give my system a full scale water test (and hopefully share a video with you guys). Hope you all enjoy the pictures when I get a minute to post them this evening!

Okay, so as promised, here ...

i went to the LFS today to check things out, i noticed they just got reef nutrition products so i felt compelled to try Oyster feast. overall the feeding response was great!! everything opened up nicely including my Acans. but then i noticed this unknow acro sliming like crazyy, more so around the base. just wondering if anyone knows what exactly is going on here, could it be to increase food capture?


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So I believe I have microbubbles getting into the main tank. I was looking at the water in my skimmer section today and noticed that it had a decent amount of froth on the water's surface (nothing spectacular just some definite buildup of frothy sections). Then I got looking at the skimmer section and noticed a ton of microbubbles, no surprise yet. Then I took a look at my bubble traps. Bubbles were going down the hatch at an alarming rate. Then I looked at the bioball section thinking that ...

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Hello Everyone!! I hope y'all are having a good Monday!! I noticed some white stuff on several of my fish this morning. I have attached some pictures of one of my fish, a yellowtail damselfish. I have been so busy with work I haven't been able to spend as much time with the fish as I usually do so I don't know when the white stuff started to appear on him.

I also have a yellow tang, starkii damsel, eyelash blenny, clarkii clown, oscellaris clowns (2), false lemonpeel angelfish, ...

For anyone who has ever battled Satan's algae (bryopsis) currently or in the past know that it can be a very daunting task and will test your mettle to the point that giving up even crosses our minds. Bryopsis is not your typical algae, it does not require high nitrates or phosphates to thrive. Bryopsis will strike a clean spotless tank just the same as a dirty tank so despite what you may have been told if all you have is bryopsis in your tank then you do not have phosphates leaking from your live ...