Recent content by kosey929

No problem...it was a good question. I forgot to ask if you can provide, or direct me to, more information about calcium levels and what impact a high level will have on my system. There seems to be an abundance of info about low calcium, but not high calcium. Thanks again, Karen

Oh yeah.... I forgot to mention my feeding habits. I feed high-quality flake food (which all of my fish eat with pleasure) once a day at most. If anything, I tend towards under-feeding. I've been keeping fish (FW for 15+ years and marines for 2 years) and learned the overfeeding lesson a...

It sounds like I'm on the right track..... Thanks for your input. As for my clowns....I put them together by necessity rather than choice. When I moved a few months back, I had to consolidate my 12G nanocube with my 56G. I knew there could be a problem, but had no choice. There wasn't a...

Hi Fishy People! I haven't posted in a long time, but I'm having a problem with my tank and I know you will be able to help me. My problem hair algae and cyanobacteria (to a lesser degree) in my 56 gallon tank. (I have moved and am no longer able to keep a nano tank as well, but I sure do...

Hi all! I bought this coral at F&S yesterday and I was wondering if anyone knows what it is. I'm having a hard time finding it in my coral book and it was sold as a "finger leather." Thanks!! Karen

Thanks for the compliments Carl! Actually, the tank is only a couple of months old, but I'm very pleased with how it is shaping up. The frags I got from JohnandDawn really make the tank.....and I'm inclined to give credit where it is due. I've only been reefkeeping since May. This is my...

Guess what?! After nearly 2 weeks, my feather duster has reemerged from his tube with....get this....a new smaller crown! I guess he must have shed the other one. Any ideas why I never saw it in the tank anywhere? Thanks, Karen :???:

Still in the tube. I don't see a crown floating around the tank anyhere, so I guess it has not been shed.

Ahhhhhh gotcha.....sorry to be such a bonehead. :oops:

That was me. My blue-green chromis was in the back of my 12g nanocube dx for three days! My nets, even the really small one, were to restrictive back there. Anyway, I cut the toe off of a pair of pantihose about 2 inches up and threaded some thin flexible wire through the edge to fashion a...

Liiiike.....??? I test for pH, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, spG and calcium. They were all acceptable before the water change and, with the exception of the pH, improved after. I don't intend to sound sarcastic if I do, but I really don't know better. Maybe my feather...

I came across a website recently that advised against scrubbing the rock. I wish I could remember where it was.... Anyway, it said it just prepares the rock for more algae to attach itself. I'm not sure I buy that. Hmmmm... I'm still struggling with hair algae in my 12g nanocube dx after...

I hope I have the same experience. My pH has never made that kind of jump in the past. Do you think that is a factor with the duster?

Hmmmmm..... I'm not really sure how I ended up with salty fishies and corals. I think it went like this: I was looking at aquarium setups for sale on ebay and came across a "nano" tank. This was something I'd never heard of before and my curiosity was piqued. So I searched the Internet...

Hi Everybody! Here is a whole pile of pics of the new frags I scored from JohnandDawn over the weekend. You have to see John's tanks in person to fully appreciate them. His 125 is simply incredible! My BF was in awe. Anyway, except for the zoas, I'm not even sure what I got! I'm sooooo...