Search results

Blau your tank looks good. Those yellow polyps will spread like wildfire. Are you referring to the branching type coral or the bubble coral? Is it hard? It looks like a leather of some sort. Jesse

So Cris and I headed to Reefapalooza today. Overall it was pretty cool. Lots of corals for sale. We both picked up a couple nice pieces. I got some Darth Maul palys and we went in on a small frag of Candy Apple Redds... Jesse

I think the most important thing would be to make sure the LR is exposed to the air as little as possible to avoid die-off/cycle. Rinse the sand really well *unless* it is the sand that is bagged in water. The water has little bacteria in it however the more water you use from your old tank...

Bummer. It always sad to hear when a good LFS goes down. Jesse

Here are a couple more pictures I took after my water change tonight. I will be going to Reefapalooza this weekend so I may be picking up a couple new pieces..... hopefully! :razz: Jesse

How are you attempting to post them? The easiest way is to upload to a site like photobucket and copying/pasting the [img] address. Jesse

No, a 9 gallon tank is not suitable for any eel or ray that I know of. There *may* be some sort of ribbon eel or something but definitely no rays. Jesse

I would just give it some time. The brown algae sounds like diatoms and should pass as the tank matures. Jesse

You may have posted this somewhere already but how old is this tank? What color temperature is the PC light that you are running? Jesse

Do you have a problem with phosphates? If so, I would suggest finding the source first. Medias like this can tend to be a cover for the actual problem. These medias do best in a phosphate reactor like the Two Little Fishies reactor I would probably go with the ROWAphos myself. Jesse

Wow. Nice shot! Good looking clowns. Thanks for sharing. What lens are you using with your D50? Jesse

Wow... I haven't posted in my thread in over a month. Not much to update. I picked up some new polyps yesterday though. Here is a picture of those... Oh I added a tiny brittle star. That's about it though. I want to try to do a water change and clean the glass tomorrow. Maybe I'll...

He doesnt come around here anymore unfortunately. He was in the bay area though. Jesse

IMO the 24 watters are kinda weak and you would probably want to run 4x24. This will allow you to have a better mix of lamps and also allow you to have your "daylights" and your actinics to be on at separate times. The most important thing is to have high quality individual reflectors. That...

Mark, YGPM. :D Jesse

Re: More Questions for this newb Yeah... give it time. It is normal for a young tank. Get a magnet cleaner for the glass. You are going to have to clean the glass at least once a week even after the tank has matured. As far as the deaths, give it time before you add anything else...

Hey Mark! Good to see you here. This tank has a lot of potential. Go MH all the way. Keep us updated! Jesse

I'm keeping an eye on your tank... it has alot of potential! Keep us updated! Jesse

You'd be surprised! There are more young people than you think! But i do think that the majority of people are older due to the cost of this hobby. Jesse

From one of my other posts... The main problem with ceramic rings... and most other biological media (*including bioballs*)excluding LR... is that it lacks the anaerobic region necessary for completing the nitrogen cycle. Without that anaerobic area, nitrates cannot be turned into nitrogen...