Recent content by Cspencer

I would like a frag of this one. @Michael Hans, @Cspencer, have requested a frag. This post was automatically created by BARcode

Do you think dosing nitrate on a relatively new tank is reasonable? My nitrates are bottomed out right now. I'm increasing feeding to try to get it up, but if that doesn't help I would consider manually dosing nitrate.

I am actually not sure if it is farmed or not. I purchased it at Neptune. His coloring was almost all jet black, lacking the flame colored tail when I first got him but he lightened up over the last few days and is more blue now. His tail is still mostly the same color as his body, just a...

I added a flame tail blenny this week. Upon getting him home and settled I realized he’s actually missing his right eye. Despite the vision limitations, he seems capable of finding food and he’s looking comfortable. He chose a spot tucked in under a rock next to an acan. Haven’t gotten a good...

Is this the thread you're looking for? https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/l-b%E2%80%99s-new-red-sea-250.28181/ The search bar has an advanced search option where you can pick a forum (Tank Journals) and filter by your username.

After a 5 gallon water change 4 days ago levels went from 0.9 ppm (or greater) to 0.75 ppm, which matches what I’d expect based on the total volume. Since then, PO4 held at 0.75 for 3 days then was down to 0.67 today. I’ll do 10 gallons next water change. In other news, I added a Tunze...

I’d be interested in any of the zoas, either hammer, or the war coral. My tank is pretty new, so I understand if you’d rather pass them to someone with a more established system to grow out. Dark Side of the Lagoon

I tested phosphates with a used Hanna checker I picked up (thanks @MichaelB). The reading maxed out the meter at 0.9 ppm or higher. Nitrates came back at 5 ppm. Not sure why phosphates are that high while nitrates look pretty normal. This seems to be fueling a good bit of hair algae as well. I...

Added some new inhabitants this weekend. I picked up a pair of baby occelaris clowns from Neptune Aquatics and added a few frags from the CFM. For corals I got 3 zoas (pink diamond, utter chaos, purple monster), 3 acans (don’t know the names of the specific variants), and a green hammer...

I definitely am inclined to keep the rocks I do have in the aquarium as is. The tank is full of life even though it’s only 2 weeks old. I’ve identified so many good hitchhikers already on them, I’d hate to give that up. As for the extra rocks, if anyone wants them knowing they do have pest...

Here is a picture of the rocks: I took a minute to research these, and one is definitely Aiptasia based on its behavior of retracting into a crevice when poked. The others I can't tell if they're Majano or something similar. Here is a not-great picture: I haven't seen any on the rocks I am...

I have 2 extra pieces of live rock that are each about 10”x6”x5” that I don’t need for my tank start. They are cycled and have life on them, including potentially some hitchhiking anemones that I don’t know enough about to ID, so use caution. Per the original terms of the PIF offering they are...

Not really sure yet. I probably have more rock in there than I need. Once I get the 10 gallon up I’ll move some over and it should free up some space for corals.

Firing up my first reef tank after purchasing a setup from @Turkeysammich. It’s an IM 25 AIO modified with an external overflow to a sump, a 10g auxiliary rimless display and enough complexities for future add-ons to keep me learning for a while. Just setup the 25g and sump for now, the 10g...

I have my new tank up and running and thanks to a jumpstart of live rock it’s testing as nearly cycled already. Pending water tests tomorrow I might be ready to add fish soon, so if one of these pairs is still available, I’d be interested!