Recent content by jonmedina

@H2OPlayar - you're a good person, thank you. I'll be in Vegas in August. If we can't find someone local before then, I'll bring him. Came with the tank when I got it and he deserves a better spot.

Breaks my heart, but the yellowfin tang (Acanthurus xanthopterus) that started the hobby with me needs to go. He's been in the same tank for a few years and he's just getting too big. Idk who's bright idea (not mine) it was to get him in the first place, as he needs 250+ gallons absolute...

Here's a picture of mine under my midday light scheme. They're about 10 heads each, they're DIRECTLY under my light at 450-500par. They're growing like crazy. They like higher phosphate in my experience.

Yeah I think they did. This new tank has been running almost a year seeded with live rock. I'm wondering if they're finally big enough now to be more noticable.

I just noticed I've got a good number of these in the tank - I think they're porcelain crabs? They only come out late at night, and they're real fast. But I just added a couple clams to the tank and don't want to risk them getting picked at. Any ideas...

Not trying to hijack the thread here - but anybody coming to the event have an old powerhead lying around they want to sell for cheap? I just need a dumb weak one to point at an anemone and get him to move. Thanks!

I'm in! I'll bring my award-winning brisket chili. Award: my mom said it was alright.

Heyyyyyy fellow Pleasant Hillian! Welcome and good to have you. Great looking tank.

If it was a flow issue it would usually close up, it looks like it's open - maybe not getting enough light? do you have it on the sand bed?

Such a fun event!! 10/10

Yeah - and I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Keeps nutrients in a good spot even if you overfeed a bit (like I do), outcompetes display tank hair algae and isn't a huge PITA to clean. I scrape it down like every two weeks.

I did manual removal, nutrient drop, and added this thing to outcompete algae in the display tank - Algae Scrubber - no problems since. And this is with me purposely keeping my phosphates a little on the high side because I like happy torches.

Hey @B the Nano Reefer, IDK your mixing situation, I'm up the street from you and have 40 gallons of RODI on hand that I can mix with your salt of choice if you need more water for changes.

Awesome info - thanks so much, I've been wanting to take some time to play around with it more. I too am cleaning the glass every day. It's a lot.

Or ..... if there's a way to just not show DBTC or BARcode threads as highlights on the front page. We probably don't need a featured post every time someone borrows the bandsaw....