Recent content by jstiltne

I would like a frag of this one. @Srt4eric, @SepToob, @Hella_Salty650, @JVU, @IOnceWasLegend, @jstiltne, have requested a frag. This post was automatically created by BARcode

I also use AFR! Love the stuff, but if I let one of the big 3 (Alk Ca Mag) go untested, at least one would eventually go out of whack. Which salt you use seems to be a big factor - I just switched from Red Sea Black to Tropic Marin, before I was having to mix in extra Mag with my water, now I am...

Let's make sure the lack of Ca Mag testing doesn't get lost, that is definitely a very important part of the process and should be done more than once a week i'd say. Many SPS people have an apex and a trident for this, me included. If green slimers arent making it my guess is that light, RODI...

My knee-jerk reaction other than the comments above (Ca, Mag, temp and temp swings) is those phosphates are about double as high as the SPS sweet spot. I also wonder what PAR you're getting. With that said, I wasn't able to keep SPS confidently until I upped my at-home water RODI unit to a 5...

My phosphates are actually bottomed out and I’m dosing to bring them up, cyano is my battle currently. I swore off gfo after my first tank setup had some acros stripped from dropping too quickly, now my only phosphate removal strategy is water changes. Safest option

Thanks for the offer! I bit the bullet and got some Jebao's about two weeks ago. Still fighting the ugly stage!

@MolaMola Going great! I'll have to get some updated pics, but the vision is certainly coming together. My last thing I am trying to figure is some good long-term powerheads. However, the setup is currently a 50gal low-boy frag tank that is going through the new tank uglies, but snails are...

good instincts looking out for vermetids on torches! vermetids stung and killed the torch on the right in my profile pic :(

I can't rave enough about the emerald crabs from reefcleaners; they literally have a money-back guarantee if the emerald crabs don't eat the bubble algae. 5 of them did so well in my tank that after they all cleared the BA, there was so little algae that I think starvation caused them to die and...

Looking to stock my classroom tank and would love the clowns and a nem! Where are you located?

I’ll add into this thread that I put in a reefcleaners order a month or so ago, the emerald crabs go right for the bubble algae, the Pitho crabs seem dopey and ineffective, albeit entertaining

Update time on what has been a very active summer in my classroom: The good: 1) I need to give a HUGE thanks to @Srt4eric for all of his help - he handed me a POND UV clarifier - who woulda thunk it! And, well, it was broken, tried to replace the bulb and am pretty sure it was a ballast issue...

Not surprised, you’re a genie! Looking for a 90 gallon rated skimmer for that frag tank I’m building out, headed down that way on Friday . Let me know if you see it!

No prob!

Still available?