Recent content by Prestondeeply

I concur with the high alk being a possabliity. I've lost 3 torches and an octospawn in the last couple of months. I was having a contaminant issue (Tin) so I kept water changing every 5-7 days...and my alk went up and up and up. Slowly....but still. They were happy at 6 and dyeing back at...

OK. So ICP can be done ASAP and has no negative effects. I have reviewed each dosing tube output by hand (just a quick run-burst into a cup) and I don't see any fragments...but I'm not sure how to test that over 24 hours. Maybe skip a days dosing and run them into cups over 24 hours? -...

There are a ton of solutions to tank problems. Among them is a whole class of solutions that involve dumping some new chemical into the tank. I still consider myself very new to this at just about 2 years now. I haven't experimented with different additives to control bubble/hair algeas...

yep, that is the one I picked up. I saw it at the last CFM and it just stuck out. Something about seeing them with your own eyes....it really is dramatically brighter than any others I've seen. So I was waiting until this CFM to see if he still had it. Sometimes color is just environmental...

Do you dose with AB+? Over-dosing with AB+ encourages a kind of black...something...to cover the rock. Something about too many aminos in the tank maybe. The AB+ bottle specifically mentions it...maybe fatty acid precipitate? Anyway....check the AB+ bottle direction if you dose with it.

Replaced an Octospawn that I split off a while back with an octospawn from CoralExotic. Top back left is the new single headed fluorescent green/yellow from CoralExotic. The more typical green octospawn in front of it has 6 heads and is 5-6" across...to show size. Original arrangement The...

No salt suggestions, but I read that mixing salt water first at room temp and then heat before WC is recommended. When I went with this model, I get less brown salts built up on the pump and heater. So, to be clear: 1 Add salt and wait for 5 minutes. 2 Add/turn on pump...minimum of 20...

No boring mussels that I know of. Also, small rock/skeleton mount, then on the sand bed. Sitting about 1" off the sand. Also mount is at a maybe 30° angle.

The scoly I have was in a tank for over a year, and I've had it now for over a year as well. No fish, but I feed lps pellets to acans and scoly 1-2/week.

I just got one which I'm not going to use. First one to DM me can have it.

I saw this at the swap this weekend. One frag from finaddict I think. It was gone in the first round before I had a chance to pick it up. I'm interested in a frag, dbtc or otherwise. I'll stop by at CFM.

I've got small 10 and 20g tanks. Use a lot of water movement and aerate. Lots of coral, no fish. I think my measurement is off so that's my first goal....find a better measurement stick....at least 2 significant digits.

No fish, just coral, inverts, bacteria and algae. Maybe I have a measurement issue then. I'm measuring pH continuously and the 7.8-8.0 is the range across all 3 tanks. Each one has a tighter range....maybe .1. But I'm seeing that .1 movement sample to sample every minute. So maybe I need to...

I just started measuring pH in the 3 wide nano tanks. These all have their own systems. No water mixing. pH sits between 7.8 and 8.0 in all 3 tanks. I've been dosing Kalk and alk at various levels in the tanks. From everything I've read, I should be seeing swings and I don't. At least not...

Jaw breaker dapple shaded by octospawn.