Recent content by British_eh

Thx, that makes sense . I have the yellow sponges that I seem to remove biweekly, now add this one to the list Britisheh

This white slimy stuff has just started to grow, in the shaded part of the rock. Do you know what it is? Thx. Britisheh

Unfortunately one of these hitched a ride in and even dodged by quarantining. I manually harvest about 6 a day from the tank. I found that they did like one rock in particular, had a bit of green algae on it. So....A 60 cc wide nozzle syringe and a kettle of hot water. The fish scattered and no...

actually they sound like spirobide worms, small calcified creatures, less than 2 mm, attaching to glass and rock. THEY are a pain. I squish about 50 per day. I have heard of nothing but mechanical removal. DO NOT let them get to plentiful. Your tank must be in good nick as the are somewhat...

What do you think of Red Sea?

So, have the API and the Salifert API readings 450 in tank one, 440 in another Salifert readings 375 in tank one, 390 in another Similar spread, which can be taken as more accurate. Had tank a year, so know a little bit. Just puzzled by the test results. Tests taken within minutes of...

Great work, I like the science behind your article. In addition here is some more that is both science and practical. 1. I wouldn't ever turn off the lighting. Maybe reduce hours. 2. Use a UV light. It kills bacteria period. 3. Clean your tank frequently to reduce detritus. I have Filter Socks...

I have browsed here previously and there are some very good take aways. 1. Start with a freshwater tank b4 saltwater. If after 6 months u are still keen, then go saltwater. 2. Bigger is better. The problem with small salt water is the H2O parameters can change too fast, and you can overcorrect...

One of our 3 Chromis has about 10 raised white spots 1/16th" , round, and perhaps increasing over the last week. Best I can delineate from the literature is a fungus disease stress related. Will look to try and quarantine ... Any ideas? Not any other known disease that we can distinguish

Vermetid ?Tubeworms? Are Bad for Aquariums, AND Coral Reefs Although they look like tubeworms, vermetids are actual a kind of snail which grows its shell in place ? either on rocks or inside coral skeletons. Since they can?t move around, vermetid snails instead employ a unique by annoying form...

The tank is newish since November, with fish since December. 162 Gallon Temp 78.......pH 8.2...........No Amonina, No Nitrites, No Nitrates........... Calcium just up from 400 to 460............Alkalinity 13..........Salinity 1.024...Magnesium 1280...........Phosphate - 0............. LED...

I add 3 cap fulls of bleach to 4 gallons of H2p when cleaning my filter socks. Rinse x 5 then ROS water overnight, and air dry. Rinse your rock well as above, and always dilute your bleach. Cheers, Britisheh Clorox Ingredients The active ingredient in Clorox household bleach is sodium...

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What I have read is that they are a bit fussy and need a specific diet, vitamins, garlic and will eat some of the corals. ANyone out there that can advise? 162 Gallon tank, 8 nfish, several shrimps, snails, new corals Thanks, Britisheh