Recent content by CTurtleGirl

Ok got some semi better pics with a cleaner glass. Heres the coral in question a little closer up: and by comparison my hydnophora frag, so I don't think its a hydno: and a slightly clearer pic of the ORA frag: Do you have a pic of your version of this frag for comparison? Will this one...

Cool, I got the ORA frag for 29 bucks so I don't think I did too bad. It seems to be getting a little vibrant since I brought it home. I'm going to try and get a better pic of the second one to get a better ID. I cleaned the glass a bit today so I'll see if its a bit better. CTG

I picked up a couple of frags last weekend and finally got my camera up and running. Its an old crappy cam but hopefully someone can ID these two. They weren't labeled and I got them for a good price. The first one in person is more greenish with purple polyps, its hard to tell in the pic...

Nice Tank! Where did you get your skimmer from? I tried to find it on marine depot and couldn't. I'm looking to get a different skimmer for my 75 gallon and it looks like yours works well. Thanks! CTG

I'll probably change the first 3 that you guys are talking about. Just ordered the filters a couple days ago. I'm lucky that my tap water isn't that bad with a TDS reading of 26 but I can definitley see that the first filter is getting a pretty dark tea color look. Thanks for all the replies...

I have a 100 gal tank with 17 african cichlids in it. I have raised africans in the past but never planted the tank successfully without the fish eating the plants. I'm sure I just wasn't selecting the proper plants. Does anyone here have ideas for plants they will leave alone and can thrive...

I have a ro/di unit that I got a few months back. This is the first one I've owned. I am not sure when to change the filters on it or wich ones should be changed more than others. I have a TDS meter and the water still tests at 0 but I can see the filters discoloration (the housings are...

My sg is 1.025, I have excellent coraline growth. I have not yet tested for copper. I will buy a test tommarow. As far as more frequent water changes for the past month I have been doing weekly 25% water changes and before that it was every two weeks. I have been using ro/di for water...

Thanks for the replies. I think I am definitley going to remove the sandbed. I will siphon out half the water to save and put back in. Keep the top 1/2 inch of sand to just cover the bottom when done and remove the rest. I will put all livestock in a spare tank with tank water to keep them...

I do not have any current pics of the tank since my digital cam does not work anymore. I talked with someone at the local saltwater fish store and they said I should remove the sand bed because if I siphon it will release toxic sulfur and other toxins into the water potentially harming my...

To be honest, I have never siphoned my sandbed. I always thought that it would remove the good bacteria or potentially damage inverts living in the sandbed like starfish and certain snails. At this point would it be detrimental to start siphoning? Should I remove all the rock and siphon or...

I've been into reefing for about 8 years now. I had a beautiful 75 gallon reef tank with corals, clams, etc. I had no problems except a little turf algae problem that I kept at bay with manual pulling. Then 2 1/2 years ago we moved and everything changed. The corals started dying, my anemone...

I do not have any recent pictures of the tank. I can describe it as an algae filled box right now. I've always battled turf algae but now its a brown slime algae. Here are some specs. 75 gal acrylic 20 gal sump 2 175 watt MH 12K 10 hour photoperiod 4 maxijet powerheads pointing in all...

I bet your right, that is what is happening. I am just trying to brainstorm as to why I have such a nitrate problem that is causing the algae. It has gotten worse since switching to ro a couple months ago. Skimmer is working like crazy but all other params are fine. The tank has been set up...

I got a ro/di filter a couple months ago after battling algae for too long. The water coming out of the filter tests with a TDS reading of 001. My tap water reads 025. My algae problems have only gotten worse since using the ro water and I think I know why but don't know how to solve it...