Recent content by katiethree

I have these white spots which periodically appear on the rocks, usually 30 or so at a time, clustered together. Sometimes they stay, then get greened over, other times they have disappeared. They are oval, slightly domed and a little less than 1/8" long. I assume they are someone's eggs, but...

I have these white spots which periodically appear on the rocks, usually 30 or so at a time, clustered together. Sometimes they stay, then get greened over, other times they have disappeared. They are oval, slightly domed and a little less than 1/8" long. I assume they are someone's eggs, but...

Thanks Chris, that seems like sensible advice. I was planning to build a sump and refugium anyway, so will try that, putting more sand in the refugium and less in the tank. BTW, everything I read about undergravel filters is negative, so I wasn't planning to do that anyway. Reefs have lots of...

Has anyone here had a DSB go bad? I would really like to know what happens to these setups after a few years. I understand the process, but it seems to me that having the bacterial stuff going on inside lots of LR where the water can get to it makes more sense than buried down under lots of...

Since I am just venturing into the saltwater tank world, for obvious reasons (I'm not that wealthy) I've been doing a lot of research before getting in too deep (haha). Anyway, one of the things I have determined, after reading lots of books and surfing numerous forums, is that the flavour du...