Recent content by md14fish

I have the lights on timers they are on for about 12 hours. No mechanical Filters.

My tank is a 90 gal. It is 3 mos. old. I have 440 watts of 50/50 PC lights. pH - 8.0 alk- 5 meq calcium is 480 sal- 1.026 temp- 77- 82 I scrape every other day. I may be a bit anal about it because I don't like nothing on the front glass. If three days go by however it is very unsightly.

It seems I am always scraping the greenish/brown micro algae from the front and sides of my tank. I am wondering with what frequency other hobbyists have to do this chore ?

Presently I am keeping this combo in a 90 gallon reef. They get along fine together. I have had them together for over a year.

Thanks for the reply. I already read it, I was just looking for other opinions or someone else who has tried it. I guess I don't know what to believe.

If your tank is plumbed already keep it as a sump. But get rid of the bio balls. If your tank is not drilled and your using one of those skimmers get rid of the whole thing. Keep it simple.

Recently I read in a reef notes column Doxycycline used as a treatment for the mysterious problems that seem to plague elegance corals these days. Has anyone tried this and been successful ?

Does anyone have any experience using garlic as an ick remedy ?