Recent content by spazthecat

What is your alkalinity? I've found that my Xenia shrivels up when it drops too low. Andy

Like everyone else, manual removal and water changes. One thing I do is suck the insides out with a syringe and then pick off the shell. Works great if you can have access to syringes and a large bore needle. Andy

I got the Iwaski's on Monday. It's only been a few days but things look great. I really like the color. Glad I went with it. Thanks for the recommendation! Andy

Thanks for the reply. What kind of corals are you growing in your frag tank? I've heard good things about the those bulbs but I'm a little leary of frying the softies in my tank. I currently have mostly mushrooms, misc polyps, zoas, and Xenia but I'm moving toward some lower light SPS. I...

Hi, It's time for me to replace the light bulbs over my tank and I was interested in going with something that is a little bluer and was looking for opinions on what I think I might do. Currently, I have 2 x 175 Watt 10K aqualine bulbs. Supposedly they are 13k but I honestly have not noticed...

Thanks. I replaced the DI cartridge yesterday and TDS are now zero. Why don't you like DSBs? Is there a good thread or article you could point me to about running bare bottom or shallow sand bed?

For the past 4 months I've been battling a cyano outbreak. It's not on the rock or sand bed. It's just on the glass but is annoying as heck. I haven't been able to make a dent in the stuff and now I've got this funny gold-brown hair algae growing over a good portion of my live rock. Nothing in...