This is a quick post to get myself and my tank out into the community. I am thrilled to have access to a community or a “support group” where others will understand my passion / borderline obsession with my fishy friends and their watery home. Here are some quick stats: 90 Gallon Reef Tank April of 2006 to present: 1 x 90 Gallon All Glass Aquarium Generic 1 x Custom Maple and Walnut Stand Built by yours truly ...
Updated 01-11-2010 at 02:58 PM by melev
Hello! This is my first post here, just found the site. I was recommended here by another "banned from RC" . Looks like a unique board. Once I get enough posts to please the mods I will start a local club group for our local, the Central Coast Reef Club. I have been keeping boxes of water for over a decade, and reef nearly that long. But I have learned that no matter how much you think you know or how long you have been in, there is always more knowledge to gain. And ...
Updated 01-10-2010 at 09:18 PM by Jessy
I've been having issues with low ph for as long as I've had my tank, even possibly contributing to my sps losing color and sometimes dying. My calcium was super high, but my low ph caused my alk to be low and nothing would grow. I ran the test where I aerated some tank water with outside air for over an hour and my ph raised from 7.8 to 8.2. Now that I'm dosing kalk my sps are starting to color up again, but I almost never get a ph reading over 7.8. Would you worry about your parameters if it ...
Updated 01-12-2010 at 12:59 PM by melev
Can we post stuff about something going wrong here? lol I decided last night to syphon a bit of the substrate, and put a power head to the rocks and back of my rocks cause there has been too much detritus to my likings that was accumilating.. basically sending crap everywhere.. so i did a little water changer afterwards to try and pick up the most i could.. My yellow tang today has quite a few white spots on him... I have never had ich in that tank that I know of, and I know ...
Since I'm in the admin panel trying to fix buggy things, I'm noting some names that have made me laugh. bleachandvomit - A nod to PBITAWA? possibly. Canadian - I'm surprised he admits it :P gotfrogs - better than gotcrabs hapless peon - I like a person that strives for mediocrity manofcoral - I also like a man who knows what he's made of pollywog - Because its fun to say over and over and over again want1 - never satisfied ZapSkim - true reeftard ...
Updated 01-03-2010 at 08:40 PM by melev