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Having run two previous successful tests on algae patches in my tank and having no negative results to date, I thought I share the process.

I used the following-

1 cap full of peroxide
1/2 tsp baking soda
Baby medicine eye dropper
Small plastic dosing cup
Turkey baster

Mix the peroxide and baking soda together in a small cup and mix until the baking soda is dissolved but viscous. Suck up into the eye dropper about 1ml of the mixture. ...

With the sign material covering up the lights, the tank looks so pretty during the actinic period. However, my camera really doesn't do it justice, unfortunately. Here's a hint of what I see each morning before the metal halides turn on. The colors are crisper, and less vivid than these depict.

This staghorn coral grows new tips that are blue, and they almost ...

About 18 months ago, I purchased some full sheets of black sign material. They come in 8' x 4' panels, and are about 1/8" thick (like cardboard, but very smooth). This is great to bond a poster or picture to to keep a nice flat presentation. Since I had it handy, I cut a 20" strip to cover the front of the tank for some pictures today. The other half was held in place with magnets on the fishroom side. Without the blue VHO lighting filling the living room and my eyes, the colors of the corals ...

Bit of an update from the land of the frozen. Missouri. We are experiencing one of the coldest temperatures in 20 years. I woke to a temp of −8. So I noticed my tank temperature was starting to suffer since the sump is in the basement. So I pulled my other Jager from some fresh saltwater and set it up with my Apex.

Always watch the temperature.

Here's an Acropora millepora I got last month. I never seen any fish near it, but it tends to be rather closed up.

10 days ago, I posted a picture of a birdsnest with potential branches. Here it is today.

The blastos to the left are pretty, but my eye is on the Montipora on the right. It's green with blue polyps, and came from Sea World San Antonio.

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