Recent content by dbetts

Hey everyone! My tank is being completely overrun by my Kenya tree coral. I love the stuff but man does it multiply... Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knows of places in the area that buy coral from hobbyists? I love in palatine, so closer is of course better. Ha! Any help is much...

Hello all! I am in desperate need of buying new powerheads and was hoping to get your take on it. My tank is a 55 gallon mixed reef (mostly soft and LPS). I was looking at the Aqamai KPS Wavemaker Pump as a potential as well as the Current USA eFlux Wave Pump kit. Does anyone have experience...

Hey reefers! So I wasn’t sure where to post this, but thought here made the most sense. Haha. Anyway, I am wanting to get a frag kit. I have a bunch of leather corals and they are now taking over my tank, so it would mainly be for that. My question is, would a dissection kit work? They are much...

Hello fellow reefers! I purchased a 4 pack of "assorted frags" and of course they don't tell me what they are. So I was hoping for some help identifying them. :) My thoughts are: top left: xenia or organ pipe top right: trachyphyllia bottom left: cyphastrea maybe? bottom right: pagoda

Hello all! I am wanting to upgrade my lighting, and have been told by many people that AI Hydras are fantastic (I would like to stick with LEDs). So I have been debating the idea of buying two AI Hydra 26 HDs. The only thing I can't seem to get myself to do is spend the amount they cost. So I...

Hey everyone, So I have had this leather finger for about a month now, and to begin with he was opening up everyday. But recently he has only been opening about once every three days. My parameters last I checked were: Amm-0, Nitrites-0, Nitrates-0, SG-1.025, PH-8.4, Temp-82F. I know the temp...

I started my saltwater journey in July 2016, and this is my tank as of now. I have: Reef Octopus Classic 100 HOB Skimmer 2 Aquatop 660 gph powerheads 2500K Fluval Sea Pro Full Spectrum LED Marine and Reef Light 60 lbs live rock 80 lbs live sand 1 Green Chromis 1 Ocellaris Clownfish 1 Blue...

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum, and my first time having a saltwater tank. I set it up at the end of July of this year, so it just turned 2 months old! I will probably start a thread on the "Members Reef Tank" discussion to show you all at some point. But I live in Mt...