Recent content by Jackie BLue

I help take care of a 180 gallon mixed reef and due to a new job and training I have not been as attentive to the tank as I should be. The past month I noticed stuff looking a little stressed. I cut back on feedings and did a few water changes only to have the issue become worse. Today I noticed...

I have some SPS that i thought was getting bleached out. Upon closer inspection there seems to be small white bugs over the dying parts of the coral. I remember having this issue a while ago and I purchased some sort of nudi that ate these little suckers. Unfortuannly I forgot what thye were...

Mulling around setting up a new tank after I get all moved in and settled. So far with space that I have I'm thinking of a cube, either 36x36x24 or 24x24x20 or anything between those sizes. Sent out quotes to reef savvy, mirricals, coast to coast, and took a gander at glass cages. I've also...

I have retrofitted a Sunpower 8X54W fixture so one channel is dimmable. After a few pumps along the way I now have a new issue. When I plug in the VDM cable into the VDM module of the apex it trips the GFCI. Now It does not trip the GFCI that the light is plugged into. Rather the GFCI that my...

Helping mother upgrade her classroom fish tank from a JBJ small nano to a JBJ 28. Working on getting HOB aquamax Skimmer installed today. Pretty much stock plumbing with the exception on shortening the horizontal plumbing so I'd get better clearance between the hood and the Skimmer plumbing...

I picked up a Kalk reactor from a buddy of mine. He said if it worked I could buy it, if not I'm to toss it. Unit has a pump built into the lid. The pump turns on but does not move any water. I am wondering if any of you have any expierence with this model. It has no identifying numbers or...

Tank is 120 with standard measurements. The stand was built out of 4x4s with 2x6 headers with 2x4s on the bottom. It was then covered in cherry from the wood shop in Sycamore. Tank is acrylic from NanoSeaCreations with a coast to coast overflow using the Herbie quiet overflow. Originally this...

Looking for anybody's experience switching from T5 to LED back to T5. I have seen tons of threads about people swaping back and forth but nobody comments on the switch back to T5 other then the initial observations after the switch. I'm wondering if anybody here has done the switch back to T5s a...

I am in the process of setting up a new tank. After a botched Menards run I finally decided to go online and get exactly what I wanted. Items ranging from black flexible pvc piping to pvc manifolds. After pricing it out shipping came to 80 plus. Are there any places near or around here where I...