Recent content by WeedyDragon

Hey Everyone, I was traveling A LOT for work over the last 6 months and my tank has been severely neglected. I had the help of friends and family while gone, but I believe over feeding and lack of water changes while gone has left me with a massive hair algae outbreak. I've spent the last...

Ive had my Midas blenny for about 9 months without any issues. Its always been very active and ate like a glutton. In the last 10 days, he has dropped weight incredibly fast. His cheeks and body are all sunken in like he is starving (you can see his lateral line). His activity level is the same...

Came home from a work trip to a brownish/yellow hazy tank. I've only had it installed a month, but it looks like something could have happened to my GFO reactor. My boyfriend said the media wasnt tumbling, so he "turned it up". I'm getting ready to do a huge water change, but what else should...

I thought these guys went crazy over green hair algae!? I purchased a nice size sea hare almost two weeks ago to help clean up the green hair algae I can't get to. Its been super active and always seems to be looking for food. Thing is, it wont touch my hair algae. It simply just glides right...

Hey everyone! I'm still battling hair algae and have not found the source. I read that coarse grain sized sand typically holds more waste and wonder if that could be a source to my problem. My sand bed is currently a mix of crushed coral, aragonite, and fine sand. I do like the look of a fine...

Any ideas?

So I finally got myself an RODI unit and a bucket of Red Sea Coral Pro salt mix. Yay! :bounce: Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful with the mixing. It seems to get cloudy when I get it up to temp. I searched online for this problem. Found a thread on Reef Central where people were having...

As I progress in this hobby, I realize that I would have done some things differently as far as equipment. Not being able to go back in time, I need to make the best of what I have and make it better. :becky: Everything went well until my unknown rise in phosphates which has led to hair algae...

My tank started off with about five Astrea and one Turbo snail which were extremely active for the first 7 months. Since September, they have all gotten lethargic and are slowly dying off. Im not sure if its related, but Ive been struggling to keep Ca and KH up with the addition of SPS in...

Morning Everyone! So I got a hold of a par meter and will be testing out my LEDs this week. Yay for no more guessing! :biggrin1: Ive been searching online to see if theres some kind of chart with recommended par numbers per coral type. As of right now, my tank is SPS dominant. I'd like to have...

Hey everyone, I really enjoy checking out everyone's tank builds... I'm way behind, and figured its time to post pics of my progress. :smile (2): 29g Acrylic 18lbs Fiji Liverock CPR Bak Pak 2R+ Skimmer 2- 425 Koralia Nanos DIY Cree LED Lighting DIY Birch Stand/Hood In the beginning...

Im looking for larger frags or small colonies of SPS that I wont have to sell an organ for. :becky: Any recommendations of local as well as online stores?

Im still guessing what my LEDs are running at. Can I bribe anyone with cupcakes? Haha! ;)

Hey Everyone, First a little background on my minimalist tank. I have a 6 month old, 29 gal reef with live rock/sand, CPR BakPak skimmer, LEDs, and two 425 Koralias. For the most part, everything has been going smoothly and stable. I was doing a 15-20% water change every 2 weeks and your...

..growing on my live rock. Good or Bad? Sorry, pics are from phone.