Recent content by DeederMc

Hi John, Don't know if you'll see this here but something interesting has happened by sheer luck: I've been experimenting with different ways of cultivating macro algae so I had a little bunch in one of those see-through breeder's boxes and it's been floating on the top of the tank for a few...

I'd love some help identifying the three new algaes that have suddenly appeared in my tank - I've looked around the web but can't seem to find anything that matches. 1. Red leafy with tiny red spots - almost looks like flower petals 2. Behind this red algae is green fern like stuff - very small...

I'll keep my eyes on it - both in the light and the dark - hopefully identify a pattern or see the mystery creature. Thank you so much for your guidance John! -Deeder

No suspicious creatures I can locate - but there seem to be an exceptional number of bristleworms - of all sizes. I know there's one really big guy in the sandbed, and tonight I'm noticing about a dozen or so little ones in the rock. One is lurking right in the crevice with the Xenia. Could this...

Yes - I have a lovely 3" button coral that seems to be thriving. However, the Xenia colony that was doing so well a few weeks ago has shriveled to almost nothing. This began after I brought home a number of corals at one time (I'm still in the "learning the lesson the very hard way" stage) -...

Wow - okay! These are good, right? And I might assume that someone (ie: fire shrimp, crabs) are eating them? Should I make an effort to isolate them so they can hatch?

I looked through the FAQ but couldn't find this: squiggly pink stuff like silly string that looks rigid but when poked lightly seems to give a little. It started growing in my 20 gal. reef a few days after I upgraded my lighting and started adding Coral-Vital in an effort to cultivate some...