Recent content by Leslie

I think my tank is too small for a tang, but a Goby would be fine. BUT, would there be enough food in the substrate for a Goby to sustain it for any period of time? My sand bed is only about an inch to an inch and a half deep. Can a Goby handle that? The green algae is a very dark, emerald...

Feel free to give opinions on this. Here's the setup: I have a 29 gal Eclipse low-tech reef with about 15 lbs. of LR and about 1 1/2 inch sand bed. Corals are the usual hardy variety: mushrooms, polyps, star polyps, Xenia...etc.. Only equipment are two powerheads and a protein skimmer. I had a...

I wish I could remember who gave me this wonderful advice because I'd love to give him/her credit, but, alas....I seem to be having a rather permanent "senior moment" these days. That said, this person told me to suction the flatworms off the rocks, glass and sand bed with a small airhose...

I spent 30 minutes looking for an archive on this two-part question: I've been seeing on this forum that a lot of people use the Sailfert test kits. Why do those who use them think they're better, and where can I get them online? I've been using Tetra Laborett and Hagen (easy to find, use and...

I've been trying to find any of the three foods recommended by Rob Toonen in his article this month re: gorgonians. Having some trouble. Can anyone give me a site to go to so that I may order DT's Live Phytoplankton, ESV's Spray Dried Marine Phytoplankton or BSD's Golden Pearls Clusters? I'm...

Thanks, Terry. Will do. That should be interesting...

Ooops. Forgot. I read the article on gorgonians, and I'm going to get some of the food recommended in the article. Satisfies my gorgonian and saves money! I also meant to ask: I'm using Spectra Vital by Marc Weiss. It says it does great things, but *what is it*? Will it feed the gorgonian and...

Leo C2, do you really think there's too much of a bio-load for the tank? I understood the corals weren't much of a problem (and all of my species are small - many are fragments), and I have only 3 small fish. At any rate, I don't want to add more. Randy, I sort of like the back of the tank to...

I've been wondering if my system would benefit from a refugium. I have a 29g Eclipse with a Prism skimmer, a 55 watt PC, about 20 lbs. of LR and a 1 1/2 inch sand bed. I have 3 fish: tomato clown, purple firefish and a six-lined wrasse. Corals are: candy, trumpet, daisy, lobophylia, green star...

Why am I not surprised to get good info on this site? Damnhippo, I think you've hit it. Coincidentally (?), my flatworms LOVE it on the one side of the tank, where the hair algae is growing. I have two powerheads already, but have thought about the lack of flow on that side, and will readjust...

I'm guessing the answer to your question about critters in the sand bed is "no". Could that be because the star fish took care of them, as well as the algae? I have several hermit crabs, red leg, blue leg and some "brownish" leg...and they seem to be active enough, but do they eat the algae in...

This month marks one year as a reef keeper. I have a 29g Eclipse with a protein skimmer. About 20 lbs. of live rock with a live sand bed - Fiji pink...Water parameters are all great and remain consistent, with the only exception being a tendency to a low pH (7.7 - 8.0). Calcium is always within...

A few weeks ago, I posted about a moderate flatworm infestation, and received excellent advice that is working (sorry I can't give credit - can't remember the name). Once a week, I use an airhose to siphon flatworms off the rocks. I got about 200+ at the 1st siphon, about 100+ from the second...

My anemone split after I inflicted severe abuse on it. The anemone, after spending a couple of months in my tank, decided to hole up in one of the "caves" in one of my rocks. It stayed there for at least two weeks, shrunken, grey, shriveled and in my ignorance (profound ignorance), I took out...

I gotta know - what DO you guys do for a living? Are you like, scientists for GE? How do you know all this about lumens and watts and....well, I'm lost already. But what fun. I learned too. That's the good thing.