Recent content by nonntt

Thanks all. I found some pix online of Gracilaria. That is definitely what I have and it has propogated to nearly all of my rock. I have tried to manually remove as much as I can at every water change for over a year now but I don't see any improvement. I just grows back. I am going to try to...

I have a 12g nano, about 3 yrs old, mixed reef. I stay on top of things pretty well - water changes, etc. All my levels are fine but over the last couple years, this reddish purple grass (algae?) has started to take over all of my rock. It appears to be a grass-like growth more than a slimy...

Thanks. Good advice all around. I'll repost on the big board and check out the references. I didn't think there was much that the experts hadn't seen before, but maybe I have a real obscure problem that could take some legwork to solve. Thanks again.

Is this a real stumper? Has anyone seen this? Is this site the right place to reach out to with my question? Any feedback is appreciated.

I have a 12g nano, about 3 yrs old, mixed reef. I stay on top of things pretty well - water changes, etc. All my levels are fine but over the last couple years, this reddish purple grass has started to take over all of my rock. It appears to be a grass-like grwoth more than a slimy green algae...

Any ideas on how to handle things until morning when the stores open?

Thank for your reply. Yes. The "rules" state 1lb per g...so I am over ...not a problem....I hope. I do plan on adding coral and invertabrates so, perhaps, I have created more room to expand with less rock as a base! Do I need to add more live rock while still cylcling?

Thank for your reply. Yes. The "rules" state 1lb per g...so I am over ...not a problem....I hope. I do plan on adding coral and invertabrates so, perhaps, I have created more room to expand with less rock as a base! Do I need to add more live rock while still cylcling?

Just started cycling a Nano-Cube 12g after being away from the hobby for quite awile. I used 20lbs of live sand (I know probably a bit much, but I like a deep sand aquascape (2in). LFS owner recommended I use only 7 lbs of live rock (fiji) I'm not sure if this was the right starter amount or if...