Recent content by Sea Turtle

Ok, I did the interceptor treatment. I am not seeing any improvement in my coral coloring. Can someone tell me how long it will take until I see some improvements?

I would like to take them out and float them in the sump tonight. Run carbon tomorrow and put them back in on friday. Do you think that is long enough time?

Ok, I have determined that I DO have red bugs. I can see the little buggers! Here is my question; I got a hold of some interceptor from a friend that is a vet. I have cleaner shrimp, starfish and clean up crew. I am going to take them out and float them in a bag in the sump. If I treat the tank...

Hey all, I have been struggling with my corals for years. Someone just this week turned me on to the fact that I could have bugs. Well, looking closer I noticed that my corals have all these little red dots all over them. I looked at red bugs online and these things are a lot smaller. They look...

would i have better results with a calcium reactor?

Yes, I am using a literMeter III with calcium and Alk two part from bulk reef suply. I have calibrated my pumps and if I dose at the same rate equally I cant seem to get the level right. If I raise one higher than the other they still eventually go out of balance then I counter it. I feel like I...

I have been using a liter meter iii now for four years. I can't say that I have ever had my corals looking good. The ca will be a liitle low and I'll adjust it and then the corals will lose all their color. Then it takes me three months to get them looking ok again. By that time the dkh is to...

In your opinion, what levels of calcium and dKH do you find to be optimal for color and growth? I currently have my tank at CA 395 and dKH 9.3. Some sps corals are doing well while others are not. Do you think that the dKH should be higher or lower?

I have been trying to keep colors in my sps corals for three years now. I still have yet to be able to have beautiful corals in my tank. They grow slowly, some don't, and their color is usually pail or pastel. Never deep dark blues/purples. I am now thinking that maybe it could be my nitrates. I...

I also use oyster feast with great results.

I don't see what is so ugly about it. Is there a plug under the sand? Just crazy glue the sucker rigth onto a rock. I looks fine. :| You must have some high standars.

well, I have been bringing it up a degree every 4 to 5 hours. I am up to 75 now. I have a ranco device so I can set it digitally. So far so good. I really can't deal with that s*** right now. :x

I for some reason I left the return pump in the sump where the heaters are off last night. :x My tank temp this morning was 70 degrees down from the 80 degrees I normally keep it at. I turned everything back on this morning. I have a lot of sps corals in there. What should I do about this...

Woke up yesturday and almost had a heart attack when my small purple monster frag which is holding on by a thread was gone. Looked everywhere for it pulling rocks apart. Turns out the tuxido urchin was holding onto it up at the top of the tank. I would like to send him a couple back yards over...

Just noticed yesturday that he moved to the front of the display where the sand is deeper. Seems to be happy in his new spot. Eating well also.