Recent content by SaltyDwarfAngel

Ok newbie panic moment, not a mantis, just my peppermint shrimp molt, touched it with my turkey baster and it did not move. I did not realize how big my shrimp is. This thing is huge. Hope everyone got a good laugh today! Note to self, touch things safely in tank before panic sets in :)

Very scared, found this guy in my tank this morning. It is a mantis right? Obviously he has been in my tank a bit to be so big. No live rock added, I used dry in October when I set everything up. How do I catch it? Looks like I can make a trap with a water bottle but what about accidentally...

Just say this, things have been busy :) If it is not too late we would like to come. Thanks!

Awesome very close to me I’ll be there!

Yes it is dinos, took a sample to LFS and they put it under the microscope. Dosing phosphate and nitrate to hopefully slowly bring everything up this week. So far inverts seem ok except I have not seen my sand conch since I got back yesterday.

Hi, I found two of my corals, GSP and Zoas affected by a white substance this morning. Pics attached but not very good at showing the problem. Tank parameters are, Alk 8.5, pH 7.9, phos 0, Ca 427, Mg 1465, Ammo 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0. Tank has been up and running since end of October...

Great are you in the Denver area?

Are your dosing pumps still available? If so how old are they? Thanks!

Hello! February tank update :) Tank survived well after I left for 10 days with great care from my son (water change, dosing, feeding he did a great job). Getting ready to add more fish, hopefully this weekend. We will need some good algae eaters maybe a tang, shrimp, and watchman goby.

Wish I could make this but I will be out of town. Next time!

Algae is really going now. My little clean up crew is making some dents. I’m going to Aquatic tomorrow to get reinforcements. Would putting more corals in at this point help compete with the nutrients or would it be best to wait time between putting in more corals?

Tank is 36 x 21x21. They are mounted 9” above the water surface. I would love to get them on WiFi so any help would be great. Thanks!

Thanks! I would love more easy SPS! I did pick up 6 Blue legged hermits and one turbo at Elite Reef, they happened to be open New Year’s Eve. I should have gone with their recommended 12 hermits but was afraid of bio load. These guys are awesome cleaners. Did half the tank the first day! I think...

I am set up on AP right now for some reason I could not get the WiFi to work. AP is working well. I did only go only 40% on the highest as it seemed very bright. Here is what my schedule is