Recent content by Serioussnaps

Easily my favorite coral. You are making me want to get back in the hobby.

Better ways to get rid of aiptasia.....much better ways.

Amazing brother! One of many great tanks from Poland.

Very nice stuff brother! Thanks for sharing.

Discuss with me the flow you have in your tank. Also, the livestock including fish. All too often people "assume" in this hobby and also, all to often people look to lighting as a problem.

What exactly is being kept in the tank? No way to answer without knowing that. If you are keeping SPS I would raise it .5/day until I got to the desired level. Maybe even every other day. I wouldn't change more than 1 dkh /day though.

The only effect it has in our hobby is on fish immune systems. You can enrich their food. I would love to see some literature that actually demonstrates quantifiable affects on zoa's and paly's but I doubt there is any out there. Might I add that it won't hurt unless you are dosing it with a...

How about make sure the tank doesn't blow. This is easily a one day job. I wouldn't even worry about lighting. I would just put them in tubs and transfer the water from one tank to another. Bam

400 W 20 K MH bulbs make colors pop more than any other bulb IMO. Also, you are making a drastic change not only in intensity but spectrum. I always start with a lesser photoperiod and great distance between source and surface when getting new lights. You then tweak from there. I suggest a...

Months....keep everything stable and have patience. If it isn't better in a few months, then toss em.

Would be redundant....GFO removes heavy metals itself.

When using a Granular Ferric/Ferrous Oxide you must monitor alkalinity very closley. Your test at 10 was an instance. I would be willing to bet you caused ALK Swings with it. When you first start using it ALK will plummet and you must adjust appropriately. It levels off over time, but...

I noticed ALOT less valonia proliferation when carbon dosing in my old aquarium.(I am out of the hobby for the moment, but never really out) Some also have success with a foxface eating it, however, I do not condone getting a fish for this purpose ONLY. If it will have a good home otherwise...

It could be the change in weather. The oxygen and carbon dioxide relationship going on here. I would first open up the windows in your home for a few hours before addressing this in any other manner.

Definitely some form of dinoflagellate. Watch your nutrient input...right now its no biggie but if you aren't careful they can proliferate. Blow it off with a turkey baster as stated, but do watch your nutrients.....particularly in a 24 g tank as they can accumulate quickly.