Recent content by Maplewood20

I can't believe it has been a year since I posted. The tank is still running. Wish I could say everything was running great, but I have been struggling with algae for the last 4 or 6 months. I have made some changes to my set up to try to get it under control. I gave up on my canister filter...

Hi NJ! Been quite a long time since I posted. My tank is officially a year old and I did a dumb thing - cracked one of the hinges on my Ehiem so I had to replace it. Good news is that Petsmart's oddly named National Geographic branded canisters are made by Ehiem. Only difference is that...

Life has been busy and just realized that I had made an update in a long time. Things have been chugging along. My bryopsis issue has passed. Thanks to everyone for the magnesium suggestion, it seems to have worked. The birds nest that I noted seemed to be dying in a post above, has indeed...

Was told that clowns were not jumpers so I ran topless until I lost two in three months. Now back to my old glass top. Prefer topless but fund much lass evaporation and less topping off, so that is a plus...

Hi Reefers! Been about a month since i posted. Tank is running. I would say it was running great, but I am starting to have some issues. I will list them below and ask the community for advice. First - Algae is growing. Have some green slime that is taking coating my star polyps (which had...

Hi Reefers! I have an Instant Ocean Hydrometer and got another brand free with purchase at Dr Foster & Smith. So, figured it would be fun to test the readings. Seems like one of them is off. When the IO one reads 1.026, the other is way over 1.035. So I have a calibration issue and no...

Hi Reefers Since I have to work full time to support my new reef habit and my family (is that the right order?), I only really get time to admire my tank in the evening after work. Anyway, I notice towards the end of the night that the rocks are pearling. When the tank was a high tech CO2...

Been keeping a low profile here for the past few weeks. Tank has been cranking along, so nothing really to report - things are growing nicely and everyone seems happy. I have a question for my fellow NJ Reefers: I got a 'bargain' on a Yuma a few months ago at the local store. Guy said he...

Did my weekly water change today. If you remember, I got about a million snails from Florida and as expected, quite a number of them have died, leaving their shells scattered around the tank. Decided to clean up the foreground and started picking up the empties to throw behind the rocks. I...

Sad news today. Came home from dinner last night and only saw one clown fish. Took awhile, but finally located Topanga dried up under the tank. So this morning I pulled out the old top and an no longer running an open top tank. Kind of sad because I like the view from the top. I guess it is...

Hello NJ Reefers! Been two weeks since I posted. Tank is starting to look better. My corals are actually growing!!! It is very exciting. Seems like suddenly my Zoas have decided to multiply - one went from 6 heads to about 15 in a week. My birds nest had a bunch of brown hairy stuff...

Got home from work today and see an area of slime on my sand bed. I would describe it as clear with a brownish red tint. Area about 3 inches square right now and maybe a quarter of an inch thick. Planning on doing a water change tomorrow and can siphon it out, but would be nice to know what...

As noted in my other thread, trying to get my aiptasia under control. Anyone near Maplewood (07040) have some for sale? Thanks

I have been trying to keep ahead of this pest with Aiptasia X but it feels like a losing proposition. I have read that banded shrimp are good natural predators. Is that right? Are there other choices? I have a 20 gallon tank so I have to be careful with my livestock choices. Also, I run...

Gee, those pics look like crap. They are very clear on my phone. How do I upload a clearer pic?