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  1. joeb558

    Black Algae?

    So after my battle with hair algae and two months of a nice clean tank. I just notice what appears to be black algae on a few of my rocks. IS there such a thing? Sorry I haven't had a chance test the params yet. I will in the morning. Just wanted to throw this out there. here is an iphone pic...
  2. joeb558

    Membership Renwal

    Not sure this is the correct forum but any one tell me if we are notified when our membership needs to be renewed? Is it annually? How do we pay? Thanks. Sorry for the typo
  3. joeb558

    Yellow Tang Eating my ZOAS

    I had a nice rock full of 100+ eagle eyes and watched them slowly diminish. I wasn't sure what the problem was because everything else in the tank including other zoas look fine. Then I saw my yellow tang grazing on what I thought was algae on the rock but upon further inspection he was actually...
  4. joeb558

    Power head placement and Size

    I have a 54 gal Corner tank and running two Koralia 425 nano power heads. They are placed in the front side corners facing the center front of the glass. Is this enough water circulation. Should I upgrade to the 750s. The tank seems to be doing ok. slight hair algae problem and have had some...
  5. joeb558

    What type of Carbon do you use

    I have been doing much research on various types of carbon and like most things in our hobby I see many varying opinions. So I thought I'd poll the club members. Can you tell me what you use and why? I am currently using the BRS ROX type. Thanks.
  6. joeb558

    Best anemone for ocellaris

    I have two ocellaris trying to host anything in the tank with tenticals. They are also becoming extremely territorial Can anyone suggest the best type of anemone to house these guys?
  7. joeb558

    HELP! Major change in coral behavior

    I changed my gfo and carbon today and a few hours later all of my corals and Mushrooms started closing up. Zoas and Blastos are all shriveled. Al params are normal except Nitrates rose from 2 to 10. PH nitrites alk and phosphates are normal. Could the media change have anything to do with this...
  8. joeb558

    Decorah Eagles

    This is a realtime video feed of newly hatched Eagles. Check it out. Almost as much fun as watching our corals grow. http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
  9. joeb558

    Old salt mix

    I have a 3 year old bucket of Reef Crystals. Its slightly damp and clumpy. I can break it up. Does the salt degrade/ lose potency over time? Would be great if I could use it and save $60. Not at the risk of introducing a problem though.
  10. joeb558

    Can someone ID this for me

    I have a few of these growing around/out of my acan. Friend or foe?
  11. joeb558

    Need Help With Algae Problem

    I have a 54 Gal corner tank running for about three months. 60 lbs of live rock, various hermits, emerald crab, fish and LPS. I do a 25% water change every two weeks. Use RO water, carbon,GFO in a reactor, uv, sump with macro algae and 1000ss skimmer. LED lighting 8 hrs a day. I clean my filter...
  12. joeb558

    Reef Addatives/suppliments

    I was thinking of beginning a regiment of adding supplements to support coral growth and overall tank health. Trying to get some feedback on products like Combisan and the like. Can anyone shed some light on this subject. I do a 25% water change every two weeks. Just not sure if this is enough...
  13. joeb558

    Need help with a Toadstool

    This guy is in the sand and seems healthy. However it is bent over at almost a 90 degree angle. Water params are good. Lighting is ECOXOTIC Panorama pro LED set at med. intensity. Any ideas? Could it be a deficiency of some kind? Sorry for the wrong rotation of the image.
  14. joeb558

    Member Status

    Can anyone tell my why my member status is Artificial Reef as opposed to NJRC Member . I did submit dues through Pay Pal.
  15. joeb558

    Does Anyone remeber the SW club called Windows to the Sea

    I was a member about 10+ years ago. I remember going to a fellow named Jerry's House in Metuchen. Had an impressive fish room in the basement of this huge home. Anyone?
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