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Dead algae Where a week ago there was a grassy patch there is now this. It has a lot of bubbles in it. I was tempted to siphon it out when I did the water changes but my guess is disturbing the sand bed is probably not advisable while cycling?? Sorry for the sideways photo.

Very helpful info on HOB's, thanks. Ethan at AO gave me the same advice about a larger water change, so I swapped 15 gallons today. Apparently my alkalinity was low, 6.5, so I was told to check it again in 24 hours. I'll pick up an ATO this week. Ethan has some pressure driven units that he...

I started reading up on refugiums last night. I think in my stand I have room for either an ATO or a refugium, but not both. Unless I do a HOB refugium but I hear they can be noisy?

Update: The tank has been up for just under 3 weeks now. - As you may know I made the mistake of putting pair of yellow tail damsels in after about a week. Rookie mistake! I've been feeding them just as much as they will eat, so there isn't an excess of wasted food in the system. Protein...

Womas are cool. I've never kept any aspidites myself but I probably will someday.

This weekend marks a milestone for me. Not only did I skip Hamburg and Whiteplains (a rarety for me) but I even sold a snake to help fund my newest addiction. I guess I'm coming over to the dark side! (wet side??). The shows have become dominated by ball pythons and I miss the days when there...

Kind of embarrassing really - I thought someone handed me their tixx to put in the raffle ... only afterwards did I realize I'd put both parts of my tixx in instead. I ended up winning "fire and ice" zoas as well as "forest fire" montipora! :)

A big thank you to Darren and his lovely wife for their hospitality today. It was nice to meet you all and I appreciate all the helpful advice I got. Bryan - aka, "the new guy who screwed up the raffle"! A few more pics here...

A big thank you to Darren and his lovely wife for their hospitality today. I really enjoyed meeting everyone and I got some great advice along the way. Bryan .... aka - "the new guy who totally screwed up the raffle"...

Cool, I'll swing by the local fish shop and pick up some food and cycle product. Thanks for the advice, i wouldn't have thought to feed the bacteria.

- Ed if you saw the boring stuff on my desk right now... fishies are way more fun. - An ATO definitely seems worth while, I've already pulled in air bubbles twice in 4 days. I'll check that link. This my my biggest concern right now. - right now I'm using a cheap "all in one" test kit. I...

Hello everyone, I'm new. I have very little experience with keeping fish at home, almost zero in fact. I did work in a fish dept in Petco during college but that isn't a credential of any sort (as you know). I recently got a 30G Oceanic from someone and decided that I'm going to set it up as...