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Recent content by BonzerB

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    Display tank sand and refugium mud

    Do we need to replace the sand in our display tank and the mud in the refugium over a period of time? We have a 3 year old 90 g tank (reef & fish) that is really getting taken over with algae and the sand is very dirty too. The refugium is very dirty and the chaeto is dying. The chemicals look...
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    Considering Going From T5s to LEDs - I need advice

    I have a 90g 48" by 24" deep bow front reef tank. Current lighting is 4 bulb T5s (2 10K white, 2 blue). We are interested in switching to the LEDs or possibly just supplimenting with LED. Currently researching the Ecoxotic 48 Inch Stunner 24W LED Strip and Current USA TrueLumen Pro LED...
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    What coral is this please

    Can anyone help me Identify this coral please. Also any info on upkeep.
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    Question about ligthing for 90g 24" deep reef aquarium

    We currently have a 90g, 24" deep reef aquarium that has Marineland T5-48 Deluxe Strip Light Fixture (2 blue and 2 wht bulbs) the biulbs are 1 year old and we think we need to replace them. We currently struggle with the water temperature being too high (although steady at about 79deg) but we...
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    Is this brown circle on my LR a form of algae?

    Is this brown circle on my LR a form of algae? It seems to be growing in size and possibly others are starting nerby. Do I need to treat/get rid of it and how? PLEASE HELP: it is right in the middle/front of the tank: Currently my tank: 90 g bow front R/O water skimmer and refugium...
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    Advice on the next step in building a fish & coral 90g t

    We have a 90 gallon bowfront tank with a wet/dry bio ball filtration system (see my tank info below for more details) and plenty of live rock. The system cycled a couple of times and now has leveled out and then we recently added some fish (clowns and tang). We are intending to add some anenome...
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    Brown Algae

    Okay i'm in the 2nd week of cycling our new 90 gal tank. last week we put in 1 big live rock and 2 holey rocks (not live). I have a yellow tailed damsel. Brown algae is starting to form and I want to make sure that is okay. The ammonia and nitrite is slightly elevated , but I think it's just...
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    New 90g tank - question about overflow to wet/dry filter

    We've just started our salt water aquarium (a 90g bow front, internal overflow, wet/dry filtration, quite one 4000 pump, with live sand only for now). Everything is up and running now for about 7 days. I have cleaned out the filter once and replaced about 20 gal worth of water (mainly to get...
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