Recent content by Ajmal C

Decided to go with a bare bottom with live rock for my frag tank. Wanted to keep an aragonite sand bed for 3 reasons. 1) To act as a stabilizing buffer 2) to act as substrate for beneficial microbes to grow on 3)From an 'aesthetically pleasing' perspective . Also having to travel so figured it...

Hey CR, a heads up to all the reefers who never purchased an RO/DI unit and still lug buckets from their respective LFS's. A few months back I noticed my corals were not fully extending their polyps like they used to...

Purchased this little thing from AQUAPROS 2 weeks ago. AQUAPROS is AWESOME!!! It is a finicky eater but loves the algae in my tank and Red and Green Nori sheets aaaannnnd fish pooo! HAHAHAHAH you heard right. It is fatter and bolder than when I first got it 2 weeks ago. Was concerned about...

Hello CR, I am considering getting an auto top-off system. After reading mixed reviews of the numerous brands out there, I think Tunze is the way I want to go. Was leaning towards the Osmolator Nano (3152 model) namely because the (3155 model) is double the price but also because I have a...

Hello everybody, So I believe I have a weird issue. I have these small (upto 1/4 of an inch) side ways crawling shrimp that have these praying mantis shaped front appendages as part of my clean up crew. They also have lots of power in their swimming strides. I used to love them cuz they used...

So I have to leave the hobby soon and planned that I would sell my fish and slowly get rid of my coral. So I have one fish left, a Mai Tai (Ocellaris X Marron). Told myself no more fish. But every time I go to the LFS and pick up RO/DI(yes, unfortunately I still lug 5 Gallon buckets back and...

So I can finally relax after the disaster I had with a terminally leaking tank. The tank that leaked was a 38 Gallon Aqueon tank set I bought from PETCO :s. It started leaking from the bottom seams, Worst place ever!!!! Luckily I caught it within minutes and it took an hour before everyone was...