Recent content by BluewaterBoof

Hard to tell but may be new baby plants. Do a Google image search for “baby Java fern growth” and see if what you’re seeing is the same thing as what you see in the images.

I’m gonna jump in here and note that Flourish tabs are mainly micronutrients. Swords use them but adding Flourish tabs is not the direct cause for better growth. That’s like attributing a child’s growth to the Flintstones multivitamins they are taking each morning. Without adequate macros...

Similar situation here in New Mexico. Options for getting marine animals locally are pretty limited in terms of shops. A lot of action goes on with private sales/trading to avoid shipping costs and high store prices.

You play your cards right and you’ll be able to make back a ton of that money fragging out your corals and selling them once they become large colonies.

Even with corals and fancy fish saltwater isn’t necessarily more expensive than freshwater. I’ve seen people balk at the idea of a saltwater person dropping $80 on a coral/fish but then those same people will go out and spend the same amount getting a handful of tetras or cories shipped to their...

Try Benereef before you get Reef Roids. I started with Roids but I wasn’t thrilled with how my phosphate levels spiked when I used it. Benereef never caused my phosphates nor nitrates to rise when I used it.

I fed all of my LPS and SPS corals Benereef. It’s a fine powdered food that I would mix up in a shot glass full of tank water and then use a long dropper to suck it up and gently squirt onto the polyps. For my large LPS like duncans and acans that have large mouths I would also mix in some...

Nice score on the favia. Those are some of my favorite types of corals. Keep them fed and lots of good light and they will turn into an impressive colony. Keep an eye out for sweepers. I had a colony of Raptor’s Peace favia that was totally chill for the longest time and then decided to turn...

What are your nitrate levels? I know you say that ammonia is low/undetectable but this is odd that your fish are suddenly taking a turn for the worst. One fish acting ill can be an isolated incident but when multiple animals are getting sick and dying it is a sign that something is amiss in the...

Are the shrimp swimming around like this? If so it’s normal and nothing to worry about. You mentioned finding a molt and that’s a sign that the water is good. As Slap stated, just try to relax and observe. As long as the rest of the critters are doing ok and then it is most likely just an...

In my experience overactive males cruising all over the tank is definitely a sign that they are looking for a mate. Algae could be from the duration of your photoperiod. Get a cheap wall timer from Walmart and set it up for about 6hrs and see if that slows down the algae. If you’re running the...

I totally have experienced that! I had a knifefish that would do the same thing! It’s so cool :)

My mommas will tend to hide virtually all day and night when heavily berried and there are other fish (predators) lurking about. In a few weeks you should start noticing tiny shrimplets in the tank.

That’s awful what happened to your fish. I’m so sorry you lost your cories, tetras, and rams. I don’t use Purigen anymore so I’m not here to advocate for its use, but I’m just curious as to how it was the Purigen that nuked your tank. You said you verified chemically that there was no chlorine...

Odin’s colors were nice and bright after last night’s water change! How low do YOU go?? Edit: Yes, I scraped off the white paint on the back glass. I could not figure out why it was separating from the glass and leaving these dark air bubble lines everywhere. I am considering repainting...