Recent content by NorCalToy

Kind of depends on what kind of algae you’re getting. I’m going to guess it’s green and easy to wipe off. Growing on the sides of the res. if your res inside or outside. Is the container clear, opaque, or solid. from my reefing and lab knowledge, algae needs two things to grow....nutrients and...

Thank you again everyone for your kind words and great advice. So Nathan and I were able to find a new Jackson's (Yellow Crested), he who shall not be named yet. I had a few questions that have actually be answered on their own but I'm going to go ahead and post them just to make sure I'm...

So I'm very very new to this.... RO water is basically filtered water to the extreme. Distilled water is done through boiling and evaporation to filter the water. And then you mentioned RO from your fish store... Because I'm a reef guy you want to make sure that it is 100% RO and not RO/DI. Most...

Darn, I have a light meter for my fish tanks but it's reading for different measurements, go figure! I wonder if there is a rental company that ships them, I imagine you only use it every bulb change right?

Okay the crappy low profile I currently have. Yes I’ll be replacing that ASAP with one that Quinn recommended.

Which Fixture?

Thank you again for all the replies. Jill so goes that mean I’m okay with the night time routine? I have A ceramic setup for the winter months but I hadn't planned on using it now. Quinn I’m ordering a new light today and proper supplements, thanks for the recommendations. I think we are going...

Thank you both so much for your reply, and on a Saturday no less! Nathan has really been torn up about this so I think your comments have given him some much needed encouragement. I think I've been going about this the wrong way, when I started reefing I went budget because I wasn't sure if I'd...

Good Morning Ladies and Gents, My son (Nathan, 11) worked hard all year to earn himself a chameleon. He wants to become a Herpetologist. It was a tough school year with SIP but he did it and we set out on this adventure together.... We are pretty limited from what I could purchase so we got...