Recent content by SynDen

Yep this is next weekend, and ya its open to anyone that wants to come check it out

Cleaned the new "socks" this weekend and took a few pic of the gunk they collected over the week which shows their effectiveness pretty well I think. Around the outside of each was a lot of the bigger particulates as you can tell. And between each ring their was a fair amount of finer...

I haven't ran a skimmer in many years. So I would say, they certainly have their uses but I would not say they are required especially with a lightly stocked tank

Ya, I have wanted one for ages. Got it from a fellow hobbyist who is taking a break from the hobby, and had him for more then a year. He is eating well and not shy at all. So far he has been eating flake, pellet and frozen. So kind of a unicorn imo :)

Ya, Aquatic art is the standard that all others strive to reach

Newest addition to the tank. Been looking for a healthy one for years and finally found one.

You should make a separate post for those then

Look who's back. Long time no see

File fish can be a great tool, although yes they can go after coral once they run out of apstatsia to eat. However out of all saltwater fish, file fish are generally super easy to catch and take out of tank if you see that happening. So their threat really is minimal and their utility is...

So the bleach didnt really remove much at all, but it did kill everything. It might make the outside nice and white but the organics are still there and everything that was inside the rock is also still there. Like JDA mentioned this means that NO3 and Phos will likely be bound up in the rocks...

How long they been in the saltwater again? Did you use fresh saltwater when you put them in the container, and have you tested it at all? There is likely to be quite a bit of dead material in the rocks, so they defiantly would need to be fully cycled before adding back to the main tank. This...

@scchase or @ReefCheif always have some good torches

Ya. I have the same problem too. MH lights put to much glare across the top to take any decent photos without a porthole. Although maybe a good excuse to make or buy one lol

If you can clip out the rock around the base that would be the best way to remove it, but if you can't do that you can just use your fingers, or even a credit card, to work the base of it off the rock. Leathers are resilient to being torn or cut but keep in mind that doing it that way will leave...

Once a reefer always a reefer.. Welcome back.. almost lol