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Ok sounds great. How about a few mangroves? Do they do a good job of nitrate reduction as well? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a small refugium that I built in a partition of my sump under a 29 tall. I am now ready to get some macro algae but can't decide what to get. What is the best for a reef tank? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Is a skimmer not a necessity? I'm a newbie myself and thought it was a must have. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Since cycle is complete, I just Purchased about 15 crabs, and 5 turbos to help. I am building a small gfo reactor tomorrow to assist with the phosphates. The crabs are going to town on it!! Fun to watch! Along with the snails and crabs I also purchased a small frag of star polyps. Since they are...

Ok great! So it's pretty safe to say my cycle has completed and am now ready for a cleanup crew? I'd like to get this algae in check before taking over. I plan on building a small gfo reactor to lower my phosphates as well. They are currently sitting at .4 ppm using the Hanna phosphorus checker...

Thanks for the reply. I have read that a diatom bloom is a sign that I'm at the end of the cycle. I also have some hair algae going on also. Is it possible the algae is consuming the nitrates as fast as they are produced causing me to read zero? I feel pretty confident I am testing correctly and...

I have a 29 gallon saltwater tank that I am hoping to turn to a reef. I decided to do fish less cycling using a couple pieces of live rock (8 lbs) and the rest reef bones. I used live sand and also mud for my refugium. I used dr tims ammonium chloride which is supposed to be perfectly diluted to...