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i have noticed this dark red almost burgandy colored algae showing up in my tank. what is it. is it bad and how do i get rid of it

i have a 100 gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon sump/ refugium full of chaeto and about 300 lbs of live rock and a skimmer. no other filters besides the filter that is on my return pump. i do monthly water changes and my water test come out perfectly. its all in jow you set up the tank

from experience the best way to speed up a cycle is just let it go on its own. the more flow in the tank usually releases bacteria from the rock and help out a bit. on the skimmer it really wont make a difference on the cycle. a skimmer picks up waste out of the water and you have no bioload so...

hydroballs are used for a drainagae barrier. they stay in a ball shape. you can pile them to get a rough shape of your landscape but you still need to put down a screen or mesh layer on top of the hydroballs and then your final substrate.

its only five fish. i was told i could keep about six or seven as long as they are small

it is a very very small tang. i did some research and most people i have talked to told me i would be ok for a while. i had to get it because my son had to have dory with nemo. I have a few friends that have 250 and plus sized tanks that will be happy to take him off my hands when he gets too bi...

i have a 30 gallon tank that has been running for about 1 year. I have hermit crabs, snails, a lemon peel, blue tang, 2 percula clowns, purple psuedo and flame scalop. everything and everyone has been doing fine and happy. today i was given two chromis that needed a home. i didnt plan on adding...

i am reaady to sell it now. all i have in it now is live rock

i am breaking down my 110 gallon RF tank and wanting to start a nano tank. i am looking to trade coral, live rock, or fish for the nano tank. I am in in the houston, texas area

i am breaking down and selling my reef tank. i have a few corals and fish and about 200 lbs of live rock. i am located in pearland, tx. i will be getting rid of everythin fairly cheap because i need money due to a motorcycle accident injury which has made me u able to work. i have listed below...

yes i bought it brand new.. none of the fish made it. according to the guy at the lfs the stand and tank was a mismatch of over inventory and they thought they would work together.

yes the stand was not built correctly to hold that tan kand the back seperated from the bottom. i was able to save a few shrimp, snails, hermits, and corals, they are all being kept by my LFS until my new tank finishes cycling

my coralife still is not working but my lfsis letting me trade it in for an octopus this weekend. my 36 inch compact flourecent light is too short for this tank so im getting a bigger one im thinking of going to t5 HO. is that much better?

my tank was only three months old but my LFS came through and took all my corals and inverts that i had saved in a bucket and relocated them at the store for me. they also came and had my carpet professionaly cleaned, set up a brand new 150 gallon tank and stand for me. Now im just waiting for...

thanks for the advice guys and i will try all those options in a few weeks when i cn get a new tank... i woke u this morning to 100 gallons of flooded carpet and an empty tank.. cracked in the back over night