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First what is it, I assume a hair algea but does anybody know what kind. 2nd, how do I get rid of this nusiance, I try to pick it off but grows right back, Did water changes every 2 weeks, no help, tried some Mexican Turbo snails, no luck. Im looking for any help in getting rid of this stuff...

I saw this post last week and was hoping somebody would post a reply! Good question, was wondering the same thing

A RO/DI unit will NOT reduce phosphates but it will NOT introduce them into your water via your water supply. To reduce phosphates you need some kind of phosphate sponge or a phosphate eliminator. I used a product by caribsea called phosbuster and it worked wonders. But in order to maintain...

Ive seen posts on this over and over but did not have a clue what it looked like till 5 min ago when i saw a picture of one of these on another post. Seeing the picture I realized "Hey I got some of those!" but they really have no affects on the system and its only 1 or 2. They have not...

For the life of me I have no idea what this sump/refugium is for! I have had my aquarium for exactly a year with no major problems and I dont have this unit on it, so I dont exactly know why people use this. I have a sand filter hanging on the back, a Hot Magnum, and a skimmer, thats it. And...

Really thats interesting - can you go more into the hyposalinity thing. Will the other items on the rock die off too such as if there are little sponges or other items on the rock. I know I know you cant have your cake it eat it too but it sure would taste good!!!!!

I know this sounds silly but how long can live rock sit out of the water without die off. I recently bought my first coral the other day, a frag, and it got viciously eaten by some emerald crabs and some hitchhiker crabs that I got in the tank. Last Night, after i discovered the incident I...

Great topic. Your posts are interesting and feasable if the bubble algea is stuck to the rock, but what do you do if it is stuck high on to the walls of the tank? Is there any other animal that will eat this stuff? I had a bad bubble algea problem on the rocks and did get an emerald crab, it...

Ok this has me wondering now. There is a waste hose that comes from the R/O unit. Is this not suppose to be on when running the unit. If it is how does the float valve shut off the main supply so the water just doesnt keep draining through the waste outlet of the R/O unit or am i asking a bit...

Phosbuster from carib sea. Had bad phosphate problem, really high levels. Put the 2 part mix in the tank and within 3 - 4 days all traces of phosphate were gone and haven't had any since. Highly, Highly recommendable :D The product cost approx $20.00 and still have some left!

Hi, I bought a reverse osmosis deionizer off ebay a couple months ago to get better water quality for my wather and to control the phosphate levels in the tank. The set up works great and is HIGHLY recommendable! I did everything the instructions said with piercing the pipe with the water...