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Heya guys, Thought someone might be able to give me some insightful information. My tank has a terrible problem with hair algae. I can remove clumps of this stuff every week if I wanted to that is how much is in my tank. Anyway, I know how to remove the stuff (at least I think I do) but...

I got some Calerpa in for my refuge today. I am total ignorant when it comes to macros. Do I need to "plant it" into the sand somehow? Do I need to rubberband it to the top of a rock? What is the proper way to get this stuff to get a hold of something so that it doesn't float around? I was...

Hey folks, I have been fighting with an outbreak of this algae that I haven't been able to identify. It doesn't appear to be Bropsis as it isn't feathery like Bropsis is. It almost looks like a type of turf algae to me. Almost like Chaeto. It is very tough and it grows in clumps. It is...

So I am rummaging through the LFS freezer today and I find some of this stuff. They also carry the other two products LiquidLife makes which are MarinePlankton and BioPlankton. The BioPlankton seems to be suited for filter feeders more than corals since it contains mostly phytoplankton. The...

I am in the process of setting up a refugium for my 40 gallon. Calerpa seems to be out of the question as I don't want to risk it going sexual on me. Plus, according to Bob Fenner, it seems that Calerpa is actual toxic to coral and can retard their growth. So I am trying to figure out some...

Well I have decided that I have so much fun with my reef tank at work, I am going to setup a 20g long here at the house. Just thought I would solicit opinions from you guys on plans. Here is what I have come up with so far: I'll be purchasing ~25lbs of LR from liverocks.com. I'll probably...

My sump is totally incrusted with precipitation of Ca I am guessing. The hard brown junk on the heater is the exact stuff that is covering the walls and bottom of the sump. This stuff is thick. Also looks like some various tube worms have made a home in it. I am just curious is everyone is...

Hey guys, I need some help picking a fish. Since my clowns have decided to play "attack the coral beauty", I am having to take him back to the LFS. They told me they would trade him in for just about any fish I wanted (within reason of course). So I am really looking for a DSB and reef...

Lately, my two false Percs have been aggressive towards my Coral Beauty. Any time either clown see the Angel coming near them, they immediately nip at it and chase it away. This has never happened in the past (had them all for over 6 months) and only started about 3 weeks ago. They are not...

Well, the frags I bought from Kevin (ReefRunner) made it in today. They are in the process of being acclimated. Here are some quick shots that I took. You will have to forgive the quality of the pictures as I was more interested in making sure the coral was doing ok rather than getting a good...

Well I was going to dose a couple capfuls of DT's phyto in the tank today. Well I went looking in the fridge for it and couldn't find it. I initially thought one of the employees threw it away so I was getting pretty darn hot. Then I discovered it under the aquarium in the cabinet. I guess...

I have been battling Alk and Ca problems for the longest time and am finally at my wits end. I can't seem to correct the problem for the life of me. I now am in some need of help from you guys and gals... Here is the deal, my alk is low. Way low. I just tested it this morning and it was...

Well the wife and I decided to head out to the beach today. We got ahold of another couple we knew as we were going out so the ladies could lay on the beach while the guys snorkeled. I decided to take along one of those disposable underwater cameras to see what we could find. Boy was I glad...

So I am looking around the tank checking things out and I happen to glance at the thermometer. I normally keep my tank around 81F but the thermometer showed 83F. I then got to thinking we actually had a cold snap last night and the building is around 65F so there is no way for the tank temp to...

Well almost all of it is DIY. I purchased my float switch from www.autotopoff.com. You can read about my great experience with that company in the General Retailers forum. I wanted to post some pictures of the setup. The sump is on the right (you can see the float switch on the left side of...

The topic pretty much says it all. My sump is pretty bad looking. Hard crusty brown precipitation is covering the sides and bottom of the sump. Everytime I go to work on it, I end up stirring up all kind of "junk" and my sump pump puts it into the tank. Takes about an hour to settle so my...

I finally got around to taking some pictures of my new T. Maxima, Green Horn, and new polyp colony. I actually forgot to take the Ricordea pictues I have been meaning to take for months, so I'll go snap some of those now as well... My camera isn't the best either. Need to get something I can...

Just wondering if there are any know issues with the Salifert Alk test kits. To give some history, I have been battling a chronic low Alk problem in my tank. I thought it may be because the Kent Tech CB product was weak so I switched over to B-Ionic in hopes that would alleviate my low Alk...

I have been running my Aqua C Urchin for about a month now. It consistently pulls about 3/4 to a full cup of skimmate out of the water a day, however, it is very wet as far as skimmate goes and it is not dark. Its not clear mind you, but its not the dark dry skimmate that I hear everyone...

Well I purchased a T. Maxima online this morning. Should be in by tomorrow. I needed some additional cleanup crew help (wanting to get rid of that turf algae I have) but somehow got sidetracked on the clam. :) I decided to go with etropicals. They had a good deal on it and it is supposed to...

Hey guys, Just wondering if I could get an I.D. of this grassy/mossy looking stuff growing on my LR. I have included two pictures that were both taken using the flash so that the color of the stuff could be seen. I have two patches of red "grass" on one rock and then on another rock I have a...

Hey guys, MY RO/DI unit does not have a backflush valve on it. I was wondering what the easiest way to do this would be without the valve. I have never performed a backflush on the membrane and I have noticed that the rate of water made by the unit each day has begun to drop substantially.

Woohoo!! Finished with this sucker. What a pain in the butt to get this thing hung above the center of the the tank and then leveled at the same time. Hung it with steel cable connected to the four top corners of the fixture. The cables run to two hooks attached to the ceiling...

My Coral Beauty has been hiding under my LR for the past few days. He has not eaten or wanted to come out from his hiding place. This morning I got a good look at him an noticed that his belly is bloated. His breathing also appears faster than normal. All of his movements are very clam and...

Ok. I am having some trouble getting my 2X55W PC square pen lamps to fire when wired to a Fulham Workhorse 7 ballast. Now, according to Fulham's website I am supposed to use this diagram for wiring the bulbs together: However, I have done this and still cant get them to light. When I do...