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Recently I see dark green plants all over reefs and on the sand. What is the cause of this and how can I get rid of them? Thanks

How can I reduce Nitrate in my 75 gallon salt water fish only tank? It is currently at 40ppm and I don't want it to go any higer than this?

Can you post your water parameters? Sorry, what do you mean by parameters. I checked PH and Nitrite levels were Ok but Nitrate was 40 ppm. I managed to bring it down to 20 ppm. What/how much/how often are you feeding? I feed everyday. one day shrimp (about finger nail size) and another day...

Yes, I opened the skimmer collection cup and it was very dirty. It is clean now. My skimmer is coralife 125g from Oceanics and here is the link: Oceanic Systems | Products | Super Skimmer - Needle-Wheel System I attached some pictures to this posting. as you can see, there is plenty of sand in...

Thanks for all of your advices. I never opened/cleaned my skimmer. Should I do that? As I mentioned before, there is sand in my water chamber (where filters, skimmer are). This sand gets pumped back into aquairim. How should I remove the sand from the bottom chamber?

Thanks Kurt. Yes, I meant skimmer. You mentioned dumping collection cup of skimmer. Is this something that we should do on a regular basis as part of aqurium cleanup? If so, how often should I do that? Do you have a list of cleanup tasks I should do on regular basis? You also mentioned good...

Hi, I am very new to Salt water aquarium. I bought my first aquarium 6 month ago. It is 75gal with 4 small fishes and 70lb live rock now. My aqurium started to have some purpule plant like on live rocks. Nitrate level (currently between 20 and 40 ppm) seems to be the problem. To reduce...