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Thanks Phyl, I'll just keep an eye on it in the mean time and keep dosing calcium. Thanks for the help folks!

Yes, I do have about 40 lbs. of figi, and 10 lbs. of Keys rock from LR.com I recieved about 1 1/2 months ago. It is forming in small circles. And I have been dosing and testing calcium keeping it around 400-450ppm.

What's up my AA compadre's? It's been a while since I've posted because my tank has been doing pretty good. But some new algae has been developing. It doesn't look like a nuisance algae, but I could be wrong. The characteristics of it remind me more of coralline than anything else. I've...

I think it's Diatoms. Have you checked your Phosphate level? What kind of water do you use, tap or RO/DI? What is your feeding schedule? Type of lighting? Any info would be very helpful. BTW Welcome to AA! :D Good to see a fellow Texan on the board!

Did you click on the "Lies lies lies" link in the first post? It's funny because there's alot of pet stores that aren't honest with there customers because they want to make a sale. EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see the question was answered already.

Funny stuff!! Great photoshopping too!

How did I know... :lol:

I call them gravel vacuums. What do you really call them?

Or you could use the water-sucker-outter thing. :lol: (Good one JP. :wink:)

Algae is product of excess nutrients in the water, such as phosphates which can be found in tap water. Are you using RO/DI or tap water? It can also start because of over feeding, old lightbulbs, or a long light cycle. Finding the source of the algae is the best way to rid your tank of it...

These guys are really hit or miss, as you can see from the above posts. I had a problem with mine as well though. He didn't kill anything that I know of, but did steal food from my tube anemone.