Recent content by Oceansaway

So I just found this website on pest algae identifying. According to them and the pics it looks like what I'm dealing with is either a dinoflagellate or calothrix. I hope it's the later:( I'll keep posted what I'm going to do next about it. Here's a link to the site...

Not sure on the mag levels, I'll look into a kit but it's not hair algae, the long brown strand breaks apart if u touch it and is connected to the other short brown slime. Could too much light (intensity and/or amount it's on) be causing this outbreak? It comes back weekly even after I've...

Is anybody have any experience with this type without you? My water parameters are as follows nitrates are less than 10 ppm. Phosphate's list .05 ppm. Calcium at 340 ppm alkalinity 9. Using aqua illuminators SOL LED pendants for lighting aqua C downdraft protein skimmer, it's a 110 gallon reef...

Looks good, is that chiller kicking on a lot with the open top and led lights?

Regular PVC cement is completely safe to use on fish systems. I work on petstmart/Petco's filtration systems and there is a ton of PVC on those setups. Schedule 40 (regular white) PVC usually cures to hold joints in about 15 mins. Spa flex or flex PVC takes longer, close to an hour before you...

Make sure u try feeding it small meaty foods (mysis, brine, etc) at least once a day. No zooxanthelle means no food for the little guy, so u need to supplement its food intake. It may not take food for awhile but u need to try, their chance's of survival go way up

Can anyone help Id these polyps, they are big, diameter of the heads are over an inch. The guy I got it from said they can't be imported anymore. Is this true?

Good idea!