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I am currently running a well established 29 gal biocube. Stocked with 3 damsels, and sorted snails and corals. I'm hoping one of my shrimp is still alive somewhere in there as I found one dead on the floor outside the tank a few days ago. I want to restock my tank and make it pop with color. I...

I ran into the same issue when I was cycling my tank. Started to have hair algae growing on my LR and sand. I left the lights off and made sure the blinds were closed and that seemed to solve the issue. As for the CUC I added mine after a month when I figured out how to keep the Salinity stable...

I do have a 28 gal bio cube, I'll invest in some new lights to start I think. Is there anything in a chemical level that could be causing this? Humanity is akin to the ocean, a few drops of dirty water will not cause it to loose its beauty.

I thought that one of those lights was a blue light, should I switch to LED? Humanity is akin to the ocean, a few drops of dirty water will not cause it to loose its beauty.

Here's what came with the setup Humanity is akin to the ocean, a few drops of dirty water will not cause it to loose its beauty.

What kind of lighting is needed? Humanity is akin to the ocean, a few drops of dirty water will not cause it to loose its beauty.

Sorry for the delayed response, the test kit from my LFS measures ca, mg and kh Mg-1600 Kh- meq/L 5.0 Dkh 14.0 Ca- 500 ppm Like I said I'm still quite new to the hobby so I'm not entirely sure of the norms and if I should be testing for other stuff. My corals have been growing and all like in...

Thanks for the timely response! Unfortunately I am at work and do not have my log been on me, I'll upload it later this afternoon. Humanity is akin to the ocean, a few drops of dirty water will not cause it to loose its beauty.

My 29 gallon reef tank has been up and running for about 5 months now. I haven't had that many issues due the very knowledgeable staff at my LFS. I have been noticing a steady decrease in the colors of my corals. I'm still fairly new to the hobby and want my tank to be as vibrant as possible. I...