Posts by Bang Guy

Phosphate is the problem.  I guarantee it.   The algae on the sand can be eliminated first by feeding better food, and less of it.  Are you feeding flaked food? (I'm guessing)   An algae scrubber of some...

There's a pettern in your algae that I have seen before and it's pretty much the worst case scenario.  I see some rocks with no algae and some completely covered.  I've seen this before, fairly often.   Hopefully...

It's not really rare but I do find some misbars to be more interesting.

What kind of algae?

Take a close look below the polyp you are cutting for tiny growths on the skeleton. These buds come & go often on a healthy Euphyllia but if you cut the skeleton above this growth and it is exposed to light it will grow into a new...

It may be that a Velvet Nudibranch will eat them but I have my doubts.  They typically only eat Convolutriloba sp. 

Looks like an Engineer Goby to me.

I've kept a Lettuce Slug but not a Sea Hare.   It it hair algae?  If so I see no issue with keeping a Sea Hare.

A Sea Hare is a type of Sea Slug.   They do love to eat Hair Algae.   Lettuce Slugs will not eat Hair Algae.  Mostly Bryopsis and sometimes select species of Caulerpa.

A lot of saltwater fish are carpet surfers (jumpers) so hobbiests put a glass lid on the tank to keep the fish inside.  These glass lids reduce evaporation so the tank doesn't cool off as fast.  Eggcrate will still allow...