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anyone else want to comment?

I have heard of 100+ turnover rates before but want to know more. I think that the corals would love it but the 2 clowns and diamond goby may be affected.

Originally Posted by boosted306 I have a 29 gallon softy and LPS tank that I currently have a single K2 in and am wanting to upgrade. I can get 2 K4's for 85 to the door, whatta ya think? That would roughly be 103/4 turn over rate hourly.

I have a 29 gallon softy and LPS tank that I currently have a single K2 in and am wanting to upgrade. I can get 2 K4's for 85 to the door, whatta ya think?

are q-tip sponges bad?

Originally Posted by creekchub I'll put my money on a Sea Hare, that thing will mow the stuff down agreed

Originally Posted by gypsana Do they look like this? What the hell is that? I use to have hundreds of these and then one day, gone.

Even trace amounts of algae could hold enough bacteria to sustain life?

Originally Posted by florida joe Clown fish are endeared for they’re erratic swimming style. Welcome to the board FYI I am rude and condescending Lol, I just read through that thread. Doing good Joe? OP welcome to the board. Clowns are an interesting fish in that they swim erratically. I...

Okay, so what do I do?

Originally Posted by jpa0741 False. Algae feeds on Nitrate and Phosphate. You could be getting false nitrate readings because of your algae growth. Also phos is very hard to get an accurate reading with out using a photometer. I would start with frequent water changes, less feeding, more flow...

Lights are on for 10/12 hours daily. There are new bulbs and also nitrates are at 0. Even though the bulbs are new and the nitrates are at 0 the algae still is a deep healthy looking green. Just to let everyone know of what I am working with, the algae is barely at length. It is just...

Wow, I got responses quick, thanks guys. On the light cycle, will I sacrifice coral growth/health. I understand that most of this is going to be regurgitation of what gets discussed but when I searched I just got hours worth of reading material. It seemed that most of which was directly...

Originally Posted by boosted306 To all of you that answer me, I apologize in advance for another algae question. I have been in the hobby for years now and have never had an algae problem this bad. I currently have some algae that is growing on the rocks that is disgusting looking. I bought...

To all of you that answer me, I apologize in advance for another algae question. I have been in the hobby for years now and have never had an algae problem this bad. I currently have some algae that is growing on the rocks that is disgusting looking. I bought a sea hare for a temporary fix...