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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr LLimpid Your low alk, you are using RO/DI water in your water change? YES

Was told that a drop or two per week of Lugols Solution was beneficial?? Come to think of it, it was the guy selling me the Lugol's that told me that :) Plate/Toad Stool corals still will not open up like they should. I have a long tentacled anemone and it's doing great!.

Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 I personally use BRS 2-part solution for dosing Alk and Calcium. They have a calculator on their website that you can put in what your value is and your desired value you want, and it tells you how much of the solution to dose (careful dosing, you...

How do you raise ALK?

Update: Just tested Magnesium, Iodine/Iodide Mg = 1500 mg/L Iodide = .01-.02 Iodine = not sure how to read the test.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr LLimpid For reef it would be better at 8.2 - 8.3 but with not knowing your calcium and mag. levels it hard to say what to add. PH, calcium and magnesium all work hand in hand. PH = 8.0 - 8.1 Calcium = 450 - 500 Alk = 4 - 4.5 Do not have test kits for mag / iodine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr LLimpid For reef it would be better at 8.2 - 8.3 but with not knowing your calcium and mag. levels it hard to say what to add. PH, calcium and magnesium all work hand in hand. I will get some tests done of the mentioned elements, and re posts. Thanks for the help.

That algae in the picture looks to be normal sand algae. You will always have that to some degree, keeping up on your maintenance and siphoning your sand bed will help keep it down.

Thoughts on my PH being 8.0-8.1. That seem a little low?

Quote: Originally Posted by goldrush My 2 cents- You need to test for alk and phos. Why 3 drops of lugols so often. Do you test for it ? what are your levels? If the problem began when you changed lighting it just my be that they are in a period of adjustment. I never believed in dosing without...

Tank Specs 120 IFS reef tank 100 lbs live rock 2.0 years old 3 wrasses 2 percula clowns 2 cardinals 2 dwarf angels 1 midas blennie 1 coral banded shrimp 3 emerald crabs mutiple snails/hermits lighting: 48" VHO 1 super actinic 1 actinic white 1 454 1 75.25 1 48" Reef Bright lunar LED strip...

haha..I just told my friend your responses. He is freaking out now..haha.. what should he do to contain them, anything?

the first is a close up shot of image 2. Will Ap X kill them? or does anything eat them?

Friend has these little guys popping up all over his tank, help with ID please?? Aptasia X knock them out?

I wouldnt sweat it. Flames, Coral beauty's, Bi-colors, etc... are all pretty reef safe. May do a little picking here and there but as long as there fed they shouldnt cause any problems. I would however add all your dwarfs (if you want more then one) at the same time, otherwise the first one in...