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So with this upgrade I will be including my current tanks water and bio load a few small fish, assorted crabs, snails, shrimp and 40 or so corals half LPS half SPS and 40lbs of rock. The big question is all about the new dry rock I will need to add around 150-200lbs. Can I add the new dry rock...

I have a microscope on they way, should be here Monday. I will upload some other pics later today. For now I have my lights on for only 4 hours a day. Until I can absolutely identify I dont want to take any more drastic actions. Here is a link to a video that looks a lot like what im seeing...

45 gal Pentagon tank 7 months old 2 550 power heads accuatic life 115 skimmer 450 GPH Cannister Filter with Phosguard and carbon Kessil 160 LED Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 (probably false) Phos 0 (probably false) Specific Gravity 1.025 Calcium 410 PH 8.1 dKH 11 Temp 78.5 2 clowns Engineer...

I have had this nasty algae for a few months now. Mostly in sand.. I can wipe it all off and it grows back in a mater of hours The little that is on rocks I can blow off, thought maybe just diatoms. I tried this cheap kids toy type microscope and this is what im seeing. These round/oval guys...

Is there a good alternative anemone that would host a clown and better fit my tank setup?

Good to know! My tank is 24" deep. I would have thought the 360s would have been plenty.

My desire to have a BTA is about a 7 out of 10 so its up there. Parameters are stable and tank is 8 months old. I do have some concerns. I am currently using Kessil 160w for lighting. Will this be enough light? I have several LPS that are thriving. SPS I have only had for couple months...

1" 1.5" frag. Looks like Favia but so much smaller?

Another factor, I also do 10 percent water changes every week with Reef Crystals

I should mention that the amount of Reef Buffer added is enough to get PH back to 8.3 and according to label that amount raises DKH .5, but to hard to see that difference with my current tests. Also I am taking the test at the same time of day.

Thanks Bang Guy. Its hard to say exactly what my Carbonate consumption rate is. I try to hold PH at 8.3 testing with a PH pen, and DKH usually stays around 11, but use API tests so hard saying exactly where it is. I dose a small amount of Seachem Reef buffer every other day with top off and...

I am wanting to start adding Kalkwasser to my 45 gal pentagon tank. My tank evaporates about a half gallon a day which is equivalent to a 1/4 to 1/3 inch of water level. I currently do not have an ATO and for the purpose of dosing Kalk I am considering one, looking at the Tunze 3152. I have...

Does anyone know of a good glue that can be applied underwater? I have a couple pieces of larger rock that I would like to glue together without removing them from the tank. Is it possible?

I highlighted it so it would be easy to find