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  1. chessie

    A Good Algae Scraper????

    I'm in the market for an algae scraper w/a razor blade. I know they make one but can't find a place to buy it. George W.& Cooder, are you just using the blade itself to scrape?? I also think a razor blade is the way to go to get rid of the coralline & tough stuff on the glass BUT w/a 110 gal...
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    IS IT AIPTASIA??????

    Have got something growing out of one of the rocks & am not sure just what it is. It's about the size of a thumbtack, sits low on the rock, is rust in color w/no tentacles/polyps extending. When the lights are off, it does shrivel up & is a dark brown color. Did a 'rock check' & have found no...
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    Lighting Dilemma

    Chuck, I like the idea of a 'custom' built hood & think it would work pretty well. Do you happen to know how to connect to these sites (re: custom hoods) that you were speaking of?? Thanks for your help. Originally posted by chuck: If you or someone else could build you a hood to match your...
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    Algae and the Light Cycle???

    Hi, It's me again. Need to clarify myself on the brown algae being completely gone. I still have a smattering but nowhere NEAR what I had before changing lights & lengthening the photo period. Have resigned myself to the fact that always having algae of some sort is just part of the deal of...
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    Algae and the Light Cycle???

    Hi, I have a 110 gal. tank (set up for about a year)& also had a terrible time with brown (diatom) algae (on the glass & elsewhere). Had a 48" 20,000k (daylight) & 40w actinic originally. Now have 2 48" 40w actinic & 2 55w Perfecto power compacts(daylight). I have the actinics set to come on...
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    Lighting Dilemma

    Have a 110 gal. tank (high - 30"). Lighting that came w/tank is 2 55w Perfecto power compacts & 2 40w actinic blue. What I want to do is increase the lighting.Right now do not have any corals but, would like to have sufficient lighting in the case I would like to add some at a later date. Tank...
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