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How do i get rid of this?We replaced the MH bulbs about 2 weeks ago and now as soon as the lights come on.I get this real bad algea growth on my glass.Like it's covered in a hour.what is causing this and what can i do?I'm scraping atleast 5x a day right now and it's keeping my water all yucky!

Well my oldest is 8 and loves our fish.So santa is bringing him a 12 gallon Nano.I figured it might as well be something i know a little about LOL!We can't have cats or dogs due to my 2 year olds allergies.So it's lizards and fish here LOL!So we ordered the 12 gallon Nano Deluxe with 48 watts of...

Originally Posted by petjunkie Did you recently get it? What kind of lighting was it under before? I would say too much light if your parameters are good. Have you tested lately? yes 2 weeks ago.It was under 250watt 14k MH and it's under 250watts 10k now.I tested yesterday and all parameters...

I moved it because i read a post about the reds needing less light and thought maybe it was getting to much light.I did scoot it back out a bit.I've also noticed it's receding from it's skeleton as well now in a few places.I was just adding a filter feeder food to the water.It had it's feeder...

I have a red open brain and he just doesn't look good.It was out on the sand but it started bleaching.So thought it was getting to much light 2x250 MH.So i put it under a rock in the shade.It has since been expanding alot and expelling some brown stuff.It also hasn't expanded it's feeder...

I was reading that the red ones have lower light needs and the greens need more.I think mine was getting to much(red).The halides may have been roasting it.So i moved it into the shade and we'll see

I think API's Phosphate test can be used for fresh or salt.Atleast i know they make one that can.I've been wondering if i could use my salt one to test my source water

O.K. i got a open brain last Tuesday.It looked real good and was opening at night until about 4 days ago.It started looking bleached in places.I was thinking maybe not enough light.I have a 55 gallon with 2 250watt MH's and 2 65watt PC's.I'm still light acclimating.So it was only getting about 5...

I had a couple the size of lemons and they were fine with everything but featherdusters

Originally Posted by detguy313 well you don't have anything in there that should give him a problem..give it a little bit of time..flashers and fairys can hid alot at first but will get bolder as time goes on..have you seen him eat anything?? When i was feeding tonight.he ate a piece that went...

I have 2 clowns(they pay him no mind at all),1 skipper goby and a tailspot blenny.Oh and a cleaner shrimp.

O.K. i just got a rose Brain.I just saw it's feeder tentacles tonight.It also has a little tube spout off the bottom of it.It has what i think is a featherduster that comes out.The tube keeps it from opening up flat.It makes one side stay bunched up.I just want to see if i should do...

Originally Posted by scotty37 Yea I read about the 6 weeks fallow. My concern is, the corals will be out of water with the rock for up to an hour while it comes out and gets rebuilt... i have no idea what to do with the anemones. is thre something i need to do or is that an ok amount of time...

I guess it's fitting LOL!Their fin looks like a chicken I wonder how long he will be scared?

O.K. will do I'm working on getting a Mg test but i can't find one local.Is their one you recommend? Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam Test the water you're going to use for a water change once you've mixed up a batch of salt. This could be the problem. You should also get a Mg kit, as it is...

I just got one yesterday and all he does is stay hid.is this normal?he's breathing fine and everything.he just seems real scared.how long does it take them to acclimate to a tank and swim around?Are they open swimmers or do they stay his all the time?

I don't have a Magnesium test.It didn't come in my kit.Here are all my params from lastnight. Salinity .025 Temp 80 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 PH 8.2 Phophate < 0.25 KH 10 Calcium 540 I use RO water from walmart right now.I know I know I use Oceanic salt and i know it's high in calcium.I...

O.K. i've tested my water and my calcium was high.The LFS tested with another test and it was high.last week it was 500 even.O.K. so i was just waiting it out and letting it come down on it's own.Done nothing so far.Not even a water change yet.So then today I did my weekly water testing and it...

The cloudiness could just be the end cycle of the diatom bloom.Mine did that.I got new lights and then got real bad diatoms.The day after the brown started to disappear.The tank got real cloudy but was all better the day after that.not sure if it was related but possibly

Originally Posted by renogaw i don't know if adding 3 cardinals would create a huge bioload all of a sudden...i'm assuming you want to try to breed them? i also had my numbers backwards...for salt tanks it is supposedly 1" per 5 gallons. making the 11" of fish. if you add fish and there's no...