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I use Quik Joe's Ice Melt anhydrous calcium chloride pellets.

I have always used regular Red Sea and recently bought four buckets of the Red Sea Coral Pro and just finished my first bucket. It is good salt. The alkalinity is a little low at 2.5 meq/L, but I bump it up to 4.0 meq/L with a little baking soda right before the change.

Originally Posted by Scopus Tang Peef, PM Dennis210, he can give you the specifics on drilling, hole sizes etc. He and I have had 6 20 gallons and 2 55 gallons drilled, and this weekend we're having a 120 drilled. I strongly recommend finding a good glass shop that will do the drill for you...

Drill that beast!

Finding out your nitrate and phosphate levels are very important given you're battling cyano. 30 gallons every three weeks is not enough in a system that big and lacking a monster skimmer and/or a good refugium. What kind of skimmer do you have and how output do you get out of it each week...

Finding out your nitrate and phosphate levels are very important given you're battling cyano. 30 gallons every three weeks is not enough in a system that big and lacking a monster skimmer and/or a good refugium. How much collection do you get out of your skimmer per week? Volume, color and...

What are the parameters? Temperate, salinity, pH, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate? You are probably feeding too much and not doing enough water changes. You either need to decrease the feeding or increase the frequency and/or volume of the water changes. What kind of sand...

Originally Posted by str8salt The scutes on the maxima are much larger than the ridges on the crocea. They stick off of the main shell almost like shelves. That is definitely a crocea. I will try to take some pics of my maxima if anyone is interested. Right on!

It is a T. crocea, some T. maxima are blue, but T. crocea have smooth shells and T. maxima have scutes on the outside of the shells.

Originally Posted by PerfectDark BLAHHHHHH Sorry to hear that... I hope things turn around quickly for you, I am anxious to see pics.. As good as my tank looks I seem to of caught the plague of the dead fish. I cannot seem to keep one alive latley. I didnt know you got rid of your nano... I...

P.D. your tank is looking amazing! My 90 on the otherhand was doing well, but yesterday I got the bright idea to add a modded Maxijet behind the rocks for some added flow (not that I needed it) and it fell behind my rocks and caused a sandstorm to beat all other sandstorms and all the sand...

I think there is one called the "gumboot" chiton that lives off of the Pacific Northwest and they can get over 12" long!

That is a big one! I had one that was about 15 mm that ate coralline algae, but I haven't seen it in months.

It is tough to have too much flow. Go with the Koralia 4s or Maxijets with Sure Flow mods you won't regret it.

Yes, sponges like that tend to grow in total darkness - under rocks or in overflows where there is no light.

Not to be negative, but it looks like it is beyond saving to me. You could try cutting it in wedges like a pie and throw away the pieces that lack any coral tissue. They can regenerate into new scolymias with time.

Based off of looks alone it looks like a ball-type of sponge. If you truly see legs then it isn't a sponge.

Just sell the rock... It will be more trouble than it is worth to clean it and store it.

Originally Posted by ZeroC 2x250 watt metal halides or 8x54w T-5s with individual reflectors. I agree.

Good news! Thanks!