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It should be ok - I have had bleached monti caps with algae growing on them in some areas make a full recovery. Sorry for your loss...

Originally Posted by ninjamini I have always tested at .1 phosphates and 5-10 nitrates. I am thinking of getting a phosban reactor to get it to 0. Am I right in thinking that .1 is enough to retard coral growth? I personally would not worry about it - those are low levels and should not have...

I have heard that there is a bad batch of Salifert Alkalinity test kits going around and that the owner of Salifert is not answering phone calls or emails. If you ever get a crazy test reading and everything looks fine - double check it with another test. The same applies if something is wrong...

What is your salinity? I would have a fellow reefer or your LFS recheck all of your levels to make sure your tests are accurate.

Originally Posted by WangoTango You should be ok with any. Keep them closer to the top if you have any doubts. -Justin I agree.

Originally Posted by ScubaGuy Sounds like it is a goner and probably was dead already. Let nature take its course Agreed.

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Great news about your tank Bone.. I am anxious to see it, all I can go by is how your nano looks, the suspense is killing me. But if thats any indication then it is gonna be sweet... Thanks for the compliment! The only thing that makes a tank look good (in my...

Awesome P.D.! Your tank looks great! I need to get a decent host for my clowns. I would love to find a RBTA, but I don't want to buy one online I want to find one in person. I'll be starting a thread soon for my 90 gal. - It has been running with fish and corals for about one month now...

Very pretty! Classic look.

Probably a little bit of die off from the new rock.

I bought dead rock (Marco rock) and it cycled very hard - lots of ammonia. I even washed it off prior to putting it in my tank. If you're placing it in an established system you will be risking everything. I would place it in a separate container for a week first and see if you get an ammonia...

I use regular Red Sea with great success. I have never used any other salt.

If you plan on having an acyrlic tank then just make the back solid black. If it is going to be glass I think you will have a hard time hiding where you glued it even if you glue it over paint it may still show through.

Cute watchman! Get rid of that Kenya tree now or you will regret it later!

The best filtration for any tank (in my opinion) is: ~1-1.5 pounds of live rock per gallon high flow (20-40 times turnover) a refugium on a reverse photo-period growing some sort of macro algae an appropriate protein skimmer for the given water volume a regular water change schedule (1% every...

Clean-up crew sounds solid, but I hope you're wrong about the cone snail: they kill people. Seriously.

What are you setting up Reef Nut?

Originally Posted by KAT74 If I continue to do what I am doing, will it go away on its own? Yes. Originally Posted by KAT74 And if so, what harm will it do to my corals and livestock by being in there and waiting for it to go away "naturally"? It won't harm anything at all - it is just not...

It is definitely diatom without a shadow of a doubt - it is not cyanobacteria. 10% weekly water changes is great, but maybe for the time being up it to 20-25% weekly to help speed the process along and siphon out as much as possible each time. You have plenty of flow and unless you have two...

It is definitely diatom - I would not add the ChemiClean. It should go away with time with regular water changes and siphoning and different creatures that will eat it.