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I've done it. It works fine. Slowly warm them up before putting them in the water though.

IMO that would be fine for all except the most demanding SPS. Even those would be fine if placed strategically.

I didn't mean PH, I meant Alkalinity.

If it were dead I'd think algae would start growing on it.

Not at all if that's what it turns out to be. I'm not very confident in my ID.

What was the Alkalinity before you raised the Alkalinity?

I think it's a type of Sycon Sponge.

It reminds me of a few things. Does it move at all? Is it in a hole in the rock or growing onto something?

You can encourage pedal laceration by pointing a powerhead at it to force it to crawl away from the current.

I've always wanted to keep Pipefish. Really cool animals.

The best way to get rid if Ick without a hospital tank is to give all of your fish away and start over in a couple months.

:p very true.

Keep in mind Infrared doesn't travel far into water so the algae needs to be at or near the surface to get any extra heat. And the closerto the water the better but Halogen bulbs explode when they get wet... I've found microwaveable plastic wrap can protect the bulb better than acrylic and it's...

It's probably that you already have pristine water. One thing that can help is heat. If you focus something like halogen light at the algae the extra energy from the lamp can increase grwth rates. Of course, it's going to add heat tothe water as well.

I agree. If they didn't want advice given then they shouldn't ask.

As far as advice goes - Giving advice - Please feel free to share informationyou have discovered and/or experienced. This is vital to the continued success of our hobby. But don't feel offended if your advice is not taken. It's not your tank and not your decision. Taking advice - Listen...

#1 - patience. Any changed are done over time on a schedule thought out in advance. #2 - observation. Look at your tank for problems or animals showng stress. #3 - Solve the actual problem. Research and get to the cause of the problem instead of just treating symptoms. For example, if PH...

Really sorry for your loss Flower. What is their natural lifespan?

They may have phytoplankton in it. I just can't think of any corals that eat it. in my opinion any food designed to feed filter feeding corals should contain mostly zooplankton of food derived from animal protein. Maybe Snake or someone can come by & correct me.

Phyto can feed pods & zooplankton which the corals will gladly eat.