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does anyone have an analysis of whats in that stuff?

the one I just started the other day 30g 250w MH, not sure what else I am going to do with it as far as equipment goes right now i'm just filtering out sand "dust" Day 2, light is not on.

SWF forum should enact a similar method used on other forums, first two threads must be viewed and approved by a moderator before full membership/thread creation is allowed. new members must post 2 threads in one section before being given access. It does work no spam bot makes it past the first...

the bugs are good (in 99.999% of cases) and normal in a new tank, there is usually a population spike shortly after starting a new tank. I don't understand why you removed rock?

Silicates not phosphates cause diatoms, diatoms NEED silicates to form their casing. RO water will still contain silicates if it is not de-ionized. Make sure its RO/DI and tap water who knows whats in that? water changes wont help if its coming in your water, and from season to season content...

Apparantly all the fragging threads I had created are just full of broken links, not sure if anyone uses them anymore, but damn that was a lot of work. No worries kids and coralimorphs, I am setting up a new tank. I'm quite sure I can make more fragging vids. So feel free to list some corals...

Any of the old boots still around that might have had my e-mail addy from back then?

the zoa's are zoas, the third picture may even be palythoa. name em whatever you wan't I like the name clyde. the 2nd picure may be either a candy cane or a duncan hard to tell show us a picture when the tentacles come out that will settle it.

I feel the need to inform you that you are talking with a long time practitioner of "outside the normal" when it comes to tank keeping, my mushroom in a blender experiment, feeding 5-7 times a day, 50-90% water change guy, but I don't combat with things we know from years of keeping fish and...

I think overall I have about 20-30 fish between all my tanks plus a few amphibians birds reptiles etc.

actually I had a breeding pair of GSM clowns in there at one point I sold to a local aquaculture program because they became too agressive to all the tank mates once they got to breeding age they tried to kill everything. I love fish and I want them to live happily.

you can see the scopas and the six line there is a blenny and a coral beauty in there as well, so 4 fish in that 75g.

You are not wrong I am questioning your judgement. this is one of my old tanks.

never feel foolish asking. Brine shrimp: the popcorn of the fish food world after the first 12 hours they are hatched. good until then. Bristle worms: are your friend, if you have too many there is too much for them to eat they will never populate higher than the availability of scavenging. if...

generally hair algae on the sand indicates a build up of algae food there (po4 etc), i would increase flow to that area and stir the sand in that area regularly for a while. adding nassarius vibex snails to your sand bed will allow them to turn your sand bed for you. I regularly stir the top...

well, just my opinion here, splashing (as long as it's not splashing water out of the tank or sump) can be good, it provides more oxygenation/gas exchange. to sock or not to sock is up to you. I tend not to have a dead end sock (meaning no way for micro fauna to by pass the sock) from the...

ammonia smells like cat pee, if you can smell it off gassing from your tank you've gone overboard.lol

funny thing is I checked my old profile it says I have been on since 2006.....

Diatoms cannot form without silicates. if you cannot get rid of them silicates are being introduced to your tank, either through water or some other medium. no need to dose anything just eliminate the source of the silicates. How old is your tank? how long have you had diatom problems? what kind...

If you keep your water great and feed them you shouldn't have any problems.