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Don't turn the lights on at all for a few weeks unless you're keeping coral. If the hair begins to die off, then you have a lighting problem. I battled hair algea of the same lengths for a while until someone mentioned to try not turning lights on. To my amazement the hair algea did in fact...

I'm one to believe that due to basic costs of everything a lot of people are forced into the smaller tanks and equipment. The same goes for those who don't have the room for larger tanks. Myself, I was forced into selling my 125gal. because of space issues. Didn't even get a chance to put water...

I'm looking into better filtration for my tank and I'm reading wet/dry this, sump that, hangon this, Fuge that. I can gather the feel of the hang-on, but what is the difference between the wet/dry, a sump and a refugium? The reason I'm asking is because even after all this time I've not bothered...

Originally Posted by reefkprZ I agree with your views on both having pros and cons, when glass gets scratched good luck fixing it, when acryllic yellows good luck fixing that. A very fine Pumice Polishing fixes both scratching and yellowing. If you know how to do it properly then you'll not...

2 of my test kits are API Master Saltwater, 1 was 2 years old, the other I just bought new a few weeks ago. The 3rd test kit I had was a Marine Lab master kit that was probably 12-18 months old.

I just want to interject here that 3 weeks ago all my tests read within parameters, yet my PH was way off. Didn't think much of it, but just to be sure I bought a new test kit the following day. After running the new tests I seen my nitrates were off the charts (well over 160) yet everything...

I actually like both glass and acrylic. Glass doesn't scratch as bad, but can and does break Acrylic scratches, but can be fixed, will hold and last longer Glass has a great resistance to heat Acrylic can slowly melt Glass is heavy Acrylic is lighter, yet still heavy depending upon thickness...

I'm using some caulerpa profilera in my DT currently just to reduce the extremely high nitrates I had (180+ppm) within the past week it's slowly been dying off, turning white and getting sucked onto the filter intake. I then pick it out and wait until the next day to pick out the next batch of...

There is a rather large animal hospital down here that uses well water, but the owner went out and bought one of these top-of-the-line filtration units, when testing the water after the filtration everything is at 0ppm. No traces of anything at all and that makes for some awesome well water. I...

What water have you used and how long to you leave the lights on? The combo of red algea and prolonged lighting can allow for pefect red algea conditions. Run over into the archives and there was/is one extencive topic on it.

I'll vouge for the fact South Florida's tap water is nasty and will cause weeks worth of red algea blooms. To further this fact, after I struggled with a constant red algea bloom that lasted for months, I stopped tap water and went with gallon jugs from the store of RO. This stopped the problems...

I haven't figured out if it's a cap snail or an abalone, and even set on macro it's just too small to get a good picture of (Smaller than a dime)...

I didn't realize these were still made, I never noticed them before and thought mine was some kind of "old-school" filter. Anyway, it leaked at the motor due to a bad seal...lol

I'm local and always in Ft. Lauderdale area. Shoot me a PM if you have any left.

Originally Posted by alix2.0 if they eliminate the corals section then all those posts will be deleted, plus any active threads. probably not a good idea. i like the changes, but i do think that there should be some kind of subtopic stsyem. overall, though, i think its great that SWF is working...

Purpleup is made to initiate the growth of coraline algea and when using you need not add any other chemicals sich as iodine or calcium to the tank. When the rock is "new" then it helps to stimulate the growth, but will not actually give you coral. You'll just see the color. I was dosing...

My guess would be the one who's been there longest. I've heard different things and most of them pointed to the fish who's been there the longest basically own's the place. Others have said the biggest or the more aggressive one, but years upon years ago I had to seperate a clown and a...

Give it a cool name like "Skipper" or "Slinkie". I've named my largest one "Vile Demon"

I agree completely, but there are always many, many different sides to the research done. First we have multiple tank size research and it's not always accurate IMO because everyone has their own routine when it comes to chemicals, water changes, etc... Then we have Oceanic research that doesn't...

They are actually easy to train IMO. If they get used to your hand in the tank while doing things they won't get all flustered and skittish when you "need" to get them out. I've had mine in just over a week now and they are already taking flakes from my fingers. Yes it's not always a good thing...