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You may want to turn off your skimmer for a few hours. I ended up losing three corals when I had my hardwood floors redone. I don't know if it was the fumes from the polyurethane or the heat from turning off the air conditioning and opening the windows every day for two weeks. The polyurethane...

Is algae growing in the DT? It's seems weird to me that no algae is growing on the screen. Did you try adding a little iron? I know that macros and FW plants need iron. Not sure about HA.

Those look rough. I think that whatever is going on with that pagoda is more than just lack of flow. Though lack of flow could also be an issue. I would test the water to see if anything obvious is off. Like extremely high nitrates or phosphates. If I couldn't find the problem, I'd add some...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Hahahaha.....The little ASM are skimming monsters IMHO.....Their larger models not quite fond of personally.....You should be able to find a small; used EuroReef cheap. They aren't expensive anymore.....They are kinda yesterdays news, so not fetching top...

Also try to remove as much as you can manually. It will take some time to clear up once you get phosphates under control. Nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank.

I'm replacing my 1.5 Gal DIY kalk dripper with dual 5 gallon DIY kalk dripper. I'm using two 5 gallon plastic water bottles to hold the kalkwasser. I'm using a John Good RO/DI bulkhead in the bottom of the water bottles, but it turns out that the bulkheads don't seem to be meant for submerged...

Hair algae is a result of excess nutrients. Most people with reef tanks try to phosphate limit hair algae since phosphates are bad for corals in even small amounts. Hair algae can't grow without phosphates. Things that you can do to reduce phosphate levels in your tank: - Never use tap water...

I just checked my 90G with corner overflow. There is about 4" clearance from the side and 4" clearance from the back on my drain. There is about 6" clearance from the side and 1" clearance from the back on my return. You also want to leave a little clearance for bulkhead nuts. The stand that...

Quote: Originally Posted by briguy350 i think ill start with the snails. im also doing some aqua scaping tonight and ill try to get some more flow on the bottom. give it a few weeks and see what happens. i know goby are jumpers and i dont want to cover my tank. Midas blenny's are are jumpers...

Quote: Originally Posted by Southern Wolf Is there an American made refractometer? If so... what namebrand. I'd rather buy local when I buy mine. I use a Milwaukee MR100ATC. I can't find a "made in the usa" sticker on it, but the name suggests that it's American made. On the other hand, for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tizzo Not a palmetto bug! And to me there is still a difference. A two inch long flying cockroach is still a cockroach. They really need to switch pest control companies. Bugs are a fact of life in Florida. Down here the bugs are bigger...stronger...faster and...

Oh. You only have one fish? Then catch that sucker and throw it in a small QT tank. I would QT/hypo if I didn't have 16 fish in my tank.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kilofey Well, I suppose I will try to see if he can fight it off himself & wish him the best of luch (i know, it sounds bad, but I know I cannot keep a small tank). He will die in either place. The tank will stay empty after that. In the mean time, I will be...

Try soaking food in Kents Garlic Extreme. It's not a cure, but I'm a firm believer that it helps them fight it off. I have ich in my tank and there is no way I can QT all of my fish without setting up another large tank. My tangs tend to show some ich any time I add a new fish. So I soak...

Quote: Originally Posted by Southern Wolf what makes the nutri seawater different than what I can mix up? You can use it right away without having to worry about it aging. Personally I just keep 80 Gallons of RO water in my holding tank and a couple of extra buckets of salt. In an emergency I...

Quote: Originally Posted by tur4k True, but you've got to start somewhere. It's only about a 45 minutes drive from my house. I go scuba diving there sometimes. It always amazes me how much life there is on the reefs. There are other things we can do to help the reefs. Like finding ways to...

Quote: Originally Posted by spanko I have snorkeled there. Nice place, but just a small part of the overall system. True, but you've got to start somewhere. It's only about a 45 minutes drive from my house. I go scuba diving there sometimes. It always amazes me how much life there is on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by spanko "I wish to see the improvement of the oceans reefs current conditions." Do you think we can really affect such a large ecological environment? I think that the John Pennekamp National Park off the coast of Key Largo, FL has to be considered a success story...

I wonder where they were diving. It would be ironic if they were left for dead at Neptune Memorial Reef. Neptune Memorial Reef is an underwater graveyard 3 miles off the coast of Miami.

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 2) Based on your vast experience what do you see as the single most improvement in SW husbandry in the future. Yet again, I don't know about having vast experience. I thought you and I were pretty much on the same level. In the future I can see our...