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Originally Posted by SigmaChris Mind you I am just a rookie, but you can do some searching. There are "buffers" on the market that will help promote the coralline growth. The green bubbles are a bad allagae, do not pop them because that will cause the spores to spread rapidly. I have read that...

If you check the archive section of this site there are some helpful articles on the relation between Alkalinity, pH, Calcium, Magnesium. Read those and it will give a better understanding.

$33 on this site plus shipping. It was $43 at *****. So, $55 in hard back is probably about right.

It looks like a Sebae to me. They can get up to about 20" or so in a tank.

Originally Posted by Nine28girl Hi, thanks to all who responded. I really appreciate it. I now have a better understanding of what happened. The ph went from 8.4 to 8.1. It has now gone back up to 8.3 and seems to be holding. I lost my flame angel and may still lose my velvet wrasse. Everything...

Dang it! Azfishgal am I gunna have to take a trip up there from Tucson and take pictures for you? Where are the pics? It's not like there is no time in between adding this and that to take pics. This kind of diary needs pics and lot of em!!

Originally Posted by 1journeyman pH always drops when the lights are off. Algae gives off oxygen during photsynthesis. At night, algae gives off CO2. This lowers your pH. This is the reason many folks with refugiums run the lights opposite the display tank. So that there is always photosynthesis...

The pH drop is due to the non movement of the water so there was a loss of oxygen in the water thus drops the pH. One thing that keeps the pH up is movement of the water. When your pump stopped the water stopped moving and oxygen depleted. The biggest immediate issue when the pump is off is...

Originally Posted by jazzyz how often do u need to replace the sulfur and is it expensive? You can look on their website at Midwest Aquatic. The sulfur one does not need feeding but you do need to add calcium carbonate in the form of a crushed coral substrate at about every 10 weeks. It...

The subject of this aqualizer has been worn out on the forum. They are junk and a really good way to throw your money away for sure. Kind of like a bad LFS

The only downside I saw is that you have to aerate the effluent before it goes into your tank since it will have the O2 removed in the process. The drip rate is the most important thing. Make sure you follow the directions to the tee if it is a Midwest Aquatics DeNitrator. They have really good...

I have a 90 gallon Uniquarium and I really like it. Just make sure you understand that everything that would normally be a refugium sump is part of the back of the tank so You have to have a way to get to it from either the back or the top. I get to mine from a step ladder and work from the top...

I got a Midwest Aquatic DeNitrifier and after I set it up 2 weeks later my nitrates started to go down from 80ppm. After the 5th week they were down to less then 5ppm. Mine is the sulfur denitrifier.

Originally Posted by mopar9012 haha...i see where u are getting at. Im not liking it. Sorry to be so blunt but sometimes we get stuff on our live rock that is not wanted. We have no control over it but maybe someday there will be LR you can buy without anything bad (like maybe aquacultured...

Originally Posted by mopar9012 is there anything else I can get that wil eat it? I mean i just can see myself taking out the rock to take the bubbles off either. Thats a lot of work. Yes, it is a lot of work

Originally Posted by GeriDoc I would not put cured rock into a tank that is still cycling. the high levels of ammonium may kill off some of the hitch hikers on your cured rock. I would let the tank finish cycling, then bring in cured rock from the lfs. Just keep it wet, and make sure it is a...

Originally Posted by the_bull82 Thanks, for all the help. I'll post pictures when I get some of my tank. I just bought it so it will be awhile. It'll be worth the wait though, a true magnificant aquascape masterpiece. BREATH TAKING. I can't wait to see the pictures ***)

Originally Posted by peckhead i would think the rock would break into peices when drilling it. It could break depending on how deep he drills it, how much pressure is applied, and how fractures run through the rock which may be difficult to tell with this type of rock. If it's mostly calcite...

Well I wouldn't use a drill meant for wood or metal. You can get a carbide bit and run water on it while drilling so it doesn't get to hot. If the rock is mostly calcite (from corals) it should go through it pretty easily but there is probably rock there to so just take it slow. I do lapidary...

It should hold it but would depend on the weight or what kid of stress you put it under. Also, any of the super glues is good also the super glue gel is what I used, works great.