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Originally posted by JustinX An algae bloom after a lighting upgrade is very common. For the red slime, read a post I wrote entitled "how to rid your tank of red slime" Chances are good that this will take care of both your problems. HTH Justin Just wanted to report back that my Red Slime...

Is there a way to prevent it from going sexual?

Welcome to the board! Please read everything you can. If your lfs tells you something that doesn't sound quite right, check here. You will find lots of helpful advise.

What exactly is "Publix machine water"? I am assuming it goes through some type of filtration process but not sure as I don't have a Publix here in town. Go to the machine, look to see if it tell you what type of water you are getting. Regardless of the answer, you will still need to test...

Bring some home and test it. That is the only way to know for sure.

what is the idea behind not having anything in the third container? It looks like this setup won't fit under my tank either. btw, thanks for the pics!

Good luck with the new tank! A few weeks ago, a guy from this site directed me to an online site where you can get Instant Ocean (in the 5gal bucket) for $33. That is $12 savings for me here in ohio, and with as much as you'll need, you can probably get the free shipping to! email me if you...

you mentioned in your post to beaslebob about your fuge. The refugium is triple staged low flow gravity returned with lots of macro algaes. Do you have a diagram or picture of your fuge? I would like to know what a triple staged low flow fuge looks like and how it runs.

Will you be providing FREE room and board for all the advise you will receive?

Originally posted by col If it says read results after 2 minutes then it will be right after 2 minutes. Ignore the later reading. my point was that it was detecting something even if it took an hour. I did go with the early reading

just one more note, I am using a "Nutrafin" Phosphate (0.0 - 5.0mg/l) test for fresh and salt water. I know some people swear by particular brand name, so I thought I would also include that info

just an interesting update, I followed the directions on the test and it said to wait two minutes and compare to chart. I didn't clean up the test tube and 1 hour late it is registering at 0.25

doesn't adhere to glass like superglue, but does grow on the glass

Sorry, I keep all that stuff on my signature, but they have stopped displaying them for some reason :confused: its a 75 gal tank. I do plan a building a fuge/sump in the next few months but haven't started negotiating with my wife yet (yes I'll leave the seat down, and vacuum, and clean, and...

I am starting to grow some algea in the tank. Since I filled the tank with tap water, I assumed I had a phosphate problem I purchased a phosphate sponge and put it in the filter two days ago. Unfortunately, I didn't have a baseline number for the PO4 because I didn't get the test kit until...

My domino seems to have become attracted to my green bubble tip anemone???? I must say I am a little disappointed. I usually keep a journal of funny replies and spit it back out as a new thread. I was expecting some new material here.......this one had potential.

not the best picture in the world, but the best I could get out of my camera. Much better live. I agree with the comments below, it is really cool to watch it at night with the lights out.

Originally posted by Richard Rendos razor blade...works every time I agree, just be EXTREMELY careful that you don't scratch the walls. If you do, you will find that green algea loves to live there and its nearly impossible to keep clean looking.

I am starting to develop little patches of green algea in the tank. I am fairly certain this is due to high phosphates in the water. Started tank with tap water but now only do top-offs with ro/di. I introduced a phosphate sponge the other day assuming that this is the cause of the algea...

buying a fish/invert without understanding how it will fit in with the other tank mates