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I saw what you are talking about in my LFS.It was like a rust red color flowing paper attached to a blue mushroom rock.I asked at the store and they said it was a macroalgae.I wanted to buy but they said as a macroalgae it would probably be eaten by my Purple Tang.

I am using Coralife 20,000 K bulbs and Actinic Magtinic 03 blue.The colors using this combination are wonderful.I only wish I had the lights with me when I shop at the LFS.I see mushrooms that are plain green with the stores metal Halides and there Neon in my lights.Light blue in the Metal...

I have a 135 gal tank with flourescent lighting.It has just 200 watts.Half in Actinic 3 and half in 20,000 K bulbs.I want to stock the tank with Soft Corals and just a few fish.I do not want to change wood canopies or add Metal Halides.I have read information on the corals and I came up with the...

The same thing happened to me.When I went to throw out the worm I felt the tube contract.It should feel firm and fell like it is contracting.The feather takes awhile to grow back.

You are write on ph.Alkalinity and carbonate hardness are similar.It is usually refered to as dkh.It is measured normally in meq and should be around 3.2 -4.5 meq.Some kits like the Hagen dkh kit measure in ppm.1meq=50ppm so I run my tank between 160ppm-220ppm.Calcium is totally different.I...

They don't have to be breeding because they also lose feathers under stress.Wait two to three weeks to see if starts to come back out.Also watch for the tube to degrade.If it does that is not a good side.In my experience.

Strontium supposedly Strengthens the hold of the Corals to the rock.It however is found in the salt when you do water Changes.It is also supplied by live sand if you have any.Even though it is a trace element of natural Salt Water there has been no positive evidence it is needed.Whatever you...

Why are you going back to Fresh Water.I thought your Saltwater fish were doing fine.Can you just have a FO tank with LR.

The Bio-wheel is working out fine so far.I think the LS helps the nitrate as well as the Caulerpa.

Mine leaves the polyps and Mushrooms alone.My LFS keeps their Emeralds in with there invertebrates and have for 30 years,that I have been going there.

Mine leaves the polyps and Mushrooms alone.My LFS keeps their Emeralds in with there invertebrates and have for 30 years,that I have been going there.

Need to know PH,Calcium,Alkalinity and Nitrate.If new tank and several fish may be high nitrate.Fish don't mind Nitrate.Also need to acclimate.Corals sensitive to changes.

I got Calupera for my tang and angel to eat.They pick at it but not eat all.If you feed them enough other foods as well as Romaine or Sea weed they leave this alone.As long as the hair algae doesn't take over the plant will help consume Nitrate.

I have found that ifjust the feather comes out it may be due to stress and the feather grows back.You can check to see if worm is still alive by touching tube.You can fell it contract.If the worm comes out with the feather it will not come back.Feather takes about 3 weks to start coming back out.

If you do water changes you probably don't need the Strontium.What is your Ph and Alkalinity?I would add a ph buffer and maintain your alk at 3.5-4.5 meq.Ph 8.2-8.4.What is smorgasbord?

I to have many fish with 160 lbs or live rock in my 135 gal tank.The fish especially Coral Beauty and Flame Angel keep the rocks clean except some algae and Coraline Algae.The rock still has the Nitrobacter and the Nitrosomas for the Nitrogen Cycle.It may get set back by some water treatments...

I have a 6 gal. Eclipse tank set up with live sand and LR.I fixed the built in filter so the water flows through a little foam for mechanical then through Cel-Por block then through a Bio-Wheel.Working good.I would stick with just soft corals.Polyps,mushrooms,colt coral,Ricordia,cauliflower...

I just use 60 watts VHO and 60 watts Actinic in a 6 ft. tank.My Ricordia is hardier than my mushrooms.I have found something that will kill Mushrooms and not Ricordia.That is that Invertebrate safe Kick Ick.Polyps and Ricordia doing fine.I use Reef Complete,Kent PH Buffer and Iodine.

You will like the Emerald Crab.They are neat and the greatest green.Safe for reefs.The purple is a Coraline Algae.I have some to and it is the deepest purple.Emerald will leave it alone.

I have low lighting conditions on a 135 gal tank.The best for me are mushrooms,polyps and flower leather corals.Many of the soft corals are fine.Just no Hard corals.