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  1. pthoma79

    How to get rid of algae?

    I have been busy lately, and haven't been keeping up on my tank like I should be. I have some dark colored algae growing in my tank now. Here are some photos: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank010.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank009.jpg Here are my...
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    Please ID

    Can't figure out which photobucket code to use. Help?
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    Please ID

    Just noticed these growing on my rocks today. Looks like coraline algae, but part of it doesn't even touch the rock, almost like a mushroom... [http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/pthoma79/Tank008.jpg
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    Why do my fish keep dying?

    I can't seem to keep fish alive lately! I have an clown that I have had in the tank for about 2 years now, but it seems like every fish I put in the tank lately dies within a week or so. I had a royal gramma and a bicolor blenny that lasted for about 6 months before they died, but I have added...
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    Should I keep this fish?

    bump
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    Should I keep this fish?

    I bought a Coral Beauty from my LFS 6 days ago, and a few days after I got him in the tank, his right eye got cloudy, and he has some discolorations in his face. They don't look like ich or anything, they just look discolored. It also looks like it has a very small hole in the middle of its...
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    HELP!!! URGENT!!!!

    Update: I woke up today, and the tank was clear again, except for a white layer on the glass that I was able to clear with a magnet. I checked my levels, and my pH dropped from 8.3 to 7.9 overnight, and my alk dropped from 11.2 to 7.0 overnight. It was originally 8.0 before I added the...
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    HELP!!! URGENT!!!!

    No, I don't run carbon. Its starting to clear up a bit, and things seem to be ok for the time being. Hopefully all will be good in the morning. I guess lesson learned to not raise things so fast....
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    HELP!!! URGENT!!!!

    I ran out of salt and I haven't bought a new bag yet. I just have been buying premixed water. I have raised it that much before and have never had a problem with it. The corals I can see seem to be doing fine. They're not closed up or anything, and my clown seems to be behaving normally...
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    HELP!!! URGENT!!!!

    I checked my levels, and my alkalinity was low (8.0 and all of the other readings were fine), so I added enough supplement (Bulk Reef Supply) to bring it up to 11. I have added that much several other times, and haven't had a problem. About 10 minutes after adding the supplement, I fed my fish...
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    Help ID

    I thought t5's were supposed to be replaced every 18-24 mos
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    Help ID

    Yeah, its a very dark gray, almost black. Nitrates are 10.
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    Help ID

    Phosphates are 0.   Bulbs have been running for about 16 mos.
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    Help ID

    This has been on the bottom of my tank for about 2 weeks. I took something similar out during my last water change, but it seems to have grown back with a vengence.   It kind of looks like mold. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture, but this was the best I could do. Should I be worried about...
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    Birdsnest coral

    I've been told by the lfs and on here that t5's should work for a birdsnest. I have a green birdsnest in the tank now that I put in about a week ago, and it seems to be fine for now. I'll just keep an eye on it and hope it does well.
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    How do I get rid of surface "scum"?

    I ordered the preskimmer box for my skimmer. Like IbanEz said, it acts like an overflow and draws the water in from the surface into the skimmer rather than a few inches down from the surface.
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    Birdsnest coral

    T5's and 2 Koralia 2's. I think it was the small starfish eating on it. I took out the brown birdsnest (that had 2 starfish on it) and threw it out. We'll see how the green birdsnest does.
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    How do I get rid of surface "scum"?

    I have a very thin layer of surface scum (best I could think of to call it) on the top of my 34g. I run a CPR BAK PAK2 skimmer. I have one of my Koralia 2's pointed towards the surface, breaking the water surface, but I can't seem to get rid of it. Saw the Aqua C Remora Filter boxes that act...
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    Birdsnest coral

    What about trying one of the remora pro filter boxes for my CPR? I've got a film on the surface of my tank that I have never been able to get rid of, even while pointing a koralia 2 at it. Not sure if it'd fit or not, but it might be worth a try.
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    Birdsnest coral

    Thats what I've been told. I bought a hob skimmer that was rated for 65g, but it was too big for my tank and the area around it. Do you happen to know of any good hob skimmers for a 34g tank?
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