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Bought a new Red Sea Reefer 170 and trying to make sure that the protein skimmer and carbon reactor I get will fit in the sump and be good choices. Trying to stay in the $200ish range for the skimmer. Leaning toward a Reef Octopus Classic 110 SSS, but considering these too: Reef Octopus...

Yeah, thought of that. Not a bad option, I know a lot of people use egg crate in place of a comb. I think a lid might be more aesthetically pleasing, reduce the noise, and allow for more surface skimming. Just wondering how large of a gap I would need to not have it go underwater, bubble, and...

Looking to build a tank similar to a Red Sea Reefer 170. Was thinking about having a center Beananimal overflow. My question is: could I run the top of the overflow without a comb and instead have plastic brackets (link below) holding a piece of glass over the top? Seems like the 1/4" gap would...

What kind of algae is this?

I restarted my tank after trying to eliminate Chladophora for a couple years. I started the 20 gal. tank with dry rock and am seeding it with a single live rock from the LFS. The live rock has some wiry algae growing on it. It's a small amount and wouldn't really show up in pictures. I think...

Update: It’s been 6 weeks since dosing Kent Marine Tech M. I’ve trimmed back the Cladophora and it’s not growing and is less dark green. I’ve killed all the aiptasia, a few keep coming back. I was growing hair algae along with the Cladophora, so I decided that I must be getting immeasurable...

I drip acclimated the pincushion, he's not dropping any spines. I don't have anything but coral, hermits, snails, and the urchin in the tank. I have a RODI unit from BRS that I regularly change filters on, but maybe the water is the issue? Phosphates and nitrates test at zero. The Cladophora...

Progress report: 1.) Removed all the live rock from the tank, trimmed the Cladophora as much as possible, and dipped it sequentially in two buckets of salt water to remove any loose pieces of algae that might further propagate the algae. 2.) Bought a royal urchin that died, either because I...

Appreciate all your help Silverado61 and Flower.

I don't want to go with a fish solution. I tried a fox face and he would just nibble. I had a heater failure a few months back and the coral doesn't looks as good right now, so I'm not that worried about the coral. There is a lot of Cladophora, plenty that isn't near coral. I want to get rid...

I appreciate the advice Silverado61 and Bang guy. I think that you guys are right that it is Cladophora. Would you consider burning or freezing or are those bad ideas?

Silverado61- After researching more and looking at some more pictures, I'm not as confident as I was that it is Bryopsis. I don't think it looks like Enteromorpha, maybe it could be Cladophora algae? Here is some more photos.Take a look see what you think. Maybe someone else knows what it is for...

I'm pretty sure it is Bryopsis or turf algae. It is very bristly and course and dark green, almost impossible to pull from the rocks. That said maybe I am mistaken so here is another picture from when I had seahorses. PH 8.2 Alk 9.5 Salinity 1.024 Calcium 450 Mag 2000 Temp 75 Ammonia, Nitrates...

I've battled Bryopsis for several years in my 29g Biocube. My water parameters are really good and the water is super clean because I'm just keeping corals until I can get rid of the bryopsis. Nitrates and phosphates are too low to measure with hobbyist test kits. Currently I am one week into...

Bang Guy really helpful advice. Appreciate the help. Also, getting ready to try seahorses again. I lost the first pair to tail rot and GBD. I have a chiller this time.The chiller has a two degree swing. So if I set the chiller for 74, it waits until the tank is 76 before turning on, then chills...

On the birds nest, it's just the last half inch or so of the branches that are alive and the whole piece was the size of a softball. So there are probably a hundred pieces that could be fragged. Any advice on how to frag the birds nest?

I had a heater failure that bleached out most of my corals 45 days ago. Remarkably, since then, all the corals that I had came back except a leather toad stool. My montipora and birds nest have sustained large sections that have remain bleached, but everything else looks great. My question is do...

Remarkably all the corals that I had came back except the leather toad stool. The montipora and the birds nest have sustained large sections that have died off, but everything else looks great. My question is do you frag pieces from the montipora and birds nest and start anew with those two...

My heater got stuck on cooking almost everything in my tank. I am planning on getting a Reefkeeper lite to avoid this issue again. I also have been battling turf algae for years. Now that I've lost so much I can use some more invasive approaches. I have three small frag size corals left. I'd...

Made this seahorse feeder that works pretty well. All the pipe is from home depot, the turkey baster is from Walmart, the Styrofoam is from Michael's, and the soda bottle bird feeder is from the website science bob store. You'll need some plumbing tape to fasten the bird feeder to the PVC pipe...