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  1. lukeg1981

    Red Sea Reefer 170 Skimmer

    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...
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    Overflow Comb?

    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...
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    Algae ID?

    What kind of algae is this?
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    GHA

    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...
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    Bryopsis

    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...
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    Heater Failure

    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...
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    Turf Algae and Cooked Corals

    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...
  8. lukeg1981

    DIY Seahorse Feeder

    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...
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    Seahorse with white spot

    Does anyone know what this is or how to treat? It looks like peeling skin directly to the side of his pouch.
  10. lukeg1981

    Yellow Polyps Closed

    My yellow polyps are closed. Everything else is doing pretty well. My parameters are a little out. Sg is a little low. PH, Alkalinity and Temp are all a little high. You can see exact specs below. The yellow polyps are at the bottom of the tank. Any suggestions. Maybe the polyps need more flow...
  11. lukeg1981

    Seachem Matrix Biomedia

    My tank is growing nuisance algae. All the test kits say that everything looks good. So phosphates and nitrates are getting used as fast as they are introduced. I was thinking about anything that may be causing the nuisance algae to continue to grow, and I remembered that a lfs told me to ad a...
  12. lukeg1981

    Should I add a Carbon Reactor?

    I have a 29 gallon biocube with a Tunze skimmer, Cree LED system from RapidLed, InTank Media Basket with Cheato and Chemi-pure. Also I am running a RO/DI filter for water changes. My question is...is all this sufficient for a good looking aquarium of that size, or should I add a carbon/GFO...
  13. lukeg1981

    General Care

    Below are a picture of the tank I would like to model my tank after, as well as my tank. You can probably guess which is which. The water quality in my tank is as follows: Phosphate:0, Ammonia:0, Nitrate:0, Calcium:440ppm, Nitrites:0, Alkalinity:10dKH, pH:8.4, Salinity:1.024, Temp:79. I have a...
  14. lukeg1981

    Water Change Pump

    I'm looking for a pump to help me do water changes easier. I typically change 5 gallons every week (sometime every other week) of my 30 gallon tank between 15-20%. I want to purchase a pump that will lift the water from the bucket into the tank. And I would like the pump to change the water...
  15. lukeg1981

    Stocking the Biocube 29

    I have absolutely no fish in my Biocube 29, only coral (kenya tree, zoanthids, birds nest, frogspawn). I'm looking to start stocking the tank slowly. I looking for a recommendation of a complete group of compatible fish. For example: 1 clown fish, 1 royal gramma and three chromis.
  16. lukeg1981

    Biocube 29 Micro bubbles

    I have a Biocube 29 with the stock pump. I have a Eheim heater in compartment one. An Intank media basket (macroalgae and chemi-pure) and a Tunze protein skimmer in compartment two. There is JBJ ATO top off sensor, thermometer and pump in compartment three. I'm running two Koralia 1...
  17. lukeg1981

    Biocube 29 LED Retrofit Kit

    I'm looking for the best retrofit LED kit for my BC29. I know some of the top choices are Rapidled, Exocotic, and Steve's LED (Nanotuners went out of business). Could you weigh in on some of the pros and cons of each kit? Thanks for the help.
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