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Quick update: Still have lots of algae, but one new emerald crab and another turbo are doing a good job of making some clean spots :) I also reduced my light cycle from 12 to 10 hours/day and it looks like algae growth has slowed down. I had phosphates and nitrates checked: Phosphates were 0...

Thanks for the responses. I will definitely stop blowing the bubbles around, siphon the blue-green and pick up a couple more critters and a power head. (Birthday is next week so I know what to ask for!) I haven't checked nitrate (lately) or phosphate (ever); I am just beginning to teach myself...

Hey all, Just wanted a little feedback about my cleanup crew. I have a 29 gal with maybe 20# LR and 30# of crushed coral substrate. Right now my cuc consists of 5 blue hermits, 5 red hermits, 5 astrea snails, 5 nassarius snails, 5 cerith snails and one turbo snail who disappeared behind the lr...

Update: Day 6 of no lights in tank and I am AMAZED. Who would have thought something so simple (not to mention, free) would make such a difference. Here is a picture my tank yesterday. Now I have to wonder: What was the cause, and what can I do in the future to prevent this? Knowing how to fix...

Thanks everyone! I'll keep working on it...

Thank you for your reply, Bang Guy. Originally Posted by Bang Guy 1 - Are you mixing your salt with warm water? No, room temperature, about 70 degrees. Originally Posted by Bang Guy 2 - After you mix up your saltwater is there white residue on the bottom of the mixing container that doesn't...

Thank you for all the great suggestions! I couldn't find poly filter pads at LFS but I picked up some polishing pads and cut to fit my filter, haven't seen any improvement after one day but I'll leave it in for a few more days and see. Yes, the filter is HOB type with the Bio-Bag cartridges. I...

Thank you for the replies, dear helpful people!! Jemshores, the filtration media is the basic cartridge style filter stuff that comes in the box with the activated charcoal. I don't know exactly what the material is, the box says "dense, dual-sided mesh." I am going to LFS for testing for now...

I am so frustrated right now I want to take a hammer to my tank. I had a great little setup for 5 years with FOWLR (29 gallons), and decided when I moved I would set it up again. That was two years ago, and I've been waiting for this stupid cloudiness to go away ever since. Looking back, the...