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    Purple Sea Urchin... dead or alive

    Just bought purple sea urchin last night. Went through acclamation process as instructed by the store (20-30 min in bag for water temperature then drip for next 60 - 90min). While it was in the container for drip acclamation, it tried to creep its way out. So we kept syphoning little water...
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    Good or bad algae?

    Originally Posted by Flower LFS is wrong, cyano is not impossible to get rid of and in fact is very easy. First question I have is how old your bulbs are. Bad bulbs allow for the wrong kind of algae to grow. Cyano is caused by overfeeding which creates an abundance of nutrients for it to...
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    Good or bad algae?

    65 gal, Eheim cannister filter, 2 powerheads on opposite sides of tank to create circular flow, 1 clam, about 10-15 astrae snails, hermit crabs, emerald crab, AqauticLife lighting (700, 420/400, LED's) running on pre-programed timing (low lights from 8-9am, highlights from 9a-6p, low lights from...
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    Good or bad algae?

    I have an established tank, about 1 1/2 yrs old. The last 6 months I have seen an overgrowth of a reddish purple algae on my rocks and sand. Originally, it was hard, crusty pinkish purple. I was told by local saltwater aquarium store this was a good algae (coraline algae). Today I stopped to...
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