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  1. a&m aggie 04'

    Hair Algae Coming Back!!!

    I was battling hair algae a few months back so I completely broke down my tank, cleaned the entire tank, removed the rocks - scrubbed the rocks to rid the algae, washed them with salt water, scubbed them again, etc. In the meantime, I replaced my RO/DI Unit with a 5 stage. I'm getting 0 on my...
  2. a&m aggie 04'

    Return Pump Advice...

    Haven't been around here much lately but am about to get a little more involved with my tank. I'm upgrading to a 90 gallon and need some pump help. What external pump do you recommend. I've read reviews, but figured advice is best coming from a better source than someone selling the product...
  3. a&m aggie 04'

    Precipitation???

    I've been in the process of moving for the last few months and my tank has taken a hit because of it. My calcium and mag levels seem to be elevated and my alk is down. I've stopped dosing the calcium part of my additive but continued to dose the alkalinity part. The problem I'm experiencing...
  4. a&m aggie 04'

    LPS are dying...

    All my LPS in my tanks are receding but all other corals are fine (softies). My brains are heavily showing their skeleton and I have noticed a greenish looking algae on the branches of the frogspawn. Could this be a bacteria thats only spreads to LPS?? If so, can this be treated with a...
  5. a&m aggie 04'

    Coral Problems...

    For the past month or so my LPS corals have been acting very strange...frogspawn retracted, 3 brains are looking terrible. Even my anenomes are very small. My softies are all doing fine...zoos are spreading, xenia is growing like crazy. I thought it was my lightbulbs so i replaced 2 and still...
  6. a&m aggie 04'

    Hydroid Problems...

    These things are driving me crazy. They are spreading throughout my tank and I cant find a way to get rid of them. Is there an effective removal, something I can put into my tank? If I try to manually remove them I wont be able to see the ones on the underside of my rock and they'll continue...
  7. a&m aggie 04'

    Help with G6...

    I bought a Cannon G6 and need some help. Is there an online tutorial that they have or can anyone offer any help on how to best take tank shots. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mark
  8. a&m aggie 04'

    Frogspawn in DFW...

    Arlington to be exact. I will only trade with local reefers as I dont want to pay for shipping. I have a piece that is 2 main heads with about 10 babies sprouting off and another that is just 1 head. It is green with purple tips and is a fast grower. I'll get some pictures soon, I just...
  9. a&m aggie 04'

    Hydroids...

    Recently in my tank I've noticed patches of very small hydroids popping up. They arent causing any problems YET, but I need to get rid of them. I've been using Joe's Juice and that seems to take care of them, but more appear in different places on the rock a few days later. What I'm getting...
  10. a&m aggie 04'

    Why cant I see attachments??

    I see that some posts have pictures attached but for some reason they don't load. Is it the site or my computer?? Mark
  11. a&m aggie 04'

    Could this be eating my softies??

    found it in my tank, has been there for over 2 years unnoticed.
  12. a&m aggie 04'

    I'm starting to get mad...

    I cannot keep mushrooms or zoo's in my tank. I've had a few colonies of zoo's and lots of mushrooms disappear over the last year. I've even bought small frags and put them in to try and find the culprit, but have had no luck. I even bought a single mushroom cap yesterday, only to find it gone...
  13. a&m aggie 04'

    diatoms, algae???

    Recently ive been getting a brown film covering the corraline on my live rock. With a toothbrush i can gently scrub it off but I need to get rid of it for good. The only thing i can link it to would be phosphates. Although i havent tested for it, all my other parameters seem in line. I think...
  14. a&m aggie 04'

    Can't figure it out...

    I havent been around lately but I'm about to graduate and move back home. My tanks been here the last 3 years and i really havent given it the attention it needs. Every time i come home i have what looks like diatoms on my rock (it covers the corraline). So i simply take a tooth brush and...
  15. a&m aggie 04'

    Where did my zoo's go??

    months ago i had a huge colony of zoo's get wiped out...never found the reason. Saw a few crabs crawling on them so i tossed them in my fuge, but the zoo's still kept dissappearing. No sundial snails of my knowledge, peppermint shrimp are gone, what i have in my tank: blue leg hermits, turbo...
  16. a&m aggie 04'

    orangish red spots on live rock???

    in a few spots in my tank i have these spots covering my corraline. To the feel they are kinda slimy...any idea what they can be?? Sorry i forgot my camera so i can take any pics but i figured someone knew. Mark
  17. a&m aggie 04'

    NO Bulbs on Ice Cap ballast??

    ive heard this is possible...could i run a 6500k NO bulbs on an Ice Cap ballast. I know id have to supplement it with actinics. Mark
  18. a&m aggie 04'

    Anenome Gone???

    Ive had my LTA for almost 3 years...a few weeks ago it got very small and started to move. It was in this spot for a long time, id say over 2 years. Now i cant find it anywhere...in the past it has vanished into the sand but appeared within the day. Any chance it went into the sand and died...
  19. a&m aggie 04'

    Major Tank Cleaning...

    Havent been around here in a while and really havent given much attention to my tank either, resulting in the decline of a few corals and tank starting to get outta control. Im in town for a week and plan to do a major cleanup but i have a few questions. Im thinking about taking most of the...
  20. a&m aggie 04'

    Toadstool Leather Died

    Three days ago i noticed what looked like a cut in my leather. Like it might be splitting... then it looked like it was just melting away, and now its basically mush. Not sure exactly what went wrong...everything else in the tank is doing fine with exception to some zoo's that have been eaten...
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