cross
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Im going to start by saying if your not sure of the questions im asking, please dont reply. But I would like a some friends to talk to about this hobby so please keep me in mind.First off my nickname is Cross. my real name is Laura.I have been in this hobby for a few years now with pretty much success, but I want the best for my fish and corals and verts as much as possible.Im new to this site and it is pretty awesome except I see alot of people downing people when thet just need help or offer suggestions.
thats just not right.Ok I'll get to my points and my questions..I have a 65 gallon tank with a refugium on the bottom and have bio balls, skimmer, etc..The fish I have in there are 8 clowns(no maroons 
) one pajama cardinal, 2 firefish (red and purple) 2 cleaner shrimp, one yellow goby, one blue jawfish, red starfish (small) choc chip starfish (small) lots of corals includeing one big anemone, one small anemone, hammers,etc etc.I have about 70 lbs or alittle less of live rock, live sand, and next week is coming a uv sterilizer. I was just telling you what I have so you can get a feel for these questions.ok, now, I bought this awesome tank from someone in miami, I have had it for a month or so now and all is well. But Im haveing green hairlike algae on the rocks and brownish algae grow on the bottom of my tank. I cut my lighting down from 12 hours a day to 6. This seemed to help alot. I started feeding every other day now instead of everyday. I feed them nutrofin max. It seems to have the most vitamins out of most other products.I try to feed live mysid shrimp once a week when I can.Also put seaweed on a clip every 4 days or so.So first my question was for the algae, now my second is water. I used to use publix RO water untill I tested and tested my home delivery carolina water, witch has 0 nitrates and so on every time I tested it.Should I continue to use this or used distilled or RO again? 3rd question is I use kent products to feed my corals, when I put it in my tank, should I put it directly into the aquarium or in my refugium whare my plants are? Also, when should I put the purpleup in? Can I put it in when I use my calcium/coral liquids? I use iodine for my starfish one a week. Can the purpleup be making any problems for me? I test my water at least once a week or whenever I need too. seems ok.I do 2 water changes every month. One every two weeks. About 10%.If these questions seem stupied than im sorry.I bought the system with all thats in it and actually got rid of the tangs that were in it.So I wanna make sure im doing everything 100%. Thank you for the advice.. :yes:
) one pajama cardinal, 2 firefish (red and purple) 2 cleaner shrimp, one yellow goby, one blue jawfish, red starfish (small) choc chip starfish (small) lots of corals includeing one big anemone, one small anemone, hammers,etc etc.I have about 70 lbs or alittle less of live rock, live sand, and next week is coming a uv sterilizer. I was just telling you what I have so you can get a feel for these questions.ok, now, I bought this awesome tank from someone in miami, I have had it for a month or so now and all is well. But Im haveing green hairlike algae on the rocks and brownish algae grow on the bottom of my tank. I cut my lighting down from 12 hours a day to 6. This seemed to help alot. I started feeding every other day now instead of everyday. I feed them nutrofin max. It seems to have the most vitamins out of most other products.I try to feed live mysid shrimp once a week when I can.Also put seaweed on a clip every 4 days or so.So first my question was for the algae, now my second is water. I used to use publix RO water untill I tested and tested my home delivery carolina water, witch has 0 nitrates and so on every time I tested it.Should I continue to use this or used distilled or RO again? 3rd question is I use kent products to feed my corals, when I put it in my tank, should I put it directly into the aquarium or in my refugium whare my plants are? Also, when should I put the purpleup in? Can I put it in when I use my calcium/coral liquids? I use iodine for my starfish one a week. Can the purpleup be making any problems for me? I test my water at least once a week or whenever I need too. seems ok.I do 2 water changes every month. One every two weeks. About 10%.If these questions seem stupied than im sorry.I bought the system with all thats in it and actually got rid of the tangs that were in it.So I wanna make sure im doing everything 100%. Thank you for the advice.. :yes:
