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[dugan]

OK so here's a stupid question... that brown scuz that forms between the DSB and the glass... you just leave it there?
I hate that stuff and always try to get rid of it but it always comes back. I just think it looks crappy. Should I leave it alone then and accept it as part of the nature of the reef?
Katie

 

[@knight]

dugan, i gave up on it on mine, i would scrape it wih a credit card and two days later the algae grew back. i found it to be a loosing battle, and the most i was doing by removing it is disturbing the DSB, which is very bad.

 

[keitho]

brown scuz probably = diatoms probably = high silicates. try either a high silicate removal RO membrane (hi-S from Kent) or feeding less+removal of bioballs. this opinion is just from personal experience, so use it as you see fit...hope this helps..

 

[keitho]

BurnNSpy...you know, if you wouldn't have been such an xxxxxx when you responded to the first call-for-help i sent, i might have been much more willing to share with you (and all on the board) the knowledge i have gained from a year's worth of uninterrupted research. when i ask questions, it is usually because i don't know the answer, AND i'm willing to admit that for the purpose of the advancement of the hobby (NOT because i don't have the proper parameters or i haven't done the necessary research). i understand that not all people are "politically correct" and not all people really give a da*n what others think, but i DO believe it IS in the best interest of the hobby (AND the global ecosystem) to not only HELP, but ENCOURAGE those individuals that are trying to propagate the threatened species of the world (not only corals, but fish, plants, etc) for the betterment of the human race AND the PLANET. i'm sure that there are many other members of this message board that would ASK questions if they didn't feel that they would be ostracized for asking a question that OTHERS would willingly answer to the best of their ability. as members of a reef community and custodians of wonderous, very, VERY fragile ecosystems, i would not only EXPECT, but DEMAND that the ONLY focus of OUR discussions be to BETTER the reefkeeping hobby as a WHOLE. so, with the before arguements presented, i BEG you NOT to discourage future curators of our planet's prized specimens (not to mention distinctive specimens) with harsh or unusually DIRECT language. please remember that, regardless of knowledge level, we are ALL trying to create an environment in which our animals, plant, and microbes not only can live, but ALSO FLOURISH. i feel, that as evidenced by your FLOURISHING reef community, you REALLY can ADD to the hobby as a whole, if only you would try to limit the direct language that may intimidate other reefkeeper with...the choice is yours as YOU are in power on this message board...please use not only your power BUT ALSO your knowledge wisely and freely GO BurnNSpy!!!!!!!!!1
[ September 07, 2001: Message edited by: BurnNSpy ]