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Just a thought - most people run a scrubber, reverse lit to the display and also in a sump (as far as I can tell). So, when the main display...
As algae is producing amino acids and sugars constantly, while you perceive a nutrient related problem (cyano, dinos) it's probably best to run...
Sabbath - with regard to your use of the skimmer, i have found an article from Randy Holmes...
Here's a good guide; not read it for a few years myself http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/eb/index.php
Growing bacteria and it's predators and hence bacterial aggregates and micro fauna from Dissolved Organic Compounds. Zooxanthellae mainly produce...
With regard to the chemical make up discrepancies of algal exudate, I suppose the ultimate answer would be to turn this inappropriate dissolved...
And did you know that "free food" produced by benthic marine algae (and scrubbers) is composed of a different ratio of sugar types than found in...
My DSB in the display is silica play sand and works great. 6 years now and full of life. Despite all the warnings about silica sand in a reef,...
The finer sand requires very little flow and the micro fauna travels through the sand at night and eats detritus. Whole different process when...
At least the OP has been answered, don't use a turkey blaster on delicate sponges !
Ricky, I would check your other tank parameters if I were you. Two weeks of skimming shouldnt make your water that deprived of organics with an...
Only one way to find out !
It does look quite thick now. Interesting to see what happens with your phos levels. What food are you putting in the tank ?
About 20 x tank volume for mine, but upto 40 x isn't unheard of for sps especially.
Used to use a turkey baster all the time when first set up. When the little creepy crawleys multiply, you find less and less stuff to blow off the...
Should be plenty of rock considering your running both skimmer and scrubber. You don't necessarily need to do water changes, just keep your eye on...
Foxface is 10, loves chopped up nori. He is a bit skittish, even now.
Embarrassed to say 3 or 4 turbos, 2 blue legged hermits, 1 black brittle star and hundreds of these; [IMG] I think it's my system age that's doing...
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If it basically peels off, instead of having to slice it off, then I'll know I've gone a bit too long. Strange you should bring this up actually-...
