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I've looked high and low to try and figure out what these are with no luck. The best description I can give is a really skinny earthworm. Sort of...
+1 Killing the lights completely for up to 10 days is a common method for eliminating nuisance algae, and they say the corals will be okay. I would...
As Seano mentioned, they make chillers designed specifically for this kind of situation. If you have hot summers every year and you plan on having...
+1 ...I still only have 2 (two) 39w T5's over my 40 breeder. I'm gonna be purchasing a 4x39w fixture soon, only because I would like more...
Someone once said their foxface ate it. Never even heard of this algae to be honest. Seems pretty tough from the quick google search i just did. Good...
The only limit to sump size, in my mind, is physical space and the equipment you would need. The local marine biology lab uses the pacific ocean as...
Good point. I just assumed from the thread title.
Because your hands produce a lot more sweat and oil than your arms do. I never use them though. lol I find that even on flat glass the scrapers...
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I think there is little risk if the item is thoroughly rinsed off and dried. Especially when its a small piece of metal. That being said, it's...
You could also use latex gloves. I know a lot of reefers do.
I hate putting my hands in the tank but sometimes there is no way to avoid it. Just do it thoroughly and you wont have to do it again for some time....
It's great to hear these jumping stories that turned out well. It's a total drag when you find a fish dried up on the floor, and it seems like we...
Very nice tank indeed. I can probably find the answer myself but how do you control nutrient levels?
Your options are really between peppermint shrimp and skunk cleaner shrimp, and neither will really clean up anything at all. Herlequin could work I...
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With no nitrates and no phosphates all I can say is try the blackout method suggested in the previous thread. Maybe add a solid clean up crew, if you...
Looks like some kind of cyanobacteria/dinoflagelites to me. You say "all was good" but we probably need a little more. What is your nitrate reading?...
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