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Sometime (always) you have to take the LFS word with a grain of salt. While there are many respectable LFS, many employ those that have little...
Phosphates are high but I do not think that is your problem. It get it's nutrition from symbiotic Zooxanthellae (they require the intense lighting)...
I can not speak to the LED lighting. It sounds like tissue regression though, when this happens you start to see exposed skeleton. I would move the...
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Welcome back Reef Queen. Congratulations on the new manager and up coming build. Hopefully life will slow down and your plan comes together. I...
Honestly those are fantastic night shots. Really captures the green of the acropora and the orange of the ricordia.
Ok missed that entirely, thanks Vinny. I doubt this link will help but check it out, also see if Chyrsophytes. Bacterial and Algae Hitch Hikers
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Snails are very sensitive to swings in pH and SW. Starfish, shrimp and snails are the few things I drip acclimate. It's much easier on fish and...
I would put some of the bag water into the bucket as well, less of a change in pH and other parameters immediately. All I can tell you that it's the...
I would take a small amount of display water, put it in a bucket, put all the corals in that bucket with the display water and put an air stone in...
Well Holly, you're right I can not make out much from the image other than the Dorsal fin does look to be white in appearance. Is the tail...
HollyG, No pictures?
Yup brittle star. They seldom expose their entire body. Very common to see them hanging out their legs to catch food. It's a good bet you have many...
Honestly I do not know why it has to be sooooo complicated. If you have want fish and inverts early on soft cycle: Do small water changes as needed...
Testing parameters is a major part of trouble shooting issues with tank inhabitants. If those values are not known every other theory is just...
I would definitely throw in a chocolate chip and see if that is more appealing. That mag level is pretty low, might want to bring that up slowly.
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