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Your numbers aren't bad. The ph and dkh are at the low end of the acceptable range. You could add a little dkh buffer to bring them up if you...
These pics look kinda like the Dinoflagellates from the Nuisance Algae Thread.
Nope. It will just grab food from the water.
Most likely harmless. If it's a vermetid snail it may annoy polyps with it's thread. It won't harm them though.
Could be the skeleton of a Hidden Cup Coral (Phyllangia Americana). Or a similar species.
They can survive in very low light. I would suggest dealing with them before assembling your reef scape.
It sounds like some type of tube worm. Hitchhiking tube worm Does it have two hairs? Edit: Could be a vermetid snail
Munnid isopod Chuck's addiction Hitchhiking pods
If it's that shape, try looking at Isopods. Edit: Isopod pics
Did it look like this?
If it's some nice looking, bio diverse rock. Than I wouldn't nuke it just because of Aiptasia and GHA. If it's some ugly rock with not much life...
Can you get pics of the rock? Does it have any other nuisance hitchhikers?
I ended up with Aiptasia on my LR too. I didn't know what it was at the time. I have been able to keep the numbers down though. Here's what I have...
I thought I found two aces. I must have reported the same one twice :dizzy2:
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I wouldn't say they were absolutely necessary, but they are very helpful. You may be able to find one used. I got mine from Craigslist for pretty...
You can put the sump next to the tank. I've seen sumps that were in the basement piped through the floor. The only limits are where you can run...
The bubble trap should be 3 baffles. The first baffle forces the bubble to the surface. I don't think the red baffle is necessary. As long as the...
AFAIK there is no need for a bubble trap after the refugium. Since the fuge shouldn't be producing any micro bubbles.
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