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    i cant get rid of algae.

    A macro algae of one sort is always beneficial in a DT. If it starts growing rampant, it's a good thing- it means it's absorbing the phosphates and...
    Post by: Phayes, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: Algae
  2. Phayes
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    fish dying all day

    Your fish are suffering from ammonia burn. Your ammonia should be 0 if not very close to. It's like someone sticking you in a smoke filled room. Your...
    Post by: Phayes, Apr 18, 2010 in forum: ASAP
  3. Phayes
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    what can i do??

    heres what you do = you dont do anything. Dont try to catch it and dip it in water, dont pull it out and put it in some other tank, dont panic and...
    Post by: Phayes, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    Its been 4 days!

    PS: You said that you have had your circulation off for 4 days now- terrible idea- First off, anemones try to find an area with adequate (and to...
    Post by: Phayes, Oct 2, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    Its been 4 days!

    judging by how bleached it is, you dont want to put it that close to the light... anemones are somewhat like corals... you wouldnt go ahead and buy a...
    Post by: Phayes, Oct 2, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    ick on skunk cleaner shrimp?

    Nah, ich cannot effect crustaceans do to their exoskeleton. The parasites need living flesh to feed off of... the hard shells/exoskeletons on crabs,...
    Post by: Phayes, Oct 2, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    Help...new Long Tentacle Anem problems...or not?

    Lta's have a basic need to bury their foot in the sand or deep into a rock crevise. It will likely avoid eating until one of these conditions are...
    Post by: Phayes, Oct 1, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    Substrate In sump?

    Just wanted to know everybodys opinions on adding substrate to the bottom of a sump: mainly to increase surface area for bacteria and to trap other...
    Thread by: Phayes, Sep 19, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: Sand
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    Red Slime Algae

    Rodi water will defi itely help depending on your previous water quality. But of course any additional chemical filtration won't hurt. Also try doing...
    Post by: Phayes, Sep 8, 2009 in forum: Algae
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    Burning my green star zoos?

    You need to replace those 6500k lights with some actinic lights to supplement the phtosynthetic zooxanthellae in your zoas or else they will likely...
    Post by: Phayes, Sep 6, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    Carpet Anemone

    If you had any trouble at all keeping A bta, than a carpet anem is definitely not for you. It is by far one of themost difficult anemones to keep and...
    Post by: Phayes, Sep 1, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
  12. Phayes
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    alien babies? lol

    May I suggest sending a pic to wetwebmedia.com? They're usually pretty good at these guessing games!
    Post by: Phayes, Aug 15, 2009 in forum: ID This!
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    Too much "direct" current bad for some SPS?

    if the polyps are unable to extend because of the intensity of the flow- you have too much flow going on. All the polyps on the birdsnest should be...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 29, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    Too much "direct" current bad for some SPS?

    I think the real reason why birdsnest corals require good flow is that once they mature and branch outwards, it is difficult for flow to reach the...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 29, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    table salt for QT top up?

    Go buy one of the small little bags of salt from Big Al's, its like 10 bucks. Regarding the table salt- Even though the majority of marine water...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Salt
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    Coraline Algea

    Corraline spreads quite quickly when Ca and Alk levels are high, and proper lighting is implemented. I also have a sea urchin that mows it down and...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: Algae
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    what happened

    Having a calcium of 500 with a salinity of 1.021 is tough to achieve. Usually a magnesium to calcium ratio is 3:1, meaning you would need a...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Tank crash possibility?

    Water changes during a cycle will NOT slow down the cycle- and have actually been shown often speed it up. water changes during a cycle are...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    How long will r/o water keep?

    even if a bit of dust gets in- likely wont hurt it unless your using some type of aerosols around the open water. When I do water changes, I make up...
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    75 gallon tank.

    This really doesn't belong in the ASAP category.
    Post by: Phayes, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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