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I need to increase my magnesium before starting all for reef again. There are so many options for magnesium supplements. What do I need to know? Which is the best to use?
Hey Paul...been a while! I secretly set up a new tank about a year ago. Haven't posted about it much here. I never had issues in my tank 20 years ago, so just aggravating that I am having problems now. lol
Tank runs between 77 and 78.5 depending on the heating cycle I test at. Light...I'm...
Why can't I keep some corals alive? Acros, Millies, Birdsnest, Monti Caps, Gonis, Galaxea...can't keep them alive. Zoas, Acans, Hammers, Favia...all fine. Light is set correctly with each coral placed under the correct PAR. Water tests are as follows:
Calcium - 434
Alk - 9.3
Magnesium - 1270...
Just replacing rock doesn't normally work since the algae is already in the tank. Unless you tossed everything and sterilized the tank, it will most likely come back even with the new rock. I killed off my bryopsis using Flux RX. Worked great. Was gone within 2 weeks. I did two treatments...
@ericrodriguez For Coolia, the treatment is oversized UV plumbed to and from the display. Recommended UV size is 1 watt per 3 gallons. If you can go even bigger, bigger is better. Flow through the UV should be slow...1 to 3 times gph. Very important though that it is plumbed to and from the...
@ericrodriguez & @nvladik They are thinking possibly Coolia & Chrysophytes. Did you notice the round cells moving at all? They posted a sample video of how Coolia move.