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Napoli, what type of Cal reactor did you buy? Do you still have the 120? Erik (met you on inman ave for the Hydor)

Thanks Rich. I have a frogspawn approx 6" to the left of where I had the Frag mounted. It has been splitting and growing well and it touched my Orange Cap. It left a white dot that I watched for a few days. When I noticed that it started to spread, I cut that area off plus little more. Then cut...

Thanks Phyl. I'll have to keep a closer eye on the cal. Generally I test once a week. Once in a wile I'll skip a weekend though. I figure the two part will keep it stable. Wendy I look forward to it. That's favorite my t-5 tank! ;) Speak to you soon, Erik

I actually trimmed it twice; the 2nd time when I noticed that it was still receding after the 1st cut. As for the paremeters, yes. But for the better. I recently added a couple of sacks of charcol and one of Phosphate remover. My Cal was a little low so I raised it back to 450ppm with turbo...

I think that a fogspawn touched the side of the Orange Cap a few days ago. I trimmed the effected part off with some wire cutters and the problem spread until the whole cap died. ??? It just got all of it's bright color back... *6 Mos. of growing down the drain... What a mood killer. >:( What...

Guys, I purchased a couple of cowrie Sea hares, and a tiger tail sea cucumber back in July. I know that the cowries starve if they run out of algae, but both the cowries and sea cucumber disappeared within a few weeks "like a sock in the dryer". Once in a wile I see a pure white mound of sand...

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What are these? Please tell me that these aren't coral killers.

It's my understanding that the media can be recharged with very hot water. Any truth to this? I know,I know, next time I'll start a more exciting topic... Erik

Ok Gang, what do you guys feed them? How often? Erik

I did. I can probably make something out of PVC and attach a powerhead to serve the same purpose. I currently have the sack positioned in my return pump chamber a few inches away from the pumps inlet. Erik

Guys, when i throw a sack in my sump how long does it last? I know that it says that it should be removed when results have been achieved, but who actually follows the instructions? I figured it was good for a couple of Mos. Min (depending on your levels). What do you guys do? I'm using...

Color is much much better now. Thanks for the tips Phyl! Erik

Thanks Phyl. My RO/DI water reads 0 for Phosphates and my tank has 0 nitrates. I may step up to more serious testing equipment. Carlo says that these tests are inaccurate; that's very frustrating. What do you guys think about colorometers? Refractometers? I'm doing some wet skimming as we...

That's just it. They looked good for two or three weeks then they went away... I'll check out the article. Thanks. ER

Hey Guys. I have an Acropora Millipora frag that I brought from Twinreef in NY about a month in a half ago(beautiful Coral). It was looking good fro about two weeks and then the Polyps retracted on me (or the little white hairs whatever you want to call them). The base is growing steadily but...

Guys, I need a replacement needlewheel pump for a coralife skimmer. I'd like to get a higher Gph if possible. I think it's a pretty good skimmer, but it would be excellent with a more powerful pump. Any ideas?, Thanks, Erik

When talking to the owner of seatreasures at the swap, he explained that making small cuts with razor blades between polyps encourages growth. Erik

How often should we do this guys? I just noticed that I needed to change my DI resin, but wile on the phone placing my order, I inquired about the carbon block... They said it should be changed every 6 Mos. It this true, or do they just want to sell more filters? Hey, I believed em... I need to...

Hey Carlo. I develop the green haze on the glass every three days or so. I've also been using your product Bio-CF since the frag swap. This wafer algae didn't appear suddenly. It's been there since maybe 4 to 5 mos into my tank life, on just "a few of my rocks". All of my corals are growing...