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I appreciate all that I've learned & the people I've met here. Everyone has been extremely helpful & it's one of the best communities I've ever been apart of.
Location: East Brunswick, NJ
email: finkelkevin@gmail.com
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I'm using radions.. def. a little bit of red in them.
I'm using the zeobak/coral snow like you say.. but I've not done the double dose. I also dose it every other day
I ran chemiclean again & ran no lights for 3 days. Still came back !
I've been getting weird sounds from my overflow lately. It only last for a minute or so & it'll repeat a little while later. I thought to cut the pipe so water can flow more freely.. maybe something is clogged. I'm still looking into it.. but was surprised to find the goby & it being still...
so.. i have 2 pipes going into my sump. One is capped off but has tiny little holes for the water to go through. I cut the end off it today because I just wanted more flow into the sump.. to my surprise I found my randells goby that went missing at LEAST 4-5months ago. He's a tiny smaller, but...
How often are you testing your phosphate? Not too often. I have Hanna phosphate meter, but reads zero. I have chaeto in my tank too
Next is what salt are you using? reef crystals
What food are you using? Ocean Nutrition Form 1 Marine Pellet, PE mysis
Last is what Protein skimmer are you using...
Rant:
I've been battling cyano & hair algae for quite a few months now. The hair algae is not terrible, but the cyano is out of control. I've been getting less & less interested with the tank & even contemplated/ing selling it.
I have ZERO TDS water.
10-15 gallon a week water changes
running...
just want to add my 2 cents.
I recently started using zeobak & coral snow within the last few weeks to try to get rid of cyano. I know it's not going to happen over night.. but I'm seeing quite a bit of nice red coralline popping up on my rocks.. and my corals seem more alive & better color...
^^^^^^!!!! Nothing is more magical then diving in a tropical area! Diving in dutch springs(PA) is cool, but not the same!!!
Me & the wife need to save up for our own gear.. hopefully go tropical again summer of 2014
Thanks for the replies everyone! Well, I spoke too soon. We found the house we really liked, but the wife got nervous & we backed out. She wants to save for a few more years before we take the plunge. Tank is safe for now!
limpets turn over easy. They will get eaten.
Chitons also got eaten in a heart beat in my system, lol.
I just ordered another quick crew last night for a re-up.
lol, we are basically going into the house with the clothes on our back & nothing else. We will be filling the place as time goes by. Tank could nicely pass the time