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I didn't, but my friend Karen did. Her tank is still in my basement waiting for her remodel to be finished, so I'm housing it for her.

HA! You and me both! LOL!

Oh, I also have a small refugium in the sump that holds rock rubble and a mix of feather calerpa and chaeto (which actually originated from Adesimone1's sump, so I know that is not the source of the algae, as their tanks are SPOTLESS). No sand in the refugium, it is just a home made egg crate...

Taking it out of the package, it is in a mesh bag clamped shut at the top. The instructions do say rinse lightly for about 20 seconds. So I did rinse it lightly, with my hand under the bag, little to no residue/dust appeared to come off the bag at all. Nothing comparable has been run in this...

Well, the Clear Fx Pro has arrived. So, it was time for my weekly water change anyway. The tank is a 30 gallon long with a 15 gallon custom sump. So it's running about 40 gallons of water on my best guess. Some testing: Salinity 1.026 Temp 80 PH 8.2 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate <10 ppm...

I'm going to try it passively, since that is one of it's main claims to fame.

Clear Fx Pro should be here today. I will do my best to document it's implementation and use and see if it has any results at all.

Yeah, that's why I'm going to try it myself before I sell it. I'd rather know for sure whether its the newest snake oil, or whether it actually performs as advertised. Sent from my BlackBerry 8530 using Tapatalk

I just ordered 1. If I get results from it, I'll definitely pick it up and carry it. I can get it from one of my suppliers. Sent from my BlackBerry 8530 using Tapatalk

Carbon isn't going to help you if you are looking to lower phosphates. You need GFO for that. GFO does best in a reactor, but there are some other products out there that claim to be able to significantly reduce phosphates without the use of a reactor. (I believe Rowaphos is one of those that...

Anyone used it? Good results? No Results? Any experiences or thoughts on this product? It claims to be a 3-fold system that includes a GFO, GAC, and a nitrate binder all in one "bag". Interested to see if anyone has used it and what their experience/results are?

Wow. Looks fantastic!

I think I'd have to agree with Darren based on the second photo. But leptastrea are in the family favidae, so they would appear similar. http://www.coralhub.info/cf/a-z/leptastrea/

That being the case, I'd let it alone and see if it spreads. It may be reaching the end of its food source. You may find just leaving it be for a bit, it will just leave on its own. Sent from my BlackBerry 8530 using Tapatalk

Hey Mike: Just my opinion, but rather than blasting the cyano with the turkey baster, what you want to do is "harvest" it. Meaning, suck it up with the turkey baster, or start a syphon with an air line tube and suck it out. This removes the more "mature" algae, and younger algae will grow...

Both Hair Algae and Cyano feed on multiple excess "nutrients". Often, we cross the word "nitrates" with "nutrients", and they aren't always the same thing. If you were able to defeat the hair algae, that means whatever nutrients it was feeding on were depleted enough for it to give up its hold...

One more old trick that SOMETIMES works, depending on other contributing factors, believe it or not, find someone that has a solid, healthy system with no traces of cyano, and get a cup or two of their healthy sand, and add it to your system. Often, there are different forms of fauna in the...

How long has the cyano been an issue? I get cyano that creeps up every now and again. Only had 1 really significant outbreak, though. My understanding was that cyano fed off of organic carbons in the system (which is why anyone dosing vodka will often see a significant outbreak of cyano). I...

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No problemo!!