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Does anyone attending this meeting have access to a PAR meter by chance?

Ok. So let me see if I have it straight in my head before I continue: You got back into corals and kicked up your water changes, but were using un-treated well water? If that is the case, then that is most likely where you got the elements that the algae are feasting on. (Contrary to what...

How much water and how often did you change it? Remember, if you have been using well water for any length of time, whatever may have been in that water is in the rocks, the sand, etc in the tank, not just in the water. It will take some time before you see a significant decrease. As you...

I had the same problem a few years ago. I moved the coral colony that was being snacked on and put some macro algae in its place, increased feedings, and moved the algae clip with the nori closer to that spot. He/She stopped nipping in a few days. Just a suggestion! Good luck. I'd make you...

Wow. I'll have to check that out. I thought he was joking! LOL! Is it used for all coral, or just something specific? (I assume its mainly for parasites).

Are you guys serious? I thought he was joking. That just sounds DANGEROUS! LOL!

Man, that sure as heck seems alot easier than its been made out to be in the past! I gotta give this a try myself! Thanks for sharing!

So much info! LOL! I guess there are really TWO paths for dipping and what to use. 1: Preventative, and 2: Medicative. I've never really dipped before, but am definitely going to start. Especially now. My immediate need was to find some way to get rid of the daggum hair algae. (I was...

Looks alot like this variant to me: http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=105

I think from what I'm reading here and elsewhere, the dip really depends on the coral as well. I did get brave yesterday, tho. After about 4 hours of intensive searching and reading, I decided to try the peroxide dip on some zoa frags that have been overrun with hair algae out of my 30 gallon...

LOL! Ok, THAT'S a new one!

Ok guys and gals, help me out here. Who uses what to dip? CoralRx? Revive? Other? Let me know what the majority is using and what your thoughts are on it.

Well, the tank has arrived and is in the basement.... Decided to take a different route. It is so.... let's call it "not clean" that I just put the rock right in the 30 gallon brute of saltwater upstairs with the powerhead and heater and am letting that sit there. Just getting the tank, stand...

Well, I have 30 gallons of 1.026 water at 80 degrees in one drum, and am running RO/DI into a second 30 gallon drum now for a second 30 gallons. She will be breaking the tank down in the morning into a bunch of buckets and plastic tubs and relocating the tank here tomorrow afternoon. First...

Yup! I keep rubble in the sump for just such requests and occassions. :) Never know when someone will want a small piece of seed rock.

Oh yeah, I have gloves for just about everything I do in the tank. I react to the smallest of things (like spider bites and bee stings) so I take NO chances with my hands in the tank because I KNOW there are things in there that will do nasty stuff to me. I've scratched myself on rock in the...

I usually do pretty regular water changes once the ammonia and nitrites bottom out and the nitrates kick in. Most of the bacteria that helps our systems lives in the rock and sand anyway, very little in the water column itself. Carbon is also a good plan once everything gets up and running...

I've upgraded tanks before and not had issue with re-using the sand. I can see where one might though. I think my biggest concern here is because there was such a catastrophic crash, I don't want to reuse it without thoroughly cleaning it, and thoroughly cleaning it will just be a huge pain...

Hey George, thanks for the reply. The more we talk about the move and the rehab, the more we are seriously considering scrapping the sand. Sand is cheap enough. I can get 40 lbs shipped for like $15 if I go that way. I think it may be more prudent to just ditch the sand rather than wasting...

I'll be starting a 75 gallon crashed tank rescue soon. So I thought I would document the progress here. The back story is the tank USED to be mine, was given to a friend of mine, and subsequently experienced a severe crash. All fish and coral were wiped out. We aren't exactly sure what...