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02-01-2008, 05:19 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Sounds like you are on right track.
Share some info and pics of your system with us!  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott")
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02-01-2008, 05:24 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Longview, WA Age: 33
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Welcome to 3reef!
You should also run an RO/DI that will help too, any way to lower the amount of nutrients into the tank. I had the same problem in my 24 gallon, until i switched over to RO/DI, did 25% water changes every other week for 2 months and the problem is gone | |
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02-01-2008, 05:29 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi
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Thanks for the info. Iam now using RO/DI and have been doing weekly 10% water changes. Untill I read on this site did not know that low calcium and Ph would cause such an outbreak.If I have time this weekend I will pull out my rocks and scrub them along with the water change. | |
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02-01-2008, 05:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>> | |
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02-01-2008, 05:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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hello and welcome to 3reef!
Best of luck with your tank...
try adjusting your alaklinity and lower your nitrates and phosphates to rid your algae! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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02-01-2008, 05:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi
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Alk is at 9 dkh Have a phos testing kit coming on Saturday to see where Iam at. Nitrates show 0.
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72Gal. Bowfront, Lifereef overflow, MegaFlow 3 sump, ASM G3 Skimmer, Eheim 1260 return pump, PhosBan Reactor, Turbo-Twist UV.Current USA Outer Orbit HQI 2-150 watt Metal Halide Light Fixture with T5 HO Actinics. Future tank hopefuly a 180 | |
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02-02-2008, 07:26 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef. Are you doing anything to control your PO4's? Like running a reactor. You also need to check your RO/DI filters as when they are full will start leaking minerals out in your water your adding. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-02-2008, 08:06 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Welcome to the best site in da world  You need to check your parameters so you know where your at and make the necessary adjustments. Clean out your filter pads(if any) and/or any filter media that you are using, on a weekly basis. Dont over feed, no more than 8-9 hrs of light, no direct or indirect sun light at the tank and never, never use any type of glass cleaner(like windex) to clean the outside glass of the tank. Hope this helps, Luna. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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02-02-2008, 08:11 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The DIZ, OHIO
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welcome good luck with your tanks
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Skidddooooo!!!
Live every day as your last day. No regrets!!
8 tanks
Main tanks
55 gallon-Oscar, Pacu, and two african cichlids
20 gallon-a small firecracker cichlid 5 tiny afr cichlids | |
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Hello ! 
I have been doing saltwater now for about a year and a half. Just started to have some problems I could not figure out for myself, so did some searching and found this site with lots of very useful info that I did not see on others. By the way have a bad case of green hair algae, has me wanting to pull my own hair out. Correcting the problem hopefuly by raising Ph, Calcium, up too aceptable levels.
