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  1. roblox84
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    Do you sock it or skim it?

    I definitely use filter socks now. I was fighting huge algae blooms and corals not opening up and dying for the past months so last week I cleaned...
    Post by: roblox84, Oct 3, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  2. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    So over the weekend I did a large water change, cleaned all my equipment and cleaned my sump from the 4 months of waste that has been collecting in...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 24, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  3. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    Haha I feel bad for them sometimes, I guess i'm just a sucker for them. My fish devour three cubes in a few seconds and then they're back up top...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 19, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  4. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I think I also may be overfeeding since I'm still getting algae on the sand even running the gfo. Given the fish I listed, how many cubes of frozen...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 19, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  5. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I've heard great things about those. They are a little too expensive for my liking but i'll definitely get the phosphate one when the Black Friday...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 19, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  6. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    Ok, noted.
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 17, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    It was the same Api test I've always used and it's not that old either. If the alk keeps dropping like this I might have to hook up the doser. It's...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 17, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  8. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    Lol. I'll raise it up and we'll see what happens. I don't remember my levels ever dropping that much so maybe it's just a fluke thing. It would be...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 17, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I also tested alk and it dropped to 5 so I'll be upping that over a few days.
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 17, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  10. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I also just tested my ph with an Api kit and it's in the brown color range which is 7.8-8.0. I can't tell exactly which shade of brown it is. My ph...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 17, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  11. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    It has a lid on it but there is a hole drilled in it for the pump extension cord. I just tested the tds and it reads 4 but it still smells like...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 16, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  12. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I run the temperature at 78. Top offs are done automatically via a float switch and a 34 gallon trash can in the basement that pumps water up through...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 16, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  13. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    Honestly I want to eliminate any other possible problem first. If nothing works and it does come down to changing the silicone that's going to suck...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  14. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    This is another thing which confuses me because there is algae/fungus growing on that silicone so it makes me wonder if the mold preventative they...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  15. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    It does open it just doesn't expand like it did when I bought it. It used to have long flowing tentacles now those tentacles look more like round...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  16. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    Ok , lol. Any other ideas that may be causing this? So far I will raise the lights back up, get the polypads, possibly change out my generic trash...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  17. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I did raise the lighting to over 12 inches recently for about 2-3 weeks recently but I didn't see any changes so I lowered it about 2 inches from the...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  18. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    When I would introduce corals they would last for a few weeks and then start to decline. I tried some birds nest and for the first month it did...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  19. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I can't dim the lights, stupid on my part I know. I will be trying a different led light for a few weeks and see how that goes. I also already...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  20. roblox84
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    Used kitchen/bath silicone.

    I would also like to mention that before this tank I had a 55 gallon bare bottom. It had the same exact issues to the tee with coral dying and the...
    Post by: roblox84, Sep 15, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
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