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well...it's not "black crap" it's orange fairy dust! My RO filter hasnt been changed in about since last june (so i guess I can go ahead and do it) the only reason i havent is b/c the unit's directions said to change it when it becomes visibally dirty and its not. And my DI resin is color...

It's definately not red turf. It's not even like I could scoop it out, it looks like red sand granules. Not even like slime (ive have it look like sheets of slime before, but its not like that anymore). Just looks like someone threw cinnomon on my sand! Anyways, my phosphate reactor has...

FishyReef, Yes I have a GFO reactor. And yes I have powerheads galore in my tank, including hitting right on the sand. I have tried turbo snails, i bought about 10 of them about a month or two ago and guess what? i only have one left...all the others died. Thanks for trying.

Ulta, I am going to the fishstore on April 9th (theyre having a big sale) and I hope to buy a test kit with alk, mag and cal. Then i'll check back on here and let you know what they all turn out to be. I have tried Kent purple tech which is probably the same thing as purple up and yea it...

Noy, I have posted pictures and already answered most of what you asked me if you read the beginning posts. I have two rocks that had great coraline when I bought them...it has dwindled away. And how it took you several months to get coraline..well my tank has been up a year and a half. So, I...

I want coraline b/c i think it's pretty. My rocks look ugly they're just green and brown and white. I love the purples and pinks. I have 2 emerald crabs but that is just to keep a light bout of green hair algae at bay. So I treated with red slime remover, did 2 days blackout and a water...

I just did it! Success! I fragged the tree coral and the zooes both while still inside the tank! THank you all for reassurance on how to go about doing this. I am just starting to get into propagating my own corals as they are starting to grow quickly and well!

Nice I have 1 white and 2 blue and 1 magenta...

Do you have to have white light on reefs at all? Can i just put my blues on all the time?

How do I frag a tree coral? I have a beautiful one and it needs fragging. I looked up videos on youtube but all of could find was how to frag leather corals and i didnt know if it was the same process. Looks like you just slice it off, the put a toothpick through the bottom of the flesh and...

Well i did a 4 day blackout, 2 water changes and treated the tank twice with red slime remover and my tank never looked better. Everything looks clean!! All corals are still doing pretty well. I just hope it doesnt all come back again! Still having trouble getting my proetin skimmer going...

Can anyone explain why i cant get coraline to grow then? When my ph is 8.0 and my calcium is 430?

Noy, I misspoke...i'm not "dosing" i am following the directions on the red slime remover packet. Thank you.

Well, I ahree with Ulta, I really dont think it's Dinos. I think it's just cyano. However, I have blacked out my tank for 2 days, did a water change and am going to repeat this again for two more days. Also I have been dosing red slime remover. My rocks could be in suspicion but not for the...

Well I have some more pics for you today. I am only dosing b/c i have noticed its making my corals really grow, everything has been growing wonderfully. In the pics you can see the bubble coral on the right trying to work it's way back from the shipping trauma. Recently i have not noticed...

My water parameters are: PH 8.0, temp 78-80, sal 1.024, nitrate/phos 0, rite/amm 0. I'll look into the reef ocotpus intake value...i dont know much about it. Yea I can def back off on dosing the mag, the only reason i was is b/c i am trying to make sure my calcium is good b/c im trying to get my...

I just looked up info on Dinos and some things seem consistent with my problem...like one: my clean up crews keep dying fairly quickly. And what I read it says that raising PH can help Dinos go away. So...if anyone else could help suggest what to do, plus how to get my PH up b/c i have had no...

What the heck are Dinos? I have never heard of that. My RO/DI cartridges are about 3 months old. The lights are actually brand new and theyre LED's so I shouldnt have to replace them for a long time anyways.

I do not have an alk test kit but i guess i can put that on my list as a next step. I have tried testing my PH at different times, i know theres a lower PH at night. I usually test during the day when the lights are on. I do not have a sump. I have tried an algae scrubber, i will never do that...

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