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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...

Hello everyone, It's been awhile since I've been on here but it's great to be back. I am here because I am just desperate for any new ideas on the long term issues I've been having. I've been doing saltwater for 8 years, so I am no newbie however apparently theres still something about water...

So, i have ordered this new RO/DI system : 75 GPD RO/DI 4 Stage Economy System - English Since my other system was only RO and the output water still had phosphates in it. Once I install this new system, should i expect that the output water be zero phosphates, nitrates, nitrites and ammonia...

Hi everyone, You've all seen me on here numerous times with the same problems and I am back again for an update. If you haven't followed along in my saga, here's some info to catch you up. I've been battling .025 phosphates forever, i have a horrible outbreak of cyano, red slime and GH...

HI everyone, So, I have finally gotten around to testing the water that i do water changes with and have discovered that that is my source of my phosphate problem. I cannot by an RO system yet b/c of circumstances (will be building a brand new house in a year and want to wait until then to...

I am trying to find out if my new phosphate reactor was installed/ is working properly. I am using ferric oxide granuals and it says on the jar that the "flow should be reduced significantly to avoid tumbling so that the granuals do not get pulverized". Therefore...i have done that, reduced the...

Can i give my gorgonian a fresh water dip to remove the GHA thats growing on it? I've tried to pick off what i could, i even tried scrubbing it with a toothbrush while under water. I am in the process of fixing my GHA problem in my tank, but for now i want to know how to halt its progress on my...

Hello everyone, please help I am at my witts end! So here's the scoop: I am continually battling green hair alagae and cyano bacteria in my 29 gallon tank. I need it to stop before it wrecks my gorgonian, not to mention that its ugly!! Here's my specs: I use RO water, protein skimmer, on...

Hi everyone, In the past, i never added supplements because i was inexpereinced and didn't know what i was doing. I am beginning to learn. I am now adding these supplements once a week and I am seeing some results: trace, iron/manganese, stronium/molybendum and iodide. I am seeing an increase...

HI everyone, I have a red scooter blennie and i know he is starving. He's barely hanging on but b/c i have finally realized this ( i think early enough) i might be able to save him. I was able to scoop him out of the tank today bc/ he is so slow and weak and i fed him in a bucket. He got...

Hello everyone, It's day 6 of my algae scrubber and thought id give you an update with a few new questions too. Here's a pic of what grew in 6 days. I just cleaned it off. 1) So, is the color of this algae just typical of new screens or is this an indicator that my lighting is not powerful...

:question:Is my lighting powerful enough to grow coraline algae? Ive been having a hard time getting it to take off and ive noticed its only growing at the very top of my tank near the lights. My lights are (2) 65 watt bulbs 10,000K/acntincs combined, on for about 6 hours a day, overlapping...

Hi everyone, I am considering making an alage scrubber, per some advice from others on this site. I've definately looked up some ways to build this online but i still have a few questions. 1. How long should the lights be run on the alage screen? 2. How do you plumb this thing so that if...

HI everyone, So I've had my tank set up for about 4 months and have had nothing but battling alage since the start. I am quite frustrated, as i feel ive done everything that everyone's mentioned. Nontheless, i am posting once again with an update to see if i am missing anything...I am...

Hi all, You may have seen me on here lately. Got some alage I've been battling (cyano, green hair and flat green spots), it's not horrible but im trying to keep it under control. I've been doing most everything everyone has already suggested on here...so now my question is...how often should...

Hi guys and gals, Quick question I hope: if you look in this picture, on the very top rock there is this green kindof algae that seems flat and shows up like spots. What kind is it and should i be concerned? I just noticed that within the last week it has quickly grown on many other rocks in...

Hi everyone, Just a quick question about my rhicordea frag that's new. It's been in my tank about 3 weeks. I started it out at the bottom, it seemed fine there, the internet websites said bottom placement was appropriate so i cemented it there about a week ago. Today, I noticed that the...

SO i just got some new frags and they are attached to plugs. The plug has the disc the coral sits on then the "plug" part that sticks out. These are ceramic. I wanted to remove the plug part and just leave the disc and coral remaining so that i can attach them to my live rock smoothly. I tried...

Is there any faster way to speed up the growth of coraline algae? I am beginning to see specks but i want more!

So excited aboutmy new corals and frags!