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I thaw the shrimp overnight in the fridge. This is bad for bacteria? How would I keep the other half of the cube good? Cut it in half frozen and then thaw each half individually? For flow, we have 2 powerheads (not sure how much water they move since they came with the tank, its a nanocube)...

Not feeding the fish for 5 days won't kill them? When I feed every third day, do I still do only half a cube? Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for all the responses. I have not tried magnesium but I will look into it. I am not running a refugium though it is on my list of things to add to the tank. I feed once a day, half a cube of frozen mysis shrimp. The live rock was purchased from my LFS about 6 months ago. I'm not sure how...

After reading up on a few other articles. I believe what I have may be Bryopsis and not hair algae, or possibly a combination of the two. I have what looks like little ferns on some parts of the rocks.

I am currently using RODI water that is premixed at my LFS. I change out about 5 gallons each time I do a water change. I am feeding about half a cube of frozen Mysis shrimp that I defrost overnight and then wash in RODI water. I am embarrassed to say that I'm not sure what the parameters are...

Hi, I'm new to Saltwater Reef Tank owning and I have a massive issue with green hair algae and an occasional issue with red slime algae in my tank. It is all over my live rock and back wall. Every time I do a water change (once a week) I take a toothbrush and scrub it off the rock and try to...