Starting over with my tank!

I broke down and bought some new lighting. T-5 HO 10000k. Tank is lit up like a Christmas ttree now! ;-) Here is a before and after pic of tank.

Before


After


I like!

I also bought a freg from the LFS. It's a Blue Ridge coral, here is a pic. (from iphone, sorry for the poor pic)



What can anyone tell me about

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Can anyone tell me what kind of algae this is and how to get rid of it. Melev, is this the kind of algae you are fighting with?

Thanks in advance,

HAT

I thought that the blogging was slowing down and felt this would be a great time for everyone to post their tank photo.

Lol.. I have to download mine to my computer, will post later today. But don't let that stop ya from posting your picture!

Let's see your pic!!!

Okay, heres my newest pic! Sundown/Morning!

Would it be alright to keep lighting off for a few days? I have green algae real bad and figured lights out for a few days would/ might eliminate it. Would it and will that not effect my corals? It might be good for my scopas also since she has a light case of ich still. Please let me know!

Thanks in advance,

HAT

I got a test kit the other day (Wal-Mart-Saltwater-Jungle Labortories Corp. I will get a better test kit soon!) because I want to take reading every day so I will know whats going with my tank. Please let me know if how the reading are and what I can do to make them better. I'm new to taking saltwater readings so any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Here are the reading from this morning.

5/17/10-Tank Readings

Nitrate; 40 ppm

Nitrite: 1.0 ...