cyano

So here I have finally discovered that the algae I have been fighting isn't hair algae or caulerpra toxifica but bryopsis instead . I know that the two main ways that people seem to fight this stuff is by raising the magnesium (not a fan of that idea with me actually keeping millepora alive for a change) and the other option a foxface rabbit fish.

I am not scared of adding a foxface to the bioload of my tank as I am confident it won't make any noticeable dent in that but ...

I got home tonight from a little Irish Thanksgiving party (St. Patty's Day) and I walk in to a wall of what I am assuming (though hoping not) the smell of Hydrogen Sulfide in my house.... to clarify on why my nose may be playing tricks on me A. I have had sinus issues for the last 3 weeks and have been unable to smell anything and B. my wife is from Japan and sometimes she makes some things to eat that I refuse to put in my mouth.

I immediately get on the internet and start searching ...

Late last week I put 4 bids on ebay for some millepora which no one carries locally, I bid a low enough amount to where I was willing to take a gamble but I wasn't going to go big I also decided that if i was going to win one I better win at least 2 so I got reduced shipping cost. As of last Sunday I won 4 millepora at an average of 6.00 each plus shipping and they all arrived today alive and the "hair" tentacle things are already showing on most of them (more than I ever saw on any other ...

Currently I am running a 6 bulb t5 setup at 54 watts a piece on a 48' long 75 gallon that hand about 3" above the water. I have always wanted and have tried on a few occasions to keep your standard acropora and millepora with no positive results to report all parameters are reading good, nitrate, phosphate, ammonia, mag, calc, dkh but I keep reading that rapid bleaching (which is what I keep experiencing) is caused by too much light and too little light results in browning and discoloration. ...

While reading and posting a response to a fellow reefer I got off on this topic and rather than typing all this up on a post I figured I would share my knowledge on this subject in a blog rather than a response post. To give everyone a little background I am former US Air Force and my job consisted of plumbing, natural gas, fire systems, maintenance and new installations, as well as water purification. I worked in this particular career field for 6 years before leaving the military to spend more ...