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  1. Get my ammonia down to zero. Finally.

    So the 75 is making progress.

    Here are the details.
    Amonia. 2.4 eek.
    Salinity 1.028 ugh
    Ph. 8.3 haven't had a chance to clock the swing. That will happen tom I'll be home all day.
    Calcium. 480
    Nitrite. .01
    Phosphates. .25
    Iron. .01

    I dosed a double dose of ammonia down. After 3 days of single dozing. I'm using sachem prime water conditioner. It continues to drop slowly. I'm gonna do a water change tom. Only thing is my return ...

    Updated 01-11-2011 at 02:27 PM by melev

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    Water Chemistry
  2. Algae Bloom

    Hi all, I had an infestation of flat worms and after treating the tank for those I now have a significant algae bloom. It has been over a month now and I have done two large water changes and all of my water tests are at good levels. but I have a lot of red and green algae and even some of the brown algae on the sand bed.
    Any idea of what is going on? or what I can test for? My skimmer is working well, I am not sure what is going on.

    -Steven

    Updated 01-09-2011 at 06:13 PM by melev

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    Questions - Need some input
  3. Goodbye Finger Leather

    Well I switched lights a couple months back from a 150W hanging pendant to a 150W fixture with legs so about 8" closer to the tanks surface. On top of that the old bulb was wicked old. Knowing it was a new bulb, closer to the surface, i assumed it would be a shock to all the corals so i adjusted my photoperiod accordingly. Most of my corals adjusted fine, except for my finger leather which blacked over. I know they shed the outer layer but apparently it just never recovered because this is ...
    Categories
    Tank Entry
  4. A plethora of pictures

    I think this is my first blog post here on Reef Addicts.Today I've been trying to make some changes to my rock work, namely removing a lot of it, because of it catching food and other undesirables. I also went through a major scrub down on some hair algae about two months ago, and added 6 mithrax crabs that have destroyed the bubble algae. As much as I think they are jerks, I have to contend that they do a good job.

    Its a 75 gallon with 2 Koralia 3 power heads, a mag5 & mag7 for ...

    Updated 01-09-2011 at 01:39 AM by melev

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    Tank Entry , ‎ Photography/Video
  5. Fungia and Spirorbis

    This is Maturin, he's acclimating to my tank:


    I wasn't planning on getting another coral so soon, but I was visiting the much raved Aquatic Collection for the first time and spotted this beautiful orange Fungia. My first corals were doing well, I was planning on a plate anyway, and Fungias are known to be very hardy, so I decided to nab him on the spot. He's less than 2 inches across, so ...

    Updated 01-08-2011 at 11:48 PM by melev

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    New Additions
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