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Successfully managing the various reefs is a very complicated web of science and opinion. The small part we as reefkeepers can do is to try and steer our purchases to items that are renewable (captive bred clownfish) or plentiful (blue devil damsel anyone?). If captive bred isn't possible...
what kind of thread is this where you go to one of the most beautiful states in this country and not post any pics of the reef there? lol. Hope you enjoyed the trip!
bubble algae can be manually removed, when you do that make sure you have a siphon nearby to help mitigate the number of spores...
It's a train wreck mostly about the people and their lack of understanding of the cats - but it's like an accident on the freeway, i can't stop watching it late at night...lol.
The dude that hosts it - Jackson Galaxy (if that's his real name) is pretty astute. If he were a fish expert, he'd...
I use them but I don't put them in my washer. I take the dirty one, rinse them briefly in the laundry room sink, then put them in an empty salt bucket with water and diluted bleach (yes bleach). Soak a few days. Rinse, air dry. Use again. Never had a problem.
not much to add - i have a 120 system plus custom richT (yeah i've been with the club that long) sump (40?). Like everyone else I started with 1/3 or so in the BR70 Octopus Bio Pellet Reactor. i use the TLF brand. Honestly I have no clue whether one is better than the other. Right now i can't...
Probably true...i had the same situation in terms of dealing with those things. The only reason it slowed down was after sandy wiped out most of my tank...including many of those snails. Sorry for the hijack. I can't stand those things.
i hate almost all the alk test kits on the market. The one I love the most is LaMotte and it is pricey.
SO in a nutshell - either your testing is off, or your alk is off. If it's the former - consider getting a new kit. If the latter - there are a variety of items to consider -kalk reactor...