Recent content by burtpark

Hey Guys, I've been battling hair algae in my reef for the past year and it won't disappear. It's a 29g reef, all the parameters are perfect, 0 nitrate, 0 phosphate, good circulation, 10 hour photoperiod of new 65x2 power compacts (replaced yearly). Basically, I feel like I'm doing everything...

I have caulerpa-like macroalgae in my tank with a thin, transparent film covering them. They're not caulerpa, but similar. Is this normal? Didn't notice it before. I thought maybe it's due to the waterflow, but it's even covering those that are being blown by the powerhead. It wasn't there...

Thanks guys for the resonses. Not only is the colt closed up, but it has shrunk. Is this part of the normal process? It doesn't look like it's dead.

Hi, I have a 20g reef with a colt coral and xenia. The colt was doing fine for the past month. Water parameters perfect and no new additions to the tank since then. However, for the past week, the colt has been closed up and refuses to open. Is it normal for it to be closed this long and is...