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Len, Thanks for the info. i have seen the CPR hang on and wanted an experts opinion on it. now what about substrate, plants and critters? does the hang on pull the water into the refug or does it push it out? thanks again for your time and expertise, Ken

i have a 55 gallon tank with some soft corals and fish. i have been hearing about the concept of refugiums and like the idea of having a filter system that can feed my fish as well as reduce my main tank algea (not that i have much anyway). can anyone lead me into the direction of where to...

will T5 lighting work for SPS corals?

i just check with my lfs and my phosphate levels are zero. they cannot do a redox test. they have some stuff to treat and get rid of the bacteria, however, they said i have to find the cause of the cyano.

i use bottled water from a local water bottle company. they assure me that it is RO.

i have a 55 gallon tank with 100 lbs of fiji rock and 60 lbs of argonite. nitrate, nitrite and amonia levels are zero. i do a 5 gallon water change every 7 days. my lights are 4 x 65w and are on 10 hours a day. i have a prizm protein skimmer and a fluval 404 canister filter. the cyano is...

o.k. what about taking the foam and carbon out of my canister filter? would just running bio media ceramic rings and poly fibers in the canister filter be what i need? after spending a small fortune on additives i will lay off them. boy those marketing guys sure know how to hook ya! is there...

i buy my water from a water company. it comes in 5 gallon containers and they use it for water coolers. is this RO/DI water? and i cannot possible imagine not running a filter. everything i have read says have a filter. and as far as additives go. the catalogs always say it is good for my...

Chris, i am not sure what you mean by IMO/IME i don't need to run a filter like this. are you suggesting that i do not need a filter such as the canister filter? I have read a 100 books on this hobby before i got into it. they all said i need a filter. i'll clean my canister filter tonight...

Chris, great info. thanks, i do have a protein skimmer (prizm pro) with a surface skimmer, i am not sure it is working the way that it should. if i adjust the unit for more bubbles i get more water in my collection bin. if i adjust for less bubbles i get no gunk in my collection bin...

Chris, thanks for the reply. the system is about 6 months old. i got the small piece of rock with the pink zoanthids about a month ago. last night i took the piece of rock with the purple hairy algae and i rinsed it under regular tap water. the purple stuff came right off. i put the the...

i got this purple algae (velvet in nature and the color of barney) that is growing on a piece of rock i bought off a guy. the rock has pink zoanthids on it. the hair like algae is growing tall and looks like it has air bubbles underneath it. can someone tell me what it is and if it is good or...