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06-16-2007, 03:03 PM
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When you feed the frozen shrimp.....do you just toss the frozen cube in? Cause I have heard and read that you should ALWAYS rinse the shrimp off with water first......maybe that is a contributing factor?
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06-16-2007, 05:42 PM
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algae
I too WAS dealing with out of control hair algae,it had me on the verge of shutting down.Me and my wife spent 7 hrs. tearing the tank down and she scrubbed a 100 lbs.of rock with a toothbrush.Everything looked great for a few weeks till IT started coming back worst than ever.Bought algae eating fish,snails,even tryed urchins.I don't overfeed, always rinse frozen,stepped up water changes,yes,i use ro/di water
 hand picked once a week for an hour  THEN i bought a phosban reactor....WOW that saved the day !!! Been running about 2 weeks and everyday i can see the difference,it's almost totally gone !! At this rate from starting the reactor i'll be algae free in 3 weeks WOOO HOOO
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06-18-2007, 12:59 AM
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I'm running rowaphos media in a fluidized reactor. I have a phosphate test kit but I don't bother testing it because it doesn't test dissolved organic phosphate. I think I can assume my phosphates to be pretty low since I'm running the reactor.
I don't throw in the mysis. I break off a small piece, and thaw it in saran wrap, then feed the mysis by "hand" using my forceps. I don't throw the juices into the tank. I'm suspecting either my old bulbs or the flake food.
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