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08-03-2007, 10:29 PM
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Wow Cathrine congrats on the tank it is a very attractive tank. I relay, relay like the frags in the tank. I am starting to add frags to my tank slowly but surely as well.
PS your tank makes me jealous 
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10g softie and LPS tank(SPS soon  ) coralife 28w 50/50 rio nano skimmer Live stock -1 Pulsing xinia - Green candy cane - green zoas - GSP - Fake percula clown - Diadem dottyback  adding a 70w MH with 8 LED
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08-03-2007, 11:09 PM
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Have you tested the TDS of your tap water? Have you considered running a phosban reactor? And...I know I keep throwing this out there for people, but sea hares are the best! Maybe if someone has one, you can borrow it for a few weeks. I'd lend you mine if we lived in the same city.
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08-03-2007, 11:33 PM
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I'm not using tap water anymore, just RO/DI. No I'm sorry I don't know what the TDS is of the tap water in the building I'm in.
I have too many frags for a seahare. I debated one about one yesterday, and settled on the longspine urchin instead. I guess I should have included a quick recap of what I've tried in regards to the GHA. 1) Changing out all bulbs, everything is new now within a few months. 2) Macro algae, I tried to avoid pruning it until it got to the point where it was almost too big for my 'fuge hoping that the bigger surface area would absorb more of whatever is triggering the GHA. It didn't seem to make a difference. 3) Switched back to RO/DI water 4) Manual removal of the algae 5) Running the tank with a reduced photo period, I now run for only 5 hours a day with MH for a total of 7 hours of light. 6) A Blackout period, I kept the tank completely dark for 3 days, there was no reduction in algae, and it got worse after I was done. 7) Run a phosphate remover in a high flow area, just below the return. I'm still doing this. 8) Larger water changes, I do 10g over the course of a week. 9) Ensure all my water parameters are in order, hence the addition of the calcium reactior. 10) Added additional members to my clean up crew, and added a longspine urchin 11) Remove my rocks and scrub them all down and pluck them clean. Only three rocks weren't scrubed, but it was because they have clams on them. They were however picked clean. Other options: 1) Changing my salt brand, I don't seem to have any phosphates, nitrates, nitriates, or ammonia after mixing up fresh salt water. Aside from low alkalinity, I really hesitate to change my salt brands. This is a total shot on the dark I feel. 2) Learn to love GHA 3) Go crazy and tear down the tank. Other thoughts?
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