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 But I like this one the best! Lots of froth and pretty easy to dial in. Have repaired the leak. How's the elbow?
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leaks what the heck, you better send that skimmer to me Lance i will show you how to use it....
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The new tank continues to grow hair algae at an alarming rate  I swear it grows an inch per day! Never seen anything like it. My Lawnmower Blenny is getting fat! (He thinks he died and went to H.A. Heaven). I moved the Fox Face over from the 90 gal and he too is eating the stuff. But between the two of them they're not making a dent in it. I've been changing 25% of the water every 3-4 days; running Rowaphos in a reactor; nitrate sponge and carbon in a canister filter; lights out for most of the day; and removing and scrubbing the smaller rock every day. If it doesn't start to let up soon I'm going to remove the corals and do an extended black-out. NO3 & PO4 are undetectable on Salifert test kits. MrFish55 brought his Medusa ChemTester colorimeter over and PO4=0 and NO3=.17 (Pretty good readings). Any suggestions? Anything I've missed?On a positive note, the new skimmer is great. Skims well, runs quiet, and is easy to use. Here's a pic after 48 hrs of running the skimmer. About 1/3 liter of skimmate.   
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01-09-2009, 05:36 AM
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Find a way to grow something else (chaeto, maybe?). In my case, that meant finding a way to install a refugium where I didn't plan one. You have to aggressively weed the HA, while allowing the chaeto to grow. Little by little, you'll switch the nutrient uptake to the refugium and away from the HA.
May also help to darken the tank for a day off and on, while you light the refugium 24/7. Your coral won't mind a day of darkness every now and again. For weeding, I recommend a continuous siphon. You place a filter bag in your sump, then start a siphon with flex tubing that pulls water out of the tank into the sump through that filter bag (keep your return pump running). While holding the pipe in your hand weed the algae and let it get immediately sucked away into the filter bag. You can do this as long as you can stand it.
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I had started some macroalgae in the sump, but it hasn't really had time to grow out yet. I can't siphon into the sump because it is in another room, but I used a 5 gal bucket and a 5/8 hose for a siphon and a Mag 950 returning it to the tank. Worked pretty good; must have collected a bushel of the damn weed. I have been alternating lights on and lights off every other day and I AM making progress. The HA has now stopped growing and the stuff I remove does not come back. Whooot! I am winning the battle, slowly but surely.
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