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[gregzz4]

Hopefully the 'Mr' calms down a bit more and gives her time to relax.
About the new rock ... you knew it would leach when you put it in
'Bah, I'll just toss it in, it'll be fine'
Although you do have a lot of water, so I'm sure it will clear up soon.
You are using reactors aren't you? Forgive me for not remembering or looking back through the last 50+ pages.
I do plan on fully cooking whatever rock I end up with, regardless of how nice it looks/smells or where it comes from.

[lastlight]

I run a pair of the BRS single chamber reactors. They're basically RO canisters with cartridges. Love'em! Carbon and GFO changed monthly.

The rock with algae sends up a shower of microbubbles throughout the day. I always hate this phase of a new setup lol.

[gregzz4]

I thought you had reactors. I'll be using a pair of TLF 150s for the same purpose, thanks to Myka's recommendations.
The micro bubbles are free oxygen, aren't they? Good for the water and all that

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I thought you had reactors. I'll be using a pair of TLF 150s for the same purpose, thanks to Myka's recommendations.
The micro bubbles are free oxygen, aren't they? Good for the water and all that

Yeah they just get pulverized by the powerheads making my water look less clear otherwise I have no real problems with'em.

[lastlight]

Here's a pic of a funky bit of algae from Melev's ID site...

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/annulata.html



Apparently somewhat rare (I had a few isolated pieces in my first tank that didn't last long). I have as many if not more than shown in the picture. Only growing on the 3 massive pieces I picked up from Big Als. Can't say I really dig'em plus they use calcium!

[gregzz4]

Wow, Algae Anemones
I take it the 'somewhat rare' and so on is from Mark's site, and not your purchase from Big Al's
So I commented on it being free oxygen, but I guess that also means it's unwanted CO2 during the night

[gregzz4]

Did you see my PM?

[Lance]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Here's a pic of a funky bit of algae from Melev's ID site...

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/annulata.html



Apparently somewhat rare (I had a few isolated pieces in my first tank that didn't last long). I have as many if not more than shown in the picture. Only growing on the 3 massive pieces I picked up from Big Als. Can't say I really dig'em plus they use calcium!

Dave (Mrfish55) had that stuff in his reef tank. He was not a big fan! Had a hell of a time getting rid of it.

[Mrfish55]

Originally Posted by Lance

Dave (Mrfish55) had that stuff in his reef tank. He was not a big fan! Had a hell of a time getting rid of it.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I %#€£%#€££€€% HATE that stuff, took forever to get rid of it, going to have nightmares tonight.