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Old 07-19-2014, 09:21 PM
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eats up your calcium , ruins your liverock , runins your equipment , ruins your glass, tiresome to scrape....and the list goes on.

not what i consider a "desirable algae " lol
Zactly!! Awful stuff.
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:50 PM
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Yep im in same opinion don't like it. Thankfully I have trouble growing it
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Old 07-20-2014, 02:37 AM
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I actually like it. Lol. Looks cool. Ppl that doesn't no saltwater always ask me y my rock is purple or is it fake lol
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Old 07-20-2014, 02:51 AM
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Sure, it looks nice, but it smothers your rock. Which then doesn't filter your water very well, and then your expensive corals don't look as good as they could. IT also builds up on equipment and needs to be cleaned. Which is a hassle.
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Old 07-20-2014, 05:06 AM
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Sure, it looks nice, but it smothers your rock. Which then doesn't filter your water very well, and then your expensive corals don't look as good as they could. IT also builds up on equipment and needs to be cleaned. Which is a hassle.
Oooo never thought about it inhibiting the rocks filtering till u said it. Now how do I kill this thing. Lol
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Old 07-20-2014, 02:50 PM
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What if there was a way to prevent it from growing on glass and gear but not on rock?
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What if there was a way to prevent it from growing on glass and gear but not on rock?
I especially don't want it on my rock. Glass and gear can be cleaned, rock can't!
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Sure, it looks nice, but it smothers your rock. Which then doesn't filter your water very well, and then your expensive corals don't look as good as they could. IT also builds up on equipment and needs to be cleaned. Which is a hassle.
oh, you whine
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At least I have a tank. Go away.
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At least I have a tank. Go away.
hmm, I was just looking at 4 tanks in the garage

I like the different color of the hard algae, and for those worried about filtration, pull a covered rock out and look on the bottom... and the rock these guys are getting today are way more porous than the rocks we used 10 years ago, I am amazed with the light rock that can be had easy nowdays.

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