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Long! Here are some helpful tips/points for winning the fight against hair algae. First... I noticed you measured your tank for phosphate. This is fine, but you should know that during most algae blooms phosphate typically measures zero. Why? The algae is extremely proficient at removing...

I have a 90 gallon reef (new reef) with a few frags in it under a 400 watt MH. I am trying to raise my Calcium, for the little frags, above the 320 (Salifert) it is at right now, up to a 400-450ppm level. These are the things I have. Kalkwasser, SuperBuffer dKH and TurboCalcium. I have been...

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Okay, so I am running a 50 gallon refugium on a 90 gallon fish only. I have 10 fish in the tank. I wouldn't say that I have a very large bio load, I think I am far from what my system can handle. Anyway, I can see that *some* (about 3%) of the algae in my refugium has gone transparent, it...

Okay, I understand that when you enclose a beckett the idea is to make it air tight so that you can't put a valve on it and control the amount of air it sucks in with the water. I have read on many DIY sites that you need to make sure that you leave room for water to spit out of the venturi...

I find this post quite interesting. It goes contrary to the majority of current refugium (more specifically, caulerpa) knowledge. I have been running 24/7 and never had a sexual event occur. I agree with the statement earlier about Caulerpa reproducing when it believes itself to be threatened...

It has recently come to my attention that "the two Omega-3 fatty acids of primary interest are the long chain highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA for short) DHA (docosahaxaenoic acid) & EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) which come almost exclusively from marine sources." DT's claims (and I believe...

What about this, I just got a little Brine Shrimp hatchery today from a store (I know they are easy to make but I just want to "set it and forget it"). Anyway, I have heard that I can enrich them with Selco and apparently even using DT's to feed them helps to enrich them and make them better for...

Apparently Sea Grass does a better job of organic removal than mangroves (Eric Borneman - Corals). I was wondering if anyone knew where I can get some grass for my refugium. Thanks,

I second that post. Read all you can and realize that this will probably be most successful if you make it a family affair. The cost is also not even comparable to a goldfish/betta tank. A fish only system is probably your best choice. Remember to get the largest tank you can afford. Maybe...

I second that post about Bush recieving an aquarium from ATM. I heard the other day that it utilizes acrylic that is 4"-6" thick. Apparently it is already made. Cheers!

Go half your main aquarium size or larger! That is not a textbook definition, that is my personal opinion. I put a 50 gallon refugium on my 90 gallon tank a while back and my tank has never looked better. Cheers!

Like many aquarists on this board, I am returning to a natural method of filtering my aquarium. I recently installed a 50 gallon refugium on my 90g reef, complete with a DSB, Caulerpa and mangroves. After a few months the refugium has taken off, and my 90 gallon looks amazing (water quality is...

If you choose to add Iron to your refugium do so very slowly and with caution! That stuff can cause massive algae blooms if you don't know what you are doing. You mentioned that your Caulerpa is not growing very fast, I found the same thing when I first started my refugium. For me the fix was...

Thanks for putting my mind at eaze guys, one thing I have noticed change since I started using the Kalk is my water clarity. It has become so much clearer since I started using it. I think I had algae blooms all the time or something, and now that the phosphate is percipitated out it is...