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Hello everyone, I apologize this is lengthy... So it appears I am running into an issue. Like clock work every night starting about 6pm for the last several months I get the formation of many many many bubbles along my sand and live rock. Along with it is this stringy green algae issue that...

how do u get rid of a algae out break and how to prevent it?

I have some dried out rock that was once live rock that has been sitting in my garage for over a year (covered up). It was at one point infested with bubble algae. Will the bubble algae come back after putting it back into a new tank? Is it just laying dormant in my old liverock or should...

I have a7 gallon mini reef set-up. all of a sudden green alage is all over the place will this hurt my corals?

I found this on my live rock? Its pink with a clear film on it?? Is it cyano algae?? Will it kill my tank?

Whats up TRT, i was laying in bed last night thinking of my best option for getting rid of my GHA that is plaguing my tank. My plan is to take the rock out scrub it in a bucket of RO and let it sit for 24-48 hours doing this one piece at a time until all pieces are clean, than throwing...

So spent the weekend, most yesterday, making water and filling the tank. Got the tank full, but not the sump. Have a powerhead keeping the water circulating. Woke up this morning and really don't feel well. Could do some light work on the tank, but don't see filling the sump today. Two...

currently iam useing 84 led each 3watt 42 white and 42 royal blue in 150G tank 48*24*30 my tank height is high of about 30" before i used 2*150watt 14K MH time of light in MH is 10am to 5pm now in led i got 2 timer so royal blue will on at 9am at 10am white will be on and both run until 5pm...

hi guys first post, i have a 20L with a hanging filter on one side and a powerhead doing about 125gph at the other end. every time i clean my tank, within the next 1-3 days it will be completely brown. all the sand that is exposed to the light has a dark brown covering, but if stirred up the...

I got this alage takeing over in my tank I can't keep up buy pulling it off with forceps. Its bushy green alage it almost looks like stringy fern leafs I have blue leg,scarlet,mexican red leg hermets and all types of snails and a sea slug and they don't seem to like it so I heard a bicolor...

I have a ton not like a little on the rocks or on the glass. It's all over the back of the tank covering my corals, rocks, the heater.and it's really annoying. Anny one have a any thing to get rid of it all.

What if i was to go out and buy a decent size storage box made of plastic that is a solid color so sun light cant penetrate it fill it with salt water get a lot of water movement and filtration and an air line and put the top on it would it kill the red alage cause no sun light but not ruen the...

Hello again :D Will a seahare eat green slim algae? It is not hairy or long, it has very similiar characteristics as red slime but it is green. Tank has been running for almost 1 year. Thanks

I have a 20 gallon long tank, right now i only have 6 1/2 pounds of live rock (for now im trying to save up money to get up to about 20 pounds) 4 turbo snails, 3 reef hermits, and a damsel in it. I change about 2 gallons of water every week, since i have no skimmer, but i have green alage...

I am new to salt water tanks, and am starting with a biocube. Its been running for about a week with live rock and sand in it. There is now brown alage growing on the live rock and the sand on the bottom. Is this normal? and how do I get rid of it? Any suggestions?