BigWyll

It has been a while since I last posted. I have been using the Aqua Lifter as my pump for my ATO and changing the diaphragm when the pump stops working. Just found out they no longer sell the diaphragm repair kit. Any recommendation for a cheap replacement?

+1 on check the heater. Could be a small crack that doesnt effect the temps. Also, how do the snails look. My first indication of faulty heaters was there were no snails on the glass.

RODI water

I've blasted some of the harder to reach monster aptasia with boiling water. But beware It kills what ever you spray. So if its close to corals, it's not the best idea. The heat made the turkey baster a mini guiser so it's hard to control where it released.

In that case the sandbed never "settles." Simular to having active sand stirers in your tank. You don't have to worry about diatoms blooms on the sandbed, right? Just trying to figure out if I'm learning or if not, how far off course I am.

Question: isn't disturbing the sandbed like restarting a cycle? Whether it is 2" or 6" deep the surface is no longer th surface and the bottom is no longer the bottom so things living in the sand have to re-settle. That would give diatoms the opportunity to bloom while the live sand get adjusted to it's new environment, right?

I had the same problem in a 55 gallon tank. What I did was use boiling water to kill all the aiptasia I could see. Especially the larger ones. Then I put 8 pepperment shrimp to eat anything that may spawn from what I killed. My display has been clean every since. But then I noticed aiptasia growing in my sump. So now I do the same in the sump. Kill what I see. Let the shrimp handle the rest. The some of the shrimp in my display ended up in my sump so it worked out well. Another option is to cycle each rock in a qt tank with pepperment shrimp. Kill what you see and let them take care of the rest. I believe this is recommeded for using Nudibranch also. This will keep the shrimp or nudi safe while eating aiptasia

Wow... that's creepy. Just happen to me two days ago.

I live down the street. I often go there when I have questions. They younger brother (I assume) has helped me alot in the past. Even gave me some open box stuff free once. But the prices do change from just above market value to darn good deal. Thanks for letting me know it was because of my suit and tie. Now when I go there I take pictures, do research, come back and buy if I like it.

I belive I skipped one or two too many water changes and my Purple Monster frag went from deep purple to lavender and then one of the growths started dieing. Nitrates and phos were near zero but I have noticed cotton candy algae growing in parts of the tank. What I've done is a 20% water change and change my phos reactor and carbon. Adjusted powerhead to get more circulation near sand bed.

I thought it was only my clown. When scraping the glass my yellow tail damsels will attack the scrapper. Only the clown waits until I'm cleaning the lower glass and bites at my knuckles. Luckily it's just over an inch. I didn't know they can draw blood.

Thank you. For the dragon soul favia... Is it okay to leave it on the sand or should it be placed on LR to continue to grow?