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I think you need to cover your tank and let it be invisible for like a month or 2 and than uncover it. don't even look at the tank for a couple weeks and keep your hands away from it. touch something else if you have the urge to touch the tank. lol once again patience is the key

i've got 2 pendants hanging, they have the black casing. im loving it. im not sure exactly what brand they are. but they look like icecaps i believe. they're 250w single end MH.

yeah seriously lol i'd love to go and cherry pick

bubble algae? http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2V_z-617aI0/SUOcseSXouI/AAAAAAAABts/q1NQRLusiss/s400/Bubble%2BAlgae.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hafa-adive.blogspot.com/2008/12/mystery-balls.html&usg=__-wTr5pRC7-PJggXVDn5YtOHu2Sg=&h=377&w=400&sz=26&hl=en&start=0&sig2=bbCmGzP0oRb-7U0YGEm6dA&zoom=1&tbnid=YihXaDge9KX4-M:&tbnh=160&tbnw=162&ei=r_iYTJvBNoHGlQe5oOz5Dw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbubble%2Balgae%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26biw%3D758%26bih%3D824%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Div&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=266&oei=r_iYTJvBNoHGlQe5oOz5Dw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&tx=39&ty=117

The first time i did that, it killed one of my fish. Because the junk in the sand came up. Second time no fishies around, fish could go in the bucket, then went to town on the sand. I definitely recommend taking the fish out if you're able too. Yes the moving around of rocks is also required. But at the end it's much cleaner.

what type of lights do you have?

i wonder if there's an actual tool/monitor that's out on the market for measuring these types of things. google time it is.

how would you even measure this issue accurately? for me i'd love to have 10x turnover in my main tank. but i don't think that's happening.

patience grasshopper, patience.

i have a 300 micron sock that i bought. both my return pipes go directly into the sock and i secured it with a zip tie. dramatic difference in noise level.

if only i had the money. thats a gorgeous fish

this stuff was rampant in my tank, i setup a refugium and it took about a month for it to go away.

Eric- yeah great minds think alike. I placed a sock filter inside the main tank where the pipe is coming from the sump. After all i've done today. Finally things are looking up a bit. water is getting clearer. I still see dirty rocks and some places on the sand is dirty, But i'll give my fish some rest and wait till tomorrow to deal with the rocks and sand. Right now all fish are active and corals are open, my salinity is down a bit, actually way down for my liking but i'll deal with that as the day goes on. so this is just another thing to learn from. hopefully other people will read this and won't have to go through this mess.

so i did 15 gallons of water change. it helped but not to my satisfaction atleast. i've also scrubbed the glass on the inside before hand. patience running low.

would anyone recommend a particular brand of carbon?

Jon definitely something i'll be doing from now on. Bowie i believe it was a marineland brand i bought. been awhile since i bought it. don't have the bottle anymore.

yes, this carbon was used for a little before probably for a week before. before placing it in play again i rinsed it.

my water has turned almost black because of the carbon. i guess huge water change is in store for me.

i think i'll stick with paper and pencil. lol seems to complicated to use. the sketchup software. autocad is to expensive.

Im looking to build my own stand and cap, i'd like some recommendations on either software or websites to use to design my build and put in the measurements and anything else related to builds.

what is lovettsville near?

i put disregard because i figured out what was wrong. lol i just feel really stupid

i think the sock i have right now is a 7 inch sock currently but im not sure what micron it is.

I need a filter sock that can handle up too 1200GPH, right now i have a mag12 and CPR CS102 Overflow running into the sump. The filter socks i have right now can't handle it. The water is flowing out of the sock. So i was wondering if anyone can recommend something.

disregard