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I don't want to hijack this thread so say something DATA and I will start a new one. I am running GFO currently and the sand is only a few months old and I really don't like the look of no sand, though that would be better than the look of an underwater jungle. I was going to make a scrubber but have not been able to visualize one that will work for my setup. I have seen the ones that sit above the sump and run down the mesh, this looks like it would work the best but it is a lot of materials wasted if it does not work. With the mixed reviews I have seen on scrubbers I have been slow to try that idea. I do need to get a ton of cheato for my fuge, the last bit I had died off but I have some feather culp that is running strong. I will try to find some cheato near me and pluck as much GHA this weekend as I can and see if that will start to stem the tide. Thanks all and DATA for starting this thread with the perfect title.

I am reading 0 ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. My phosphates are around .01 as read by a hanna checker. The tank is only 10 months old and has very few inhabitants (2 clowns, 1 tang, 1 small wrasse, assorted CUC). The sand is new but the rock I got from someone else, the only thing I can think of at this point is maybe it needs to be cooked to release anything pent up in the rock.

BRK usually has the Apex.

the reason I posed the question was I have seen my tank which was running around 7.8 PH (no CA reactor) rise dramatically when I opened the windows. I have had the GHA issue for 6+ months and for a few weeks in the middle it seemed to be all dying off and not returning. This time frame lined up with fall and when my windows where open consistently. Since Winter started and the windows were mostly closed I have noticed the GHA start to be more prolific and my normal PH rise to 8.3 consistently. I have tried 2 sea hares a month apart and both starved within a week while sitting on a GHA patch, for some reason they did not eat my GHA. When they first entered the tank they ate a small patch and then stopped. Both sea hares were confirmed to be GHA eaters before I bought them. I am trying to get an airline to the outside connected to my skimmer but the distance the air needs to be sucked is making the skimmer not produce much foam. My goal is to add an inline fan and positive air flow to the air intake.

Random question for the experts, could a home with high CO2 cause GHA to thrive?

I am using one, it is nice to see the swings in conductivity that happen daily based on the temp. Overall it really has not done a lot for the tank other then being another reading that will change from the norm if something goes wrong. If I knew what I know now I would have got the second PH probe and stuck it in my QT tank along with a temp sensor and that would have been alot more useful. But I like readings and technology so I but stuff just to play with anyway.

I am pretty sure those are photoshopped. Though Cleveland was on the 1000 bill.

Hermit -y The soundtrack makes it sound delicious

Did you check out these videos? http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/brs-tv/carbon-gfo-videos

I use a mag5 to feed a manifold (a pvc pipe capped on both ends with several threaded ts on it so I can add on in the future), two of the t's go to my two single reactors. I have too much flow as is but have room for expansion, but I also have a ton of space around my sump as it is in a room behind a wall so my decision was based on ease not price or space.

I would go with two singles so you can control flow to each independently. As well as keep one running if you need to change out the other. But it depends on what you want to spend and if you have the space. I run two singles with a single pump so I do not need to worry about having two pumps and outlets, etc.

I bought one of these for installing a light and it has been awesome for getting into my tank. Very sturdy and pretty slip resistant. Also great palce to set a bucket next to you while working off the floor. I also use it to wash my truck and have never slipped on it. It was worth every penny. Werner work platform

petland is having a sale today too.

Spirorbid Worms maybe. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/spirorbid_worms.html

+1. Would also like to know if it is better or complimentary to macros in the fuge/sump