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    This is amazing!!!

    So my screen finally filled out with greenish algae. Water quality is excellent and now I have all sorts of cool things growing on my live rock. Little white sponges are popping up everywhere, some...
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    I may have found the problem. salt creep all over the bulbs. why didnt I think of this before............
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    Re: question

    my internet is messed up cant upload pics right now. I have 4 23w cf on a 8x12 screen all within 4 inches of screen. I have a pic of it on my old posts though. my lights are only off for 6 hours a day
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    question about nuisance algae

    So ive been running my atf for a few weeks now and all my nutrients are at zero. Algae is starting to grow everywhere in the tank. The only growth I am getting on the screen is that thin layer of...
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    Re: Got it going

    nutrients are way down. Im down to 5ppm nitrates and phosphates are almost at zero the color doesnt match anything on the card from the test kit but the algae seems to mainly be growing on the piece...
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    Re: Got it going

    just wanted to give an update. I came home from work today and algae has started to grow all over the rocks. I re-read the faq and this is from phosphate leaking out from the rocks now?
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    Re: Got it going

    So I cleaned the screen and its already coated with that brown gunk again. Do I clean it now or do I wait the full 7 days?
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    Re: wow glad I found this site

    reef frontiers. I contacted the admis and asked why. and he said he wasnt really sure what happened but reinstated me. it happened right after I asked about turf scrubbers.
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    Re: Got it going

    so far nitrates have gone from 20 ppm to 10 ppm. Everything else is the same. 55 gal corner tank. its a new tank with only 2 fish so Im not sure if I have enough stocked to get really good growth...
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    Re: Got it going

    A buddy of uses 2 screens back to back. he said they hold more but I went back to one. Just did my first cleaning and both screens were coated with brown algae.
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    Got it going

    well here it is 6 days in starting to get some growth it was only slightly brownish went I went to bed last night an here it is now :) I already have millions of pods its pretty amazing and exciting
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    Re: wow glad I found this site

    Well I was talking about scrubbers on another forum and they banned my account and deleted the post. as far as the actual building goes I hooked it all up but water was getting everywhere so Im...
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    Re: wow glad I found this site

    I cant wait to get rid of that skimmer. I have to adjust it twice a day. I was thinking of putting a screen in each chamber so I can alternate between cleanings. I went out and bought tons of stuff...
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    Re: wow glad I found this site

    [attachment=0:1rta18n4]2011-07-03 11.48.47.jpg[/attachment:1rta18n4]Ahh I love forums like this. Im gonna have to track down a tape measure. Im not sure if I could fit a 10x10 in my sump. What about...
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    wow glad I found this site

    Im new to reefing. Just set up a 55g corner tank. Cycled the tank and now have 2 sapphire damsels. Of course after I spent tons of money on sump/refug I come across this site and I I have to say I...
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