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    loosing colors and cohesion

    I'm a her, actually :) It can help, if what the macros need is nutrients like nitrate (through bacteria) or even a little phosphate (often in food). If what the macros are lacking is elements in the water like iron, then no.
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    loosing colors and cohesion

    I know I answered a few of your questions on another forum, but I don't think you posted your phosphate level there. If its 0, that's a big problem for delicate macroalgae. They at least need some phosphate. Could be your problem here. Adding some iodide and iron could help, but I would also...
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    How to properly trim cheato?

    Those are the Tigriopus californicus (aka Tigger pods) that I culture, not in tank, just dose them for fish/coral treats occasionally.
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    How to properly trim cheato?

    That it is. I put a tiny ball in a 20 gallon sump packed to the brim with hair algae (pod and mysis growing factory :) ), kind of expected it to lose the nutrient battle. The sump was literally an almost solid blob of hair algae. Instead, the chaeto started to grow, and eventually all the...
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    How to properly trim cheato?

    Got pods? :D Put it on HD to see the little guys in detail http://youtu.be/XHbSCZObB3M
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    How to properly trim cheato?

    Glad the dragon's breath is doing good :) You would probably see a little faster growth as two balls, simply because more of the algae is getting light, especially if they're tumbling.
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    How to properly trim cheato?

    I much rather prefer to simply pull a few handfuls off the main blob. Using scissors to cut the chaeto often makes a bunch of little pieces that are annoying and can clog pumps.
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    Macro photography (corals and macroalgae)

    I need to post some more pics now that I've had the macro lens for awhile, I'm much better at using it :)
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    A Picture A Day......

    That's awesome Paul :)
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 10, Experiment 1 (Nov 14th) Compartment 1: No change (16 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: No change (10 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 6 AEFW present Compartment 3: No change (10 total egg clusters to date), all 10 AEFW present...
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 9, Experiment 1 (Nov 13th) Compartment 1: 2 new egg clusters (16 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: No change (10 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 6 AEFW present Compartment 3: No change (10 total egg clusters to date), all 10 AEFW...
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 8, Experiment 1 (Nov 12th) Compartment 1: No change (14 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: 1 new egg cluster (10 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 6 AEFW present Compartment 3: No change (10 total egg clusters to date), all 10 AEFW...
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 7, Experiment 1 (Nov 11th) Compartment 1: 2 new egg clusters (14 total to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: No change (9 total egg clusters to date), all remaining 6 AEFW present Compartment 3: 1 new egg cluster (10 total to date), all 10 AEFW present Compartment 4...
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 6, Experiment 1 (Nov 10th) Compartment 1: 3 new egg clusters (2 very small, 12 total to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: 2 new egg clusters (9 to date), 1 AEFW dead, 6 AEFW present Compartment 3: 3 new egg clusters (9 to date), all 10 AEFW present Compartment 4...
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    AEFW experiments and study

    Day 5, Experiment 1 (Nov 9th) Compartment 1: 2 new egg clusters (9 to date), all remaining 5 AEFW present Compartment 2: 2 new egg clusters (7 to date), all remaining 7 AEFW present Compartment 3: 1 new egg cluster (6 to date), all 10 AEFW present Compartment 4: No change, all 10 AEFW...
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