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I gotta say I'm about ready to throw in the towel. Been dosing peroxide for about a week now, seems to have little effect on the dinos. Cutting back on lighting. Used PH Buffer to raise to 8.4. I put some buffer in my new ATO (Hydor) and the system put WAY too much top off water in the system...

DINOS! MY WORST ENEMY THUS FAR! Been fighting them for a couple months....at first I though diatoms, they'll starve out....then hair algae, tossed a bag of GFO in my sump...then bought a RO/DI system and started a GFO reactor, nd did about 4 water changes in a week....got worse.....forum hopped...

picture of the color loss

Thanks! Upon learning it was dynos i did run a carbon bag for awhile, I've since taken it out....debating whether or not I should run an aggressive amount of carbon AND gfo in the new reactor, changing frequently...thoughts? I did a blackout a few weeks back and while it did help decrease the...

After a couple of months trying to fight off an 'algae' issue, I've done some research and have come to the conclusion that I have Dinos. I spent a good chunk of the afternoon yesterday blowing what I could loose with a baster and siphoning through a sock over and over again. I also ordered a...

Another update! Made myself a pair of 1/2" overflows out of PVC, both hooked up to a pair of Tom aqua lifters just to be safe....a little unsightly but it does the job. Made a sump out of a 20 gallon, rocking a Bubble Magus Curve 5, refugium section and an Eheim Compact+ 2000. I still have...

Newest addition....I know it's an open brain, but not sure what kind?

anyone?

I guess I should scrub it off? Still really wanna know what it is!

with a little work I was able to get a good pic with my phone, I'm impressed! lol

Hi, I just noticed 2 of these things on my glass on the side of my tank down near the sandbed, I couldn't get a clear picture of them but they almost look like the veins of a leaf.....kind of a root like line with smaller ones coming off of then, and some off of them....kinda like a root...

My new tank, not very stocked yet but it'll get there :)

I like the look of it, and my lfs and very little stock when I went, I know it's a small reef safe friendly fish. I was gonna get 2 but I think I'm happy with the 1 they had left.....Not much of a personality compared to the clowns though, hes only been in for 5 days so maybe he'll spunk up :)

I haven't posted an update in a little while.....got the new 180w 16000k razor on there now with a zoo, a hammer and a toadstool, 2 clowns, a benggai, and a peppermint shrimp.....loving the lights, they look beautiful!!!

Ordered a MaxSpect 160w 16000k unit today....:)

Got my clean up crew started! 6 Astreas and 6 Hermits (Dwarf Zebra) and a peppermint shrimp....in a couple days I want to add some nassarius snails, the store didn't have any today

thanks guys! rearranged my rock today and found another something....looks like a starfish? Please fill me in :)

1-Aiptasia?

after a couple minutes of gazing I've noticed some things.....I don't know what they are, can anyone help?