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As requested.. Still along way to go but I think things are starting to take shape...

I thought that scrubbing and reducing light would only delay the inevitable, as eventually I will have to turn the lights up again.. (my sps wouldn't be very happy either!) I have been slowly increasing the time that the halides are on and noticed that everytime I do this, the rocks go a little greener.. The coralline that is growing now is red.. At first it was the purple coralline that was growing but this has really slowed down to be taken over by red coraline and brown spots (??? Not sure what these are?).. I've been asking myself the same question about mature tanks!! The only parameter that I haven't got under control is nitrate. I have been doing 10% water changes every week.. How are your nitrate levels? apart from reducing food (which I have done already), what would yo recommend to bring nitrates down to zero (I am already growing macroalgae in the sump)

Latest Pics... btw, I solved the microbubble issue by reducing the flow to the return pump.. All the filter floss served no purpose!! amazing how you stumble upon solutions Here is my regal tang hiding behind my gonio... Juvenile Emperor.. The white bits on its fins seem to appear and then dissapear.. Don't think that it's ich but nodules growing over wounds.. Nice shrooms Polyp extension... and another

Hi Guys.. Have had this Gonio for three weeks now and it's been behaving very well... but today, for the first time it seems to have blown up... Is this normal???

Thanks for the replies.. I'm using rowaphos already (hence the zero phosphate reading). Phosphate was registering before I started using rowaphos.. Don't really want to scrub the rocks cause that will just get rid of all the coraline that's been growing.. Any other suggestions?

Hi Guys, Here is my problem.... Tank 3 months old Parameters: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 5 Phosphate: 0 Large skimmer, good flow (35x +), using RO/DI Water, using macro algae in sump, lighting Geiseman Infinity 2x 250W + 4 x 54W (Halides on for 5 hours and the rest for 12), loads and loads of critters No hair algae but this green coating.. Will it go? Coraline is encroaching on all the rocks but a little too slowly for me! Is all this down to nitrate??? I know lighting plays a part but by turning it down am I not delaying what will happen when I switch the halides on for longer time periods? Any suggestions would be helpful!!!

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Skimmer Action... I get this ever day nearly... Am using lots of Rowaphos and have stopped turning the halides on.. Rocks covered in algae... Paramaters: PH: 8.2 Amonia: Undetectable using salifert kit Nitrite: Same as above Nitrat: 5-10 PPM... Phosphate: Undetectable I think I'm going to try to grow some macro-algae in the sump.. In your experience, how long did your initial algae blooms last???

Really beautiful tank!

Harold! Gouldian.. You are right but I'm way too impatient PH kept creeping up so I hooked up the CO2 canister to the skimmer... Seems to have brought things under control.. I hope!!

These are the biggest I could get! I didn't think that they were small at all.. The base ones are quite big... Don't really have any dead spots at all... The smaller rocks at the top were the best way to hide the overflow...

There are pipes that go from the top of the overflow all the way across the back of the tank. The pipes have small holes in them. I can divert all the return through this flush system every couple o days to clear any debris that has settled in dead spots behind the rocks..