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Patrick Happy Birthday. Sorry I am late, but just having a senior moment.

Sorry that everyone is having problems with their lagoons. Like Patrick stated in an earlier post it's probably too much light which is causing most of the problems. As far as the feather algae is concerned whenever you see the stems turning white pull out of the tank, same is true with more than 50 percent of the leave turning white. That is not new growth. My lagoon seem to be doing fine. Click on photo for more detail.

How accurate are API test kits? Are they acceptible. I know that RCA used them for their test.

Grog I purchased a green bubble tip at the last meeting as well and I noticed today that it had split into two as well. I haven't been paying any attention to my tank for the last week so I do not know when it happened. My tank has a large amount of macro algae so it seems like things are always getting lost or hidden in it. First time for me.

Chaeto normally does not go sexual

Guys the algae went sexual on you. Subsea is right. the intense lighting is causing the problem. My 40 gal breeder with the leds, the feather algae will go sexual if the photo period is too long. My 34 gal Red Sea with the pc lights has the same algae and as yet to go sexual. No worry just remove the dead plants before the start to decay and release the NO3 and PO4.

Yes, I have some codium. It is very slow growing. The window is always open except if I am taking photos. The tank stays around 78.

A couple of updated photos. Having a terrible algae problem. Macro that is. Stuff is growing wildly and I believe the tank and it's inhabitants are now in equilibrium now.

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Good point Grog. Your live sand was true live sand from the seabed then shipped wet, not bagged and setting on a shelf.

Bagged from a LFS

I was reading some post and the subject of bagged live sand from a LFS was mentioned. How many of you good folks buy into in it and why. Opinions of why it could be a waste of money. Not talking about sand that you received from another tank or sand that you grabbed from the bottom of the gulf. Store bought live sand.

I have purchased most of my live stock from shane. He might not have the largest selection of livestock or drygoods, but everything that he has, he uses and his livestock survives. As far as ARC is concerned ask him why he doesn't care for it and then make up your mind. He has good points. To be honest with you, we talk all the time and he really doesn't care about this site, but who does everyone want to drill their tank or build a sump for them. The man hears the same stories all the time you can take his advice or not on how to fix them. People are upset that he doesn't give discounts, why should he, he is trying to make a living and besides it gets old everyone wants an education, but doesn't want to pay the tuition. Buy things at his store and make it worth his time to talk to you.

I have a home for some babies already. Plenty of cover and all little fish in the tank. I also bought a green tipped anenome for them. Let me know.

Thank you Thank you It was a very nice party.

Actually, if you do a water test everything should be just fine. The Ph might have dropped alittle.

That is so funny. Bet it's in the high rent district.

It can be plugged into a receiver? Then it will work?

Great post ClarkiiCircus

Patrick and I are appealing to anyone that has a phonograph to let us know if you can bring it to the meeting tomorrow. We would like to use it to listen to some Justin Wilson records while we are eating mud bugs. Please advise. It will be good for a laugh.

Patrick and I are appealing to anyone that has a phonograph to let us know if you can bring it to the meeting tomorrow. We would like to use it to listen to some Justin Wilson records while we are eating mud bugs. Please advise.

I have alot more algae in my tank and it's only 40 gals vs. 135. There is about 2-3 lbs of different types of Macro's and there is not enought food for it to compete and it could be starving for food. Calurpa will do whatever it has to, to try to survive. Also when it goes sexual it's only 1 or 2 runners. It's not like a large mass goes sexual at one time. If I have fish that would eat it, the calurpa probably would not release the spores. Plus you have to remember that I am using 30 watts white leds and 30 watt blue leds. I also get 7-9 hours of varying natural light from the window behind the tank. The growth is fine with plenty of white leaf extension everyday. Actually, all the other species are doing fine, it could be that in this particular setup that the red algae are out competing the feather. Both of the green algaes that you gave me clipping of are just doing fine and growing. However, the one type of feather calurpa that you gave me that has the tri-leaves seems like it is covered with dirt. Even blowing the leaves off with a powerhead doesn't seem to remove that. I put some in the 34 gal tank acouple of weeks ago and it is growing at a moderate pace. No problems in that tank. I think that you might have a different species in the 135. Anyway, I will bring you some red grape and some flame this weekend. Also some blue mushrooms.

Actually, it is the third time. I am trying to push it too hard. 13 hours of light a day. I honestly think it happens when I add the Iron. But I think that it's the species that I have.

That's it. The fish provide the NO3 and PO4 for the plants. I feed brine shrimp,rotiers,and Rod's.

All I can say is that all the live rock for my lagoon tank came from Fishy Business and I have had no problems.

Was the rock free of pest? Besides if you get a manyis shrimp, someone here will probably buy it.