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I've used a few and I keep going back to Ebo Jager. I was confused for awhile because the first one I purchased I remember it was fully submersible, but I recently purchased two new ones for my 180, and they have a line present on how far they can be submerged. Maybe I could be wrong, but no issues thus far. Overall, I've had no issues with the ones I've owned and overall have been the most reliable.

Andrew, Thanks for the Kent bottle. It was nice to meet you, your dog, and your tank. Those orange yumas look awesome.

Well I received a few comments and PMs concerning using Kent Tech M to raise magnesium to combat my GHA. I had already tried that but I was using a ESV additive. From the readings and comments, it seems Kent has a specific active ingredient that does the trick supposedly. Does anyone have a bottle laying around that I can try / purchase for a week or so?

I was intentionally raising mine to 1600 for some time, but I was using an ESV product, not Kent Tech M.

Where did you order it from?

If you're planning on doing the 2S, I would suggest going with the 1A. It is a single Askoll pump and overall a very good pump compared to the Sicce. I have been following them along with the Warner Marine K2's and the new Vertex cone Alpha 250. I think overall for the bucks and pump selection, the Alpha 250 (superb build quality from Royal Exclusiv) or 1A will be your best bet. I wish I had the bucks laying around to get the Alpha 250 as they have an introductory pricing at Premium Aquatics.

It has been quite a battle since my last update. After the dead Anthia, this then fueled the next battle. Shortly after the last update green hair algae took over the tank. It got to the point I attempted to use AlgaeFix Marine, but after the first dose, the SPS corals began to turn white. I stopped dosing and immediately completed a water change and have since increased the volume and frequency of water changes. I just completed a 40 gallon one today and tried to siphon as much GHA out. Still overwhelming, but I hope to see an improvement. I will try to complete a 40 gallon change every two weeks. I hope this makes an impact. I ended up purchasing a nitrate and phosphate kit, but they ended up undetectable. I'm assuming the GHA is consuming everything! I hope with the water change volume increased from 12 gallons to 40 gallons and frequency from one month to every two weeks will help me beat this GHA. If not, I only see a break down occurring and exit from the hobby for some time. Full Tank Shot an hour after completing the water change today. Note to self, clean glass next time! The algae was almost completely covering the sand bed, but was able to get most of it out. Please go away!

I have a sand bed, it is around 4 inches deep. I also have about 100 lbs of live rock. Overall the tank is almost 6 months old. Just shortly after this post I've had a massive outbreak of hair algae that I've been battling. I tried the AlgaeFix Marine and only after one dose, my SPS began to turn white so I stopped dosing and performed a 30 gallon water change. I have increased the volume of water changes. I was doing around 12 gallons every two weeks. I started last week with a 30 gallon change and will perform a 40 gallon change tomorrow. I plan to keep up a 40 gallon water change every week or so and I hope this allows me to beat the GHA.

Correction as it won't let me edit previous thread. Doesn't = DOES. I did buy 6 of them just over a week ago. I couldn't see an improvement thus far. I ended up doing a 40 gallon water change yesterday just because I already had it prepped prior to purchasing the AlgaeFix. I manually removed as much as I could get out through the siphoning. It looks like the AlgaeFix DOES have a slight impact on SPS. It seems they're closed up more than usual and seems to be turning whitesh. We will see. No major impact to the algae that I can tell. The next dose is tomorrow evening.

I did buy 6 of them just over a week ago. I couldn't see an improvement thus far. I ended up doing a 40 gallon water change yesterday just because I already had it prepped prior to purchasing the AlgaeFix. I manually removed as much as I could get out through the siphoning. It looks like the AlgaeFix doesn't have a slight impact on SPS. It seems they're closed up more than usual and seems to be turning whitesh. We will see. No major impact to the algae that I can tell. The next dose is tomorrow evening.

Well the wife and I stopped by Petsmart to buy a replacement coralife digital temperature gauge and what do you know, they had the AlgaeFix Marine. I went ahead and picked up a bottle and put the first dose in today. We will see how it goes. This was the last ditch effort otherwise I think I would have broke the entire thing down. If this helps put a dent into it, I will be purchasing some large tubs and will try to ease my water change routine. With this, I think I can keep up with large frequent water changes and hopefully never have this problem again.

Ok, got my test kits in today. Results from first round tests: Tank: Nitrate between 0 and .2, Phosphate 0 RO / DI Water: Both basically zero. Both test kits are brand new Salifert. I also purchased a refractometer as I've always wanted one and tests salinity. To my surprise it was at 1.021 when all my swing arms measure 1.026. I will check the calibration on it tomorrow when I get some free time and re test. Now what? I'm guessing the levels are low due to the fields of GHA I have flourishing and utilizing it all?

From the pictures I could find, I believe I have two of them.

I have two of them with no luck.

Has anyone tried this product? Anyone know if it is available local? I have been following a thread on reef central related to someone using this to battle GHA. I didn't want to use something like this, but I'm thinking it might be worth a shot to immediately make an impact while I find the source and increase water changes. My kits should be here today and will test a new batch of saltwater and specifically my source water.

That is definitely what I need. The reason I was able to initiate the tank build was convincing my wife we need a RO/DI for our water, so I bought the Buckeye with drinking water attachment kit. Thus this had to go under our kitchen sink. Even though this allowed me to kick off the tank idea with ease, it has also created a headache related to refilling top off container and water changes. I ultimately want to get a stand alone unit so I can hang it in the garage as I already have plumbing visible in order to add a water softener. This gives me the input and drain and also allows me to keep two Brutes right under it to use for water changes / top off refill. It also gets me out of the kitchen, using 5 gallon buckets to transport, and the occasional stretch of 25ft of 1/4 tubing from the kitchen when I get lazy. If only I can convince her to spend more money! Good luck to myself!

caferacermike, How deep was your sand bed just prior to your GHA horror? How deep is it now? I've read a few threads and one of the points I've pulled from them is related to depth of sand bed. It seems those with 3-5" removed sand to leave about 1-2" and had much better luck related to troublesome algae. My tank is still just under six months, so I didn't think it would have an impact yet, but have been thinking about it. Hmmm, water changes!!!!! I guess I should invest in some new equipment related to water changes. They're a massive chore as of now. Time for the Brute Buckets I guess to ease the burden. I sometimes ponder why I enjoy this hobby so much!

I may have to borrow your purple tang!!! Not sure if I can put anymore tangs in my tank and have them play nice. Between the yellow, sailfin, and Powder blue, I think I'm stocked when it comes to tangs. They haven't made a dent in it!

Anyone know anyone locally?

Yep, remember that I had previously dosed Mg to raise the levels to 1600+ ppm in attempt to rid my GHA. The test was done a week after a water change, so the water change is slowly bringing the level down. I dosed more after the test to raise it back up to 1600+. I will give it one more week and will suspend dosing if I don't see any "death" related to the GHA as a result of it.

UPDATE: Did tests on Sunday with what I have and also placed order for Phosphate and Nitrate kits. PH: 8.1-8.2 KH: 9 dKH CA: 430-440 ppm Mg: 1550 ppm I also picked up six Mexican Turbo snails, so hopefully they along with the two sea hares I already have will start putting a dent in it. I hope to get a refugium up and running in the next two weeks, so if it is nitrates, hopefully this will begin to consume that excess nutrients and starve the GHA.