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Old 01/04/2008, 10:05 PM
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I will pester Klaus again for a BK Ext. manual. We have manuals on the mini's and the internals but not the externals. Glad to hear the skimmer is performing nicely Ben.
Thank you sir!
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:06 PM
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The mysterious white growths on your rock look like sponges to me. I've got them all over the place in my sump.
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:07 PM
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Ben, They look similar to Grantia or Scypha sp. sponges but it might be a different species. I use to have these in an old reef tank many years ago. They typically do well in overflows, sumps, or in dark areas of the aquarium with good flow.
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:22 PM
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common name "pineapple sponge"...

not sure about the pipe fitting as that is a Dahn Nguyen mod. The retail mods may be different.
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:25 PM
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The mysterious white growths on your rock look like sponges to me. I've got them all over the place in my sump.
I agree, I have them in my canister filter, as I don't have a sump.
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:33 PM
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Why do I get this peanut gallery comment every time?
Hey, you ventured into the peanut gallery, what the heck did you expect!?
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Old 01/04/2008, 10:37 PM
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Oh, and thanks for the pics, btw.

Can you get a close up of the fuzzy stuff that's on the rocks in this picture?:


Looks a heck of a lot, from a distance, like the stuff I've been fighting for quite a while. If it is the same stuff, I'd like to know what you are doing/have done about it, because I just can't get rid of it.
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Old 01/04/2008, 11:09 PM
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Oh, and thanks for the pics, btw.

Can you get a close up of the fuzzy stuff that's on the rocks in this picture?:


Looks a heck of a lot, from a distance, like the stuff I've been fighting for quite a while. If it is the same stuff, I'd like to know what you are doing/have done about it, because I just can't get rid of it.
On those rocks are at least three different kinds of algae. The fuzzy, hairy stuff is brand new -- it popped up over the two week break while I was gone. It's almost certainly because the autofeeder dumped in more food than was eaten or skimmed out. Totally nutrient driven.

For a while my tank had TONS of that fuzzy stuff all over every rock, but I came back from a weekend trip a few months ago and it was pretty much completely gone. Mostly the rocks now just have a very short, dark algae growing on them. It reminds me of what a lot of rocks look like in the ocean, so I'm not too concerned about it.

I still haven't plumbed the GFO reactor. I suspect reducing phosphates to zero will kill off a lot more of it.

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Old 01/05/2008, 08:38 AM
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How about an FTS?
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Old 01/05/2008, 08:40 AM
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The fuzzy hairy stuff I've got is just that when it's short, but if I let it go it turns into blobby snotty stuff (that's the scientific name, I believe) with some bubbles in it. From the descriptions I've read of dino's, I've been assuming what I've got IS dino's. Did any of yours turn into the blobby snotty stuff?
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Old 01/05/2008, 12:22 PM
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yeah FTS please! And have you tested for Phos yet?
Can't wait to see this one in person.
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Old 01/05/2008, 03:37 PM
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The fuzzy hairy stuff I've got is just that when it's short, but if I let it go it turns into blobby snotty stuff (that's the scientific name, I believe) with some bubbles in it. From the descriptions I've read of dino's, I've been assuming what I've got IS dino's. Did any of yours turn into the blobby snotty stuff?
I currently have one rock with the blobby snotty stuff with bubbles. When I came back from Christmas it had popped up like that. I assumed either the water was nutrient-poor enough to prevent it, or the tangs were eating it all up as fast as it grew.

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Old 01/05/2008, 03:40 PM
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yeah FTS please! And have you tested for Phos yet?
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Yeah, my last test was in early December, and it showed 0.10 to 0.15. (I can't remember the units off hand?)

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Old 01/05/2008, 09:24 PM
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So maybe what I've got isn't dino's. Hmmm...

Thanks for the info!
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:16 PM
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I's say its dinoflagellates as well. I've been fighting them too. If I blow the stringy stuff off with a powerhead, my skimmer catches a lot of it. I have heard that breaking up your light cycle throws their reproduction off, or actually leaving your lights off for a few days.

Jonathan, just won an epic battle with them. Maybe he'll recap.

I would have thought that the huge skimmer would have more than taken care of any nutrient spike from overfeeding. (?)

Ben, I'd just drill a drain hole in the base of that skimmer and tap it for a drain valve. Or, use a Uniseal for a 1/2" drain valve.

Those are incredible zoas!! Thanks for the updates!
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:32 PM
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Recap:

Got 'em BAD! I think a series of events led up to the dino explosion including but not limited to the Summer heat wave raising the tank temp to 82F - 83F on consecutive days, killing off about 50 Mexican Turbos. That then fouled the water enough to start killing off about 5000+ small snails. It just got worse and worse.

What I did and maybe not exactly in the right chronological order:

1. lots of water changes;
2. lots of blowing them off;
3. lowered light period;
4. sugar dosing;
5. Lights out for 3 days
6. started 1 hour nap in middle of light cycle (which I still have);
7. Stopped doing water changes;
8. raised pH
9. ran skimmer very wet.
10. All Gone.

I may have missed something. I have a horrible memory, but I know that somewehre I have posted this recap at least once before.
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Old 01/08/2008, 09:45 PM
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I agree... I don't think you have to be a kid to take a nap. I'm going to start taking a nap in the middle of my light cycle too.
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