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thanks cedric! I don't think the slim is from the worms you mentioned. It's actually attaching to some part of acros and causes stress thus bleaching the part where the slim is over a day or two. Its spread by the day. Removed for my vortech when i cleaned it today. It looks like a red brown film.

Thank you for your appreciation! It really took a long time for me to finish this aquascape. This was totally different approach from my old tank where I just piled up the Live Rocks. I used epoxy to attached the LRs together outside the tank. I wanted to have a aquascape with three island and two of which is connected with a bridge. I wanted the structure to be the right size so as to still have the minimalist and open look. I remember drawing the actual design before implementing. The actual building is very tedious as not all of my LR fits my design and we need to cut/break the LR into pieces. We waited piece by piece while we wait for the epoxy to dry and connect another LR until we achieve the desired design. It took us almost two months and fortunately i have a helper to do it for me while i was working. thank you for the tips on dosing supplements. I hope i would be able to setup and install my dosing pump for automation. BTw, I have some problem which i dont know what and i want to get rid of this. Its some sort of slim which i have been having for the past two weeks. Would appreciate if you can give me information on what this is. I have attached a picture of one of my acro (would like to know what is this acro) with the slim that i am talking about.

HI there! I am from the Philippines and have been reefing for about 2 years. I have been a member of sgreefclub online since last year and have enjoyed reading and browsing. I am mesmerized by the beauty of the tanks here like that of Lemons. I would like to share with you my current tank and some plans. I hope my post is ok here even if i dont live in Singapore. Tank System Specs: Display Tank: 180gals EURO brancing 1/2inch glass Sump: 80 gals Total Water volume with displacement: 220 gallons Equipment: RIO HF32 (1920gph) MP40w 2 sets twin Barrel Sunsun 1 set (will be buying one more for the right side) Super Reef Octo 5000 internal skimmer Chiller 1HP Hailea BP biopellet reactor Bubble Magus Dosing Pump (have yet to install) Lighting: DIY 3w LEDs with optics 60degree - 144pcs Blue (450nm) LEDS on from 12pm to 10pm White (14K) LEDS on from 1pm to 900pm Current Water Parameter Ammonia - 0 (API) Nitrite - 0 (API) Nitrate - 0 (API) Salinity - 1.026 Temperature - 26 degree C Alkalinity - 6.5-7.5 dkh (API) Phosphate - 0 (API) 0 (ELOS); Hanna Spectrometer ULR - 3 ppb phosphorus = .009ppm phosphate (actually quite confused with this reading as when i tested it first time last friday the result was 15ppb=.046ppm and when tested early this Saturday it was 9ppb = .0276 ppm and now i tested in the evening it was 3ppb); DO you think the quick drop of phosphate is possible to happen? I am think if the kit is defective. I followed the steps strictly. Fishes: (I actually cannot add another fish as they quickly get infected and die in a weeks time) Hawaiian Yellow Tang Blue Tang Bicolor Angel Melagris Leopard Wrasse Copper Line Cardinal 3 pcs You can view my tank below which have been running since January 2011. I plan to have an SPS dominated mixed reef with softies and LPS which are safe for angels and butterflies. I am really inspired by the selection of fishes LEMON has in this tank. I would love to hear your suggestion and comments on how i could better improve my system. Also, i would like some help in dosing amount of supplements ALk, Cal, and Mag. I strictly followed the instructions of Randy's 2 part solution and dosing calculator. However, the dosing amount per supplement suggested in the calculator is actually way too high. I now having trouble determining really the amount of dosage i should put in my tank so that i can also install my dosing pump. Another concern which i would like your guidance and help is with the slime diatom algae which is making my tank dirty and nuisance to my coralline and some of my ACROs. I would believe that this algae should not be present in the tank as the Phosphate is already low as per titration test and spectro test. I don't know if i should add Rowaphos or just do nothing and wait it out.

nice info. if i wanted to get my own chemicals which should i be using? 1.potassium iodide or potassium chloride? 2. how do i know how much to add in water before dosing? 3. what is the dosing amount per gallon? 4. For iron, what chemical do i use? Ferrous Sulfate? TIA