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"The Algae made me do it!!!"
Dana Riddle
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Peppermint shrimp ate most of the Aiptasia I had. Dropping a sodium hydroxide pellet on the rest squared the issue away.
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MightyMO
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The 4 nudi I put in there are gonna take a while to make a difference... My aptasia problem is almost out of hand... 1 thing after another on this tank... lol
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Also, I was using red sea aptasia x... That did nothing but make it worse... that was well before I added the nudis...
minus9
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Aiptasia X only works if you have one or two and you can completely cover them, but that's rarely the case. Peppermints work, but they come with their own set of problems. I have a couple berghia in my tank now, they do a great job, just takes time.
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Totally off recent subject, but, I'm thinking of supplementing my lighting with either reefbrite blues on both sides of the tank or orphek blues or violets. Wanting to get my reef tank friends opinion on this topic. @Dana Riddle , @minus9
minus9
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I really like the Orphek blue plus bars, they compliment my Kessil's rather well. Reefbrites are supposed to be really good, but I don't have any experience with them. I'm actually thinking about removing the lenses on one of my Orphek's to test the spread and par difference. I have mine mounted a little closer than they should be, so spread is more important to me.
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Do you have any input on the orphek violets with uv???
minus9
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No, but honestly, I think there's enough violet and UV in the blue plus bars and for the money, the blue plus gets you more coverage and punch. You can also get a custom configured blue plus bar(s) too. So if you want to swap out a few diodes for more uv or violet, you can. I run my Kessil's around 30% color during the peak period, so the combo of blue plus and Kessil is a nice mix. Plus, I run the violet on my Kessil's at 100% during peak times for extra punch.
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Trying to figure out some supplemental lights to put on my display... wanting something that will help with shading in my tank...
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"The Algae made me do it!!!"
It ended up working great and is still working great... Growing chaeto algae like crazy!!! Constantly harvesting it out of my refugium...
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MightyMO
"The Algae made me do it!!!"
So my tank is doing ok... Been handling a lot of other issues in my life but I have kept it running. I disappeared for awhile... But I think I want to get it looking good again... It takes a lot of focus to keep these things running great, ask anyone in the forums!!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!
