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Yeah I will have to look at the time situation again. I have a timer, but the way things are under the tank, there is no room to plug it in. I am sure that I can make it work though. I will definitely want to check on phosphates. thanks

Thanks, that is a lot to consider. Could be that there is too much flow. I did increase the flow to them in an effort to get them to come out, but they are definitely coming out more when the powerhead is off. It has been in the tank for maybe a month? I am not sure. I don't know my phosphates unfortunately. I should maybe be checking them, but I have not so far. They may be bothered by the frequent back and forth passing of my clarkii clownfish. They have never showing any interest in the GSP, but they do live behind the rock that the GSP is on. That means there is a lot of traffic around the rock. The lights are not on a timer, but I would say that they are still pretty consistent (+/- 15 minutes). The tank has been up for 5 months. thoughts

I have always thought of the green star polyps as just about the easiest coral that you could put in your tank. Maybe I am wrong there, but it is making my "failure" frustrating. I got a big patch of GSP and super glued it to a rock in a corner of my tank near the overflow. At first the polyps extended quite a bit, and then nothing. For the last couple of weeks I have had almost now extension. I keep the 90gal tank at about 80 degrees and nitrates are frequently at 5ppm or less. The light is provided by 6 54watt t5s. There is a gentle constant flow on the GSP, and intermittent heavier flow. Lately The GSP has been partially extending at night, and then drawing back in when I turn the lights back on (and the powerhead that provides the intermittent flow. it gets turned off at night). Any ideas? I am getting growth at the edges of the purple mat, so I think that it is healthy enough there. Thanks

Well I don't know what the flow it. I have two 1" returns in my 90 gallon tank and they are handling all that they can. This water passes over the chaeto on its way across the sump. I have never rotated the ball though. Maybe I should try that. I have been providing nearly 12 hours of light per day since I got the chaeto, but I may just leave the light on for a while and see how that goes. So once the chaeto goes white, it doesn't heal from that? It is better to trim that stuff and start over? Thanks

I have a clump of chaeto that I am trying to grow in my sump and it doesn't look like it is doing very well. Many of the strands have gone clear or white. I assume that this caused by the zooanthellae abandoning the algae, but I don't know why they would be doing this, or how to make it better. I am running a small compact fluorescent fuge lamp about 10 inches directly above the algae. Is it possible that there is too much light? I also top off the tank manually by pouring cup fulls of room temp water into the sump, directly onto the algae. Could that temp change be a problem? I was also adding my two part calcium/alkalinity solution to the sump, right where the algae was. I thought that that might be a problem, so I have been doing that elsewhere. Might that have been an issue? Ideas?

Yeah, I might be interested. I think I have a pretty good place in my tank. How much does GSP go for?

The GSP appeals to me because it provides a lot of movement in the tank, it looks pretty (IMO), it seems to grow quickly, it is readily available, and it is hardy. I have never owned the stuff, so this is just what I have heard. At the same time, pretty much everyone is in agreement that GSP is to be avoided (except for the stores that sell it). So what are we to do when we want a hardy groundcover-type coral that will add movement to the tank and look nice?

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Makes sense. I have a 90 gal with 6 t5s, so it is creating a little bit of heat. It doesn't put out that much, but it definitely adds up on an already warm day. Thanks for the advice.

Things are beginning to warm up outside, and to some extent inside. As a result, the aquarium is starting to warm up during the day. This is pretty concerning for me as I understand that both a sudden change in temperature, and/or the high temperature itself, may be damaging for the aquarium life. I don't have a chiller. What I am considering is installing an air conditioner in that area of the house. The logic I am using is that the room will be more comfortable at a lower temperature, and the tank will benefit as well. At this point, I am trying to avoid the chiller. What do you think? Is there a compelling reason not to go down this route? Should I reconsider the chiller? Has anyone been in this position, and what did you do? Thanks

You will have to go to Dubai to see it, but it might be worth it. http://www.deep-ocean-technology.com/home/projects/underwater_hotel.html They show a lot of corals in the images. I wonder what effect the construction of this will have on the surrounding sea floor.

It can be done. Anyone else watch these vids? I like this guy.

Makes sense. I guess I expected to see more foam being produced if there was much to take out. The tank has been up for about 10 weeks now, so it is still fairly new.

I have never had much production from my skimmer and I am beginning to wonder if I should be concerned. I have a Reef Octopus DNW 200 It is outside of the sump and fed from a submersed pump that is actually throttled way back. I have a 90 gal tank, but I haven't been that concerned so far because there has never been much bioload IMO. I have 4 small fish and some hermit crabs and snails. For corals I have 3 dime sized ricordeas, a 3" toadstool coral, a small patch of zoas, and a tiny pulsing zenia. I don't see a way to easily raise the water level in the skimmer. I end up getting gunk around the inside of the skimmer, but it never makes it to the cup. There really isn't any foam being produced either. There are a lot of bubbles, but they don't build into a foam. Ideas?

Yeah, I am seriously considering taking the day off.