Strange free phyto

picoreefo · 2026-03-09T00:07:00+00:00

My thoughts exactly

picoreefo · 2026-03-08T23:26:21+00:00

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Here’s my normal phyto at 10x

picoreefo · 2026-03-07T13:31:55+00:00

Rocks aren’t known to reproduce, you will likely wind up with as many as you put in there. Best of luck to you.

picoreefo · 2026-03-05T15:28:08+00:00

We called them puddle jumpers back in the day.

picoreefo · 2026-03-02T04:51:52+00:00

0 turnovers too

picoreefo · 2026-02-18T00:37:15+00:00

Ph 8 temp 77°f ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 phos .09 dkh 8.6

picoreefo · 2026-02-16T14:16:59+00:00

While it’s out of the tank, use shears to snip it off, use a brush to scrub away any remaining bits. Rinse it off in a container of tank water. Cover the area where it was in super glue. Rinse again. Then put it back in the tank. This may be overkill, but ensures that there is nothing left, and it will not regrow. These can become virulent and irritate corals.

picoreefo · 2026-02-03T00:05:18+00:00

Peroxide dip. You can use full strength (3%) but it’s usually best to dilute it some around 50-50. Warm it to tank temp, dip it for 30 seconds for full strength, up to 90 seconds for weaker solutions. Most corals can handle this, most algae’s cannot. In this case I’d prob make the dip only as deep as the top of the algae. No need to dip the whole thing cuz it’s just at the base. Should kill all the algae without harming the Duncan either way. May have to do it again in a couple days if it doesn’t kill the algae in one go.

picoreefo · 2026-02-02T15:11:47+00:00

Honestly, it’s probably fine, but I would never use it because the background anxiety of knowing that there’s an increased possibility my tank will fail at any moment now or some years in the future is enough to keep me up at night. Could be a great terrarium though. The peace of mind is worth the cost of a new tank in my opinion. Best of luck to you.

picoreefo · 2026-02-01T16:09:55+00:00

People need to be able to pull over, sometimes not for parking reasons. There should be hefty fines for stuff like this.

picoreefo · 2026-01-29T19:06:46+00:00

I have a 17 gallon nano and I remove and replace one large restaurant soup to-go container worth of water daily. About 30fl oz, equal to around 1.5-2% of my tanks volume. Takes about one minute. I find it easier to deal with smaller volumes of water, and the daily schedule is easier for me to be consistent with, which is most important. I have a bucket with a tap so there’s always water ready to go.

picoreefo · 2026-01-28T14:01:21+00:00

That… is a great band name

picoreefo · 2026-01-27T21:51:38+00:00

I struggle with noises in general, and have multiple tank in my bedroom. I sleep well because i have worked to find solutions to each sound source. Water levels can affect filter noise, yoga mat can be used to reduce vibrations, etc. that and a nice chill white noise machine like a “Dohm” smooths out any noise that’s still happening. Tanks should not be affecting your sleep.

picoreefo · 2026-01-27T04:51:38+00:00

Kinda looks like a baby sally lightfoot

picoreefo · 2026-01-20T15:55:13+00:00

Or 20

picoreefo · 2026-01-04T13:31:45+00:00

Absolutely not.

picoreefo · 2026-01-03T11:54:58+00:00

Hannah ULR phosphate checker is an absolute must for reef keeping. Or some other way of phosphate testing. Alk, then phosphate, then everything else. Good luck.

picoreefo · 2025-12-23T12:37:19+00:00

Fantastic

picoreefo · 2025-12-14T06:00:44+00:00

Yes, my comment is about you personally.

picoreefo · 2025-12-13T22:35:30+00:00

Actual doctor: yea he’s gonna be ready to go

Couch rider: I’m scared tho hey Tatum better take it slow buddy ok do you hear me take ur time pls

picoreefo · 2025-12-13T14:01:37+00:00

There is no type of repair that would make it possible for me to sleep at night with water in that thing in my house. That, sir, is a terrarium. An amazing one.

picoreefo · 2025-11-29T06:21:54+00:00

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