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I have some live rock in a cube with red velonia all over it. I am shutting down the cube and was wondering if i should put the live rock in my 135 or just let it dry out to kill everything off and then put it in my 135 to be reseeded. I hate to kill live rock but Im afraid if the velonia took over my 135 I might not be able to find enough emerald crabs to clean it up. Any advice?
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So finally I decided to work on my lighting again. As most can recall I bought a Current USA 4-T5 light fixture. I took the canopy completely out and been running that fixture. But, the ultimate plan was to put that fixture in my canopy. Curent USA makes the fixture to fit in most canopies.

My son came over to visit me yesterday and he helped me put the fixture in the canopy. I have two 110 VHO bulbs in the front and now have the 4-54 watts T5s in the back.

Needless ...

Today, I discovered a lot of white dots on the black overflow panel in my reef. It's impossible to get a decent picture because I have to shoot at an angle through 3/4" glass. The interesting things is each dot is hanging off the wall like skin tags, at a downhill angle. Looking closely, each one seems to have 10 or 12 eggs inside.





So unless they grow ...

Here is my pH and Temp





Any input?

Here's the promised update. My tank is now 6 months and 3 days old.

Sump area with gear.


These pictures are from the backside of the tank, from within the fishroom.





I've had this coral about 6 years, obtained just before Extreme Corals opened for business. ...