Ricordia feeding?

at the risk of being treated like a numbnuts again…………….do Ricordia need feeding or just rely on frequent water changes, every time i do a water change, they extend to their full size and look gorgeous. Terry. View original post here: Ricordia...

high nitrate levels

Ok let me start by saying this tank is a29 gallon it has a 20gallon sump.130 watts of pc a skimmer in the sump and a skilter filter running phosphate sponge. there are no fish in the tank at this time. the tank has been set up for about three years (i know i havnt been very good at maintenance) the tank...

Water Change Technique

My tank contains fine powder sand. I made mistake of using sand that was in tank when I bought, rather than starting fresh. Therefore I have high phosphates, and cannot introduce corals. I need to clean the sand, but whenever I do a water change I end up sucking a couple of pounds of sand. I am using a...

update 2 and algea trouble

ok so i made a post on here 2 days ago saying im new to reef lounge so ill be posting some pics this week some time so i done a water change and cleaned it up a bit but since then a red type of algea has been rapidly growing on my tank each day more of it grows on my rocks so im gonna leave it on there and...

Trace Element Question

Hello say i ran out of trace element suppluments. Would it temporaraly suffice to mix a little salt and r/o water (about a cup or so), then add it to the tank making sure to not change salinity. I know the best thing to do would be to ether do a water change or get some supplements. Could this be...