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Unread 11/15/2011, 03:24 PM   #8
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Ah, I see your situation. Sounds like a beautiful room. And the lack of a skimmer is a big problem. I can foresee a problem from those skylights if you don't take some measures, because that's a situation this stuff is going to love.
Can you possibly do a HOB skimmer like a Remora, even temporarily? That would help.
I'm torn between the need to skim and wondering how much of it you dare kill off at once...because I don't know how much you have in your tank. Can you use your phone to provide a photo of your situation? Shrouding the tank in sheet can block the light and kill it. But skimming is how the die-off protein gets out of your tank. Let's see how bad it is before we make a recommendation.


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Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low.

Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.
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