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Actors seem to still be doing well! Of all the corals I’ve never even lost a polyp of an acro.
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Have to say that I much prefer my old tunze skimmer. That one you can just lift the cup off and clean it in the sink. This new one I have not been able to remove the cup and it gets clogged super easy.
 
I think in retrospect I should have rotated the rocks 180*. Then I’d have had more sand space at the front and a better view from the end. But oh well. Still looks good
 
I wanted to say “Side A” because of the perfectly formed arch, but I think “Side B” looks more uniform.

Both sides are fantastic, and there’s plenty of real estate for hammers, frogspawn, and torches!
 
Instead of a dip, I prefer taking the rock out, dripping pure hydrogen peroxide directly on the algae after paring it down and not touching the corals with H2O2. Instead, I have a dropper for regular saltwater to keep the coral from drying out too much. They can tolerate a bit of time in the air.
 
What’s the purpose of dipping in H2O2? What algae are you trying to prevent?
 
What’s the purpose of dipping in H2O2? What algae are you trying to prevent?
Turf. Here’s a before pic. I’ve tried scrubbing twice and my snails seem to ignore it. Luckily only on this rock
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Turf. Here’s a before pic. I’ve tried scrubbing twice and my snails seem to ignore it. Luckily only on this rock
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Ah. That makes sense. Good luck with the treatment! I never dealt with turf algae.
 
Well the coral survived but uh… so did the algae…
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It does look like it did some damage. Try the dropper or q-tips and do it again? Let it sit for a good 5 - 10 minutes of bubbling?
 
Side A for me but I’ve always been partial to arches and open holes for fish to swim through. Whole thing looks good though!
 

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