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I’ve been having this algae and I finally got a microscope and I have no idea what it is but it’s all over my sand bed and rock and when I take it off the sand beg it’s like one big mat of algae that comes right off, idk what to look for under the microscope but I did my best with the sample and...

Let me introduce myself, my name is Paulo Scaldaferri, a Brazilian reefer who have been dealing with dinos as a special area of interest: I had it on my own tanks many times before and sometimes for months. This led me to an avid interest of study of those alveolates, including reading many...

Help me get my head wrapped around this please. I understand higher oxygen levels helps raise ph. Do higher oxygen levels help fuel growth of nuisance algae and other bacteria? Do higher levels of co2 help fuel growth of nuisance algae and other bacteria? Proper level of oxygen to aim for and...