Some important things I picked up today:
*The male clownfish jumped out of the tank last night.. if we are working on ornamentals we should consider how to prevent jumpers.
*There has been an alkalinity problem recently with alkalinity at around 2meq/L (rather than a more ideal 3.5-4 meq/L). Dave just added about a teaspoon per 20 L of super baking soda (I forget the company)... basically a combo of sodium bicarbonate, carbonate and calcium carbonate.
*The algae problem in the tank has been going on for a number of months. The following measures have been taken to solve the problem:
*Reduction in feeding
*Protein skimmer added to reduce organic materials in the tank
*A number of herbivores have been added to the tank, but nothing currently eats the algae
*This particular algae has been classified, and there are also cyanobacteria involved
*There is a special sea slug out there which probably would help a lot, but it is hard to ship
*Manual removal takes a lot of time and makes the corals angry (as evidenced by how many negative chemicals they give off)
*Shipping will be a big thing that the group will have to think about for a business plan
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