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was that ro/di fresh or salt water? saltwater would register as tds as well. DOC's is going to give way to a rise in nitrates and thus cyano...
If your cucumber is having issues it would be coincidental to pod’s picking a free meal off of him. Cuc’s, like most things in our tanks,...
A pic is worth a thousand posts …. M2434 is very accurate. Looks like Cyano bacteria (not an algae). Excess DOC’s (dissolved organic compounds)...
Happy Birthday Otty & Geekdafied - Best wishes to you both. Otty....I hear ya ! I say the same thing..... Enjoy the day.
hello Pierce Eye - same here....I want to see !
+1 to above. Please buy the other test kits. Your nitrates need to be monitored and resolved before the elevate more and cause algae. Test your...
Welcome to 3Reef !! 7-11 DKH Manipulate? water changes help, you want consitency not changes. read these links, they will help you a great...
Hi Mike. I love my Vortech’s and currently run four them – I can’t say “they are the best pumps for the money” since they are a little crazy...
Happy Birthday Mike ! We will need pictures of any tank presents !! Hope you have a wonderful day !
I am getting to old myself, I missed these two B-day threads and posted my own...ugh. someone delete mine. Happy Bithday Kacy !! Hope its a...
I would suggest that you set up the 180 add the sand and base rock and a piece of shrimp and cycle it. Once that cycles I would wait 2-3 additional...
Your B position should be fine. You might want to consider setting up a wave timer to help as well. I dislike pumps in the front of a tank since it...
When the traps don’t work I have had success with nets. I picked up several large nets and cut the netting off the handles and stitched them...
Do you use a skimmer ? and have you tested your make up water before and after mixing with salt? Ro/di water? Clean up crew? Poor flow in the tank...
I was interested in seeing the flow at the surface mostly - I was concerned that the flow into the pipe was too lackadaisical. I am convinced that...
I was interested in seeing the overflow at the surface - but its all good. It sounds like you could use more flow in the tank.
I need a pic Sounds like what you have should work, might just need a filter sock edit - btw, as a suba diver most reefs are chocked full of...
oh sorry, DOC is dissolved Organic Compounds - removed via skimmers and water changes. Edit - If you wish to please tell us your parameters,...
Drinking morning coffee and about to get to work (in NJ – live in PA)Just north of you Trapstar991 in bucks. Anywho, I didn’t read all the posts...
I understand. Many people don’t test their tank at various times of day to see swings, such as temp and PH in the evening vs. the day light. Water...
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