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Ok ive changed my light bulbs (twin T5s) , ive checked for po4 and NO3 both show 0 mg/l. i do weekly water changes (r/o water) ive checked the ro...
Hi i have been using rowaphos gfo in my reactor, but recieved some sera phosvec granules so decided to use that when the rowaphos exhausted itself....
I added the caulerpa to help with nitrites Algae on the sand can it just be turned over or do I need to syphon it away?
Won't a foxface be too big for my tank? It's a 130 litre nano tank.
I have done total light depravation before but I have caulerpa growing in main tank and cutting the lights will cause it to go sexual.
Hi i made the mistake of leaving my bulbs in too long before replacing them, ( a lesson has been learned here) and as a result most of my corals have...
None have turned White they are all the same colour, they were like this before I changed the light bulbs. They are just closed down. All my...
Two twin 55w t5's 10000k/actinic
Ok I've cut light time back to 4 hrs, in your opinion will the corals be ok? All my params are where they should be.
Hi I have 3 corals, candy cane, gsp and moon favia. They have all closed down for weeks now and the favia and candy are showing a little of their...
I recently made the mistake of leaving my t5's in for 12 months, they should be changed every 9 months. I had major algae problem as a result, and...
I added the new lights today, hopfully this will sort algae problem and help corals open up again, thanks for the help and advice!
Thanks, in the meantime, what should I do about algae and diatoms?
Ok i just ordered two new bulbs and they'll be here within 3 days. This might sound stupid but how should i add them? What i mean is, if i just...
2x 55w 50/50 10,000k & Actinic T5 Power compact lamps, they are exactly 1 year old.
I added a po4 reactor a fortnight ago and things have gone from bad to worse in my tank, all my corals have been closed for over a week now and algae...
OK so just tested water again and here are my results....... AMMONIA- 0 MG/L PO4-0 MG/L NITRITE- 0 MG/L NITRATE-25 MG/L CALCIUM-600 MG/L Ph-...
The guy who told me reactors were no good said they were just nitrate "factories" and he also said rowaphos was iron based so your putting that into...
Hi I seem to be getting really dark diatoms appearing all over the sand in my tank. I added a po4 reactor not so long ago and it threw my system all...
Hi light bulbs are exactly one year old this month, do you think they need replaced?? I feed the fish every couple of days. The tank has good flow...
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