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I have hermits and snails in the same aquarium and no turf wars yet :) BTW I am also struggling with an algea outbreak... my neighbor said that he...
Yep :-[ I am hoping I can pick up the test today.... however, to be honest... I haven't seen the corals or fish turning for the worse since I...
Thanks again! Yeah the Iodine was my fault... I read the back of the bottle and it seemed to make sense (it was Kent marine brand). I just...
Oh... and I am using instant ocean salt...
Rats... I knew I was going to get yelled at for that :-[ Thanks though for the feedback. As far as the Live rock.... I was assuming that...
OK... BEFORE I purchased my first corals, I had been working with my local SW fish shop and asking lots of questions... but I am apparently not...
That's too bad... I guess the theory about toxic release from a loss seems like the most plausible since you have plenty of waterflow and parameters...
What about API's trace element additive. I do 10 % water changes about every 10 days or so and also add the trace element... am I over doing it?
I have a lot of flow in my 75 Gallon too... and I have 2 saddleback clowns that swim into the current a lot... they also love it. I have some coral...
+1 what I do with mine is flick the hydrometer with my finger until all the little bubbles come off the meter arm. Then the reading is generally...
Well, I have to say it's pretty funny that people are thinking this thread has gotten tense. I just read the whole thread (because I am relatively...
I know that guy said it wasn't cyano... but it looks like it to me. I have been struggling with it for a while... and everytime I think I have it...
Thanks for the info.. sounds very similar. I am also adding a new T5 8X56 plus moonlight light on saturday (my birthday! or UGH :( ) and am hoping...
Sounds like a plan! Thanks. I seem to be captain unlucky when it comes to weird little water chemistry things :)
40 ppm after a water change... I never thought of turning off the filter during feediings I will try that.
Gulp - never :( Sounds like I just learned yet another thing I am doing wrong! Should I do that (turkey baster) once a week? Month? I don't see...
Ok cool - I rinse the fiber filter at least weekly (plus I have the sponge filter at the intake which I rinse a couple times weekly) and I replace...
OK... I cannot find consensus on the usage of Bio Balls 1. some people say you should just remove them once tank is cycled 2. some people say you...
Oops I forgot to mention - I feed once daily not more than they can eat in 3 mins. too much?
Thanks for the quick response... I am not sure on phosphates - just used that phosphate removal stuff this weekend. #2 Ok thanks for the advice...
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