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Check your PH and Alkalinity. Mine was a perfect indicator when one or both of these were off my Tang turned pale.
I have a Nova Extreme. The fan is a tad noisy so I have been running it without the fan and so far tank temp is no problem and bulb life doesn't seem...
I believe in the UK they have socialized medicine and can't just go to a doctor or ER. That is the danger of socialized medicine and I pray we here...
"The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by; Robert M. Fenner
I belive you may like this; Aquarium Biological Filtration Media: ReefresH2O BioMedia
You are fine. If you have any doubts, watch one of those nature shows when they are showing the reef. Talk about current! Things are whipping around...
My ultimate credo is; "if the tank is peacefull, LEAVE IT ALONE!
10 gal. will be fine. There are two trains of thoughts on larger water volume and lesser volumes. Smaller tanks are good to get your feet wet (pun...
The zero nitrate is a debatable issue. I am sure from time to time you could catch your tank at zero, maybe after a substantial water change, and if...
Flake food can have a lot of phosphate. Add a phosphate reactor ($ 40.00), that will eliminate (should) all phosphate in about 1-3 weeks. Use a...
You can't see me but I salute. Now......."May the Lord bless you and keep you in the palm of His hand, and may He make his face to shine upon you"....
Raising the SG should not affect the Alkalinity for the simple fact that the 20-25% water change will dilute into the existing water. You may get a...
Who said it is a reef tank? .020 is fine for fish only.
This should sum it up; Aquarium Water Management: Differences Between Water Alkalinity and Water Hardness
Ooops.....Sorry, I am on 3 different forums and I mixed two different posts! What I meant was mix a batch with less salt mix than normal for the same...
Yes that is one choice to try. My original idea for you was to start mixing in the salt and test it (preferably with a refractometer) and just make...
This one could be tricky. I don't believe there is a linear relationship between what comes out and what goes back in. The reason being, the calcium...
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Hi, I tried two of them and same result as the guy you are talking about. A couple of months or less for mine also. I did read an article that stated...
CORRECTION; Purple Up isn't just a calcium suppliment, it is ionic calcium combined with 10 micron argonite and Iodine.
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