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"You better get your mind right Luke!"
Hi kanook, There are some who would tell you that once "the numbers" are all good the cycle is over and you are ready to go, I am not one of those....
To address this, and there are differences of opinion of course, your analogy HS doesn't hold up for this reason. In a "closed" system as in an...
Hi, you have nothing in your profile to help, however, if you have Coral and other creatures that use Mag. then you will more than likely need to...
O.k. X, the problem (or lack of benefit) from doing small changes over a month is that those small changes become insignificant as far as a diluting...
I think phoenix is correct as that is what I thought. View it at night with a flashlight to see if it is clear or "see through". Here is a pic of one...
Hello x, since you say this is the "first" water change, I would not do a change if the tank hasn't been up for more than 4-6 weeks. You have a 26...
Correction, phosphates are not part of the "cycle". Phosphates are introduced into the tank and are not naturally there.
Hi stingray, You have a 55 gal. if your profile is up to date so you would use 2 1/2 teaspoons in 2 cups of pure fresh water. This should buffer the...
Hello, you're cool. The bubbles to avoid are micro bubbles. You want surface agitation.
Hi, not sure about thr reading. I use API tests and the graduation is; 0.0, 0.25, 0.5 and then 1.0, 2.0 etc. 0.1 would be next to nothing and I...
As some of you know from my posts, I am a writer. Here is a little ditty I fashioned for you all. Hope you enjoy! Ode to reef keeping Ah, what would...
If you have a sump and/or skimmer you get all the gas exchange you need, not to mention water surface agitation.
Lunatik, were you talking to me? Mine is fine.
I have used it also, now remember, do it slowly! 1 teaspoon per every 20 gal. of tank water. Mix the soda in 2 cups pure water and add where there is...
Hi, For $40.00 a phosphate reactor is the way to go. Use Pura Phoslock as the media. Here is the one I use;ViaAqua Poly-Reactor Multi-Media Reactor
Pink Floyd is better than all of them! (I'm feeling testy).
Thanks Karcury, I didn't want to seem picky but in this hobby the more info the better! You have a similar set up to mine. O.k. let's try to figure...
Well stated Tangster, you re-emphasis my point. Your solution (like mine) is a better method. That's what these forums are all about, learning....
Without proper divulging of entire set up, everyone is just stabbing in the dark. Example, something may be a fowl in the canister. We can't know...
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