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Hello What ammonia did you add? Is the 3 ppm ammonia ion or ammonia-nitrogen?
sounds good to me and it seems you are happy with the progress. Good things take time with reef system - hurrying only results in disasters.
Thanks - you're welcome.
the bacteria will be fine - they don't need fish asap so wait between 3-4 not 2-3
It would be best to wait 24 hours if you can just to let stuff settle but it is not absolutely necessary you're welcome
1. Add live rocks/live sand 2. Fill with saltwater if possible filter the tank water through some sort of mechanical filtration (filter sock?) to...
sorry for a late post - how is your tank?
Hello Yes the One & Only will act as insurance in case of an ammonia spike due to organics being degraded from the live rock and/or live sand.
Not sure what you mean by dry skimmer. Here is the thing - don't change so much all at one time. Turn your skimmer on and run it as you normally...
Hello Since this is your first time dosing waste-away I would NOT leave the skimmer off until morning. You just don't know what may happen and once...
Hello Could not look at the second video - said it was private. From the first, short, video it definitely looks like particles and waste-away...
no worries - it will be fine best
the product is fine. it needs to be kept dry but not airtight unless you live somewhere where the moisture in the air is so high that water drops...
Heterotrophic bacteria do not use inorganic carbon (carbonate, bicarbonate, carbon dioxide). They are breaking down organics into ammonia, the...
Hello Adding biopellets would probably just sustain a bloom because you are fuel (the pellets) instead of fire (the bacteria) in keeping with the...
You're welcome. Sorry for the not responding been very busy lately (not a good excuse) and just behind on emails. Adding a lot of bacteria to...
you need to set up the pearls so they are slowly moving at all times. faster is not better. the two little fishies reactor is fine but replace the...
'corals' is too general of a term. best to post in some other parts of this forum to get responses from people who keep the same 'coral' you want...
5 or 6 fish but it depends on the size of the fish. most people start with damsels who just fight amongst themselves so don't be surprised if a few...
Try a 1/2 dose. Right now no coupons for Re-Fresh. Best to be on out mailing list to keep up to date.
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