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  1. schackmel
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    alkalinity to high

    I personally would not dose anymore for a couple days at least (if you are not comfortable NOT dosing) but it does not sound as if you need to dose...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  2. schackmel
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    alkalinity to high

    as mentioned above, test your magnesium also. That is probably really, really low. (bowl of gumballs....red is calcium, yellow is alk, green is mg....
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  3. schackmel
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    alkalinity to high

    if you have no SPS, and no clams etc...then I wouldnt really dose anything. Your levels will be replenished with the water changes if done regularly....
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  4. schackmel
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    Blastomussa? ID PLZ

    its hard to say because it is so pulled back. I think it is a blasto however....... What you want to do is make sure you target feed that puppy as...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: ID This!
  5. schackmel
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    pickling lime instead of kalkwasser

    Yep...I used that when I let my kH drop to 5 a little back! Got lazy with my dosing and didnt realize what happened until my SPS began to die! It...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 23, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  6. schackmel
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    Did you cycle the filter? You need to keep the sponge of a hospital tank in your sump so that when start the hospital tank there is natural bacteria...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 22, 2010 in forum: ASAP
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    how much flow do you have in the tank? You want to make sure you have a lot of air exchange in the tank...maybe add a few more airstones (esp if your...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 21, 2010 in forum: ASAP
  8. schackmel
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    How did glass-holes.com know I like watermelon?

    you know some employee who boxed up your order is looking all over for that airhead! "doy, it was right here in my pocket"
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: The Bucket
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    Seachems Reef Plus

    oh yeah it will help with the growing of them. I just meant that if you have corals that need feedings, you will still have to feed them. Xenia and...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    water conditioner

    Honestly, I dont think it matters that much in reality depending on what kind of corals you have and IF you will be dosing things such as Mg,...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  11. schackmel
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    water conditioner

    what type of tank are you running (or going to run). For my fish only system I always just used Instant Ocean. For my reef tank I use Reef Crystals....
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    I wouldnt try to catch the wrasse. It will just stress him out more. Just FYI with copper, dont dose copper at full strength. It can be very...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: ASAP
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    Seachems Reef Plus

    I use it in my tanks and have used it since the begining. It is not food but it is essential elements and I find it is helpful for all the corals. I...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    water conditioner

    has your water cleared any? Pumps running yet? Like mentioned above you will need to add something to remove the chlorine. I personally would...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 19, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    you can try formalin, but unfortunatly velvet is a nasty disease that doesnt really respond very well to anything, it is a very very resistant...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 18, 2010 in forum: ASAP
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    I just reread the post and it sounds like you have velvet, not ich. Here is a site that you can look at. There are medications out there that...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 18, 2010 in forum: ASAP
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    Urgent I don't know what to do!!!!

    how long have you had those fish? Powder brown are NOTORIOUS for getting ick due to stress and they are fairly difficult to acclimate. Your water...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 18, 2010 in forum: ASAP
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    what should I do?

    Buy a couple Brute trash cans to make enough water for your tank, over a couple days. 50 gallon Brute trash cans work well, as you know how much...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 16, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    what should I do?

    you are having a bacteria bloom. Why do you not have salt in the system nor running the pump? Part of the cycle is cycling the filter? The skimmer...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 16, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    What is this coral I bought?

    again, remember to target feed a couple times a week with phyto, zooplankton etc. This is non-photosynthetic, meaning the sponge itself will get no...
    Post by: schackmel, Feb 15, 2010 in forum: ID This!
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