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I use a hydrometer just because of my budget,but if money wasn't a problem i would definatly go with a refractometer,reading from everybody on...
Ha! point taken!! :hehe: Thanks again for your guidence!:beer:
Thanks again so much for helping me figure out what it was.Last night i removed all the belly up snails that i could find,cranked down my powerheads...
Allready reading post on it.Thank you Inwall for the ID,that changes everything now,i'll start pulling snails here shortly so i can get the lights...
yea,i liked the other one,it was kinda trippy
wish i could help,but they look kinda cool
Allright now i'm getting somewhere,YES they are air bubbles coming from what i'm calling diatoms.Will that cause my coral and snail issues??
Heres some pics of whats going on,i noticed the corals and snails before my water change everything was fine before,now it's getting worse,the...
Alk reads about 180-200dhk on the stick?,i'm fixing dinner and typing,i'll post a pic in a short order.The last corals added was 1 1/2 months...
Could that also be why at almost 8 months i'm having pretty big diatom bloom?
With a fairly new Instant ocean hydrometer,i allways rinse it well after every use.
I was just looking at the tank and theres more ceriths than i thought that are lying on there backs belly up than belly down,but when i poke em with...
do you mean for ammonia??I could definatly be wrong,but with the age of my tank shouldn't i show some nitrites as well?? I don't have an ammonia test...
I was seriously wondering about the phos x,should i do another water change after removing it?.I buy my water from wally world by the jug,not out of...
no i haven't,i do too much reading on 3reef to have any time to read a book.:P
About 3 hours with a powerhead and heater,water was crystal clear(fully dissolved)and same temp as tank.
flipping the rock over will not kill aiptasia,it would only cause it to spread more.
I noticed yesterday my corals(all begginers softies btw)were looking kinda blah,they just wasn't out all the way.I only test the basics,but they were...
Thanks Night Rida,my nitrates are only 20 and i don't test for phos (will get a kit soon) i had 2nd diatom bloom about a week or so ago,but it's...
I'm trying to reduce phosphates and nitrates in my tank and bought a little pouch of phos-x, it says it removes phos and nitrates(it was pretty...
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