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How long have you been using the new calcium supplement? Are you using at the recommended dose? It's generally not advisable to test every day and...
New tank, I presume? Either a cyano or diatom outbreak. Pics might help . . .
If it was me and I had the money I would have someone do it for me. But I would be sure to have a written contract and be assured that the...
I would think you could quote it out to several aquarium maintenance companies. Do expect to pay several hundred to a thousand dollars tho. A lot...
The new MU135 is in and UP! Now rocking dual MU135s. Check out the progression of lighting from: 1st pic: SINGLE 250 MH to 2nd pic: 250...
I also have found that one of mine really browned out when it got too much light.
When feeding normal day-to-day fish food - leave the skimmer on. But when you are feeding the corals you will have to shut down your water...
1x/week - I usually feed either Sat night or Sunday early morning. Either way I wait until the lights are off for a while and some of the feeder...
500 TDS!?!?!?!?! Where is that water!? I thought mine was bad at about 200 TDS! The water where I work is about 335! But 500 is pretty bad. What...
Oh wow! Thanks for the information!
I was wondering the other day what the story behind the name "3reef" was . . . anyone know?!?!?
When we see "my water tests are perfect" and your fish are dying - usually means you water is not "perfect". Can you post actual values of: pH Temp...
WOW! Epic post. Awesome info there!
HAHAHAHA didnt even realize!
Yup - just bringing your salinity up should increase your calcium slightly. Also, after this batch of what I am going to assume is regular IO salt -...
Your salinity is quite low. You want it to be more like 1.025-1.026 for coral-bearing tanks. Next you NEED to test your mag. You can add a...
Agreed - the other boroughs are not nearly as easy to find something to do in compared to Manhattan. The double Decker tour bus is also an option -...
NYC pro tip: Get a good foldable map. The city is pretty easy to navigate as its just a huge cross-grid pattern and once you have your bearings and...
Right in between the two lines is where I try to keep mine . . .
If the red line is where your bubbles mostly "Stop" in the waste neck then you can turn your gate valve clockwise to raise the level. Only move it a...
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