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Without an a sump or refugium, weekly WC's and feeding habits, you might start to see a raise in your No3. Depending on your biological filtration,...
Try something, test the ph when the house is closed up and when it is all open. Luna
Whatever Alk buffer product you use, whether it be a LFS bought or home-made, will increase your ph. I would do it slowly, like a dripper, and test...
Great video Justin, very well made and I love the music, reminds me of my clubing days;). Luna
What are the sizes of all your tanks? Are they all equipped the same way? Do you have any corals in the other tank? Corals will comsume Alk and...
Cool build, have you figured out how many gals its rated for? Luna
What kind of livestock do you have in the 36 that you dont in the others? I dare to say that your Mag must be low, considering that your Cal is at...
Im curious to know what is your Mag at? Luna
I can not comprehend how a skimmer can cost over 7k. Even if God made it himself, I mean, C'mon now! Anyways, great score on the tank, you got a...
Skimming will always "skim" out certain elelments and proteins. What does the label say about skimmers? Luna
I would get a second opinion before you do anything. Could just be that your test kit is expired. Luna
Why? Have you tested your water after syphoning the sand bed? Did the results of the tests conclude that by syphoning the sand your No3 spiked?...
Since your system is new, I doubt that you have any corals, you dont have to worry about Mag, Cal and Alk as of yet. When you start adding corals,...
As for the skimmer, I would get one that is rated for at least 300 gals. This way, if you decide to add a refugium or a sump later on(thats if you...
You took the words right outta my mouth. The main problem, I think, is that he may not have enough LR. Luna
Let me just say that when I perform my WC, I syphon my whole sand bed and all the way to the bottom. The only part of the sand bed that I cant reach...
When performing your WC, do you also syphon the sand? Have you lossed a fish lately? Do you have a sump? If so, do you have filter pads? Have you...
I use plain R/O(oppm) water to calibrate the meter. Luna
I already voted, hope we win. Luna
DITTO..........you took the words right out of my mouth. I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow when he/she goes to lunch. Luna
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