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do you have a LFS close? they should be able to test you water until your kits get in. u just have to ask what the numbers are cause they will just...
hmm, well IO typically has low calcium levels, but i believe that they also have low mag and alk. these are all probably out of balance. you cant...
what kind of salt do you use? you should test your new salt water before you put it in the tank, if it is the problem, then change salts. but do...
were you holding the dropper completely verticle, cause drops can vary greatly in size if not.
also what salt are you using?
ok, i am not trying to insult your intellegence, maybe my own. My first few times testing calcium with API, i did not realize there are 2 columns of...
what test are you using for the calcium... I read my test wrong once and thought my cal was up to 750... but i was just confused.
really no crabs are good... I would put him in a sump/fuge if you have one, or get rid of him somehow.
you shouldnt have any ammonia... did something die and you not see it? Calcium is high...
At least RO water purchased would be a better idea in the future. You can buy it at most grocery stores until you can get an RO/DI unit.
Nobody is saying that his original cycle wasnt complete... but rather adding that much livestock in a newly established tank has a pretty good chance...
Thats good. They should make it through the night. Do you have a nitrite test? I would agree that at most you should keep one of the clowns, and if...
Awesome! Congrats on the purchase! Is it the 130? Or is the 250 out yet?
What is good? numbers? Nitrates, Nitrites, Ammonia most importantly
without params its hard to say
wow, never shop there again. they should take them back, talk to a manager, or try to sell the things to another LFS
all that stuff will die in that new of a tank... way too much added at once, even if it is cycled. LFS just trying to make a few bucks.
how long has the tank been up and running?
I had only a 2 week or so cycle(which was actually done sooner but i was too nervous to put anything in yet). I used pre-cured LR, some live...
hm i am not convinced..
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