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leave it alone until your nitrites drop to 0 ~Will.
I'm pretty sure an RO/Di unit does nothing about ammonia or nitrates to the water that passes through it. What you could do is get a Di add on for...
I picked up a few peppermint shrimp the other day, what a pleasure it was to watch one of them track down the only tiny visible aiptasia in my 125...
nice softie tank, I love seeing how these things grow in and make the entire tank look alive. if you do get around to setting up a tank of your own...
While your at the grocery store, pick up some minced garlic in water. its the exact same stuff ingredient wise as kent marine garlic extreme, and...
please tell me this is available on android phones. ~Will.
Don't waste your cash at the LFS. Seaweed paper for sushi is like $3 for 5 big sheets at the grocery store. ~Will.
I try to keep nori available whenever the lights are on for my tang to graze on at his leisure. I also rub in a few drops of garlic and selcon, let...
fallow = fishless ~Will.
/sigh The lion and 2 tangs were in the tank when it had to go fallow. The PBT died, and I traded the lion back to the LFS. All I have now is a 3"...
Just curious, but do the majority of people that get ich and decide to treat it via a fallow DT add their fish back in one per week, or all at once?...
you dont need to have one, its just a lot more convenient to have one set up in your home for top offs and water changes. ~Will.
ro/di is Reverse Osmissis De-Ionized water. you get it by running tap water through a ro/di filter. It has almost nothing to do with your actual...
I also used established rock + sand, and ro/di mix in my tank and I saw very little of a cycle. I got nitrites once but it was a very low reading....
Ok, go out and get yourself an API master saltwater test kit. Its has all you need to get started and is pretty cheap. The kit should have ammonia,...
I would offer 200 for it because of what its lacking, you never know. What really works is if you do it in person and bring it up that its all you...
do you have a test kit for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? ~Will.
your cycle should be done after the ammonia spikes, then the nitrites, then the nitrates. Once your nitrates start rising after the nitrite spike...
I sold everything when i moved across the country from northern NH to Florida. I had some dwarf snakeheads, nice ruby red oscar pair, and another...
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