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ok so im guessing cycle is over. ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0. still small amount of diatoms. problem though: ph went down to 7.6ish....
Dang! U think im made of money?! Haha. i just want a few coral to keep alive. im hoping i can this time since im trying to do everythin right....
ammonia, nitrate, and calcium with API. magnesium, ph, and alkalinity with red sea. salinity with hydrometer. i hope its not that high. how big...
Ok ive already had 2 clowns in there. one is 2" and the other is 1.5". i feed them every other day. the main 3 corals i want to keep are torch,...
Can u explain ghost feedings? ok good to know. so say maybe 1 coral per 2 weeks or is that too much? thanks!.
What if i told u i changed 90% of the water 2 weeks ago? still be good after cycle?
Thanks. i definitely didnt plan on adding corals with ammonia...haha only when everything is good and then a week after
ive had my 10 gallon tank for 8 months, but recently added 3 1/2 pounds more of coralline covered live rock (9 pounds total). so its cycling again....
i hope something like that doesnt happen to mine. it does grow corals well tho. it was actually too much light for my zoas.
ph is 8.2. i dont have any corals to consume the alk so i guess water changes it is.
great article, ill do it. i dosed kent marine suoerbuffer dkh. but obviously its too high already so ill lower it.
ok yea thats what i was going for. sorry. and thanks :)
no need to be sorry, i was the one confusing people. thanks for the advice. :)
ha im def. not ready for sps. lol yea i have another powerhead, but i was keeping a low flow current for the acclimation of the almost dead torch....
what do u mean by fresh? i planned on using the nature's ocean live sand. will this not be good?
i do have 6 lbs of live rock in my other tank that i plan to be putting in the 10 if that helps. im just tired of fowlr tank and ive tried lps but...
only thing i dont have a test kit for is mag. ghp= 585 in 20 gallon. lights: blues on @ 9, whites @ 10. whites off @7, then blues off @ 8. phos=...
im setting up a new tank and was wondering if i had natures ocean live sand straight from the ocean and real ocean water if it would cycle faster and...
So This torch coral I got Friday isn't looking good at all. It has a little brown slime disease this morning and the skeletons are showing some on...
i like a little more blue also.
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