Recent content by crissysmith

Ok I know crazy but I learned this by reading D.A.S stands for Dutch Aquarium Systems (basicly all the filteration is done in a box that is inside the tank) The protein skimmer and all the carbon and filteration pads are inside the tank. As for the chemicals I used the powder called...

I feed twice a day. Flakes and a sinking pelet. I have a yellow hawiian tang, a foxface tang, two pajama cardinals, a black and yellow spotted goby (looks like a eel), a orange spotted goby, pink spotted goby, a lawnmower blennie, a scooter blennie, and arrow crab, two emerald craps, a false...

Ok so since I run the light 8 hours I will go to 4. Do you think a 20% water change will make a difference? To test the phospate is there a test kit that does that? The kit I bought only has nitrate, nitrite, ph, & ammonia. (Sorry If I sound crazy) I have been reading alot to try and figure...

Well the tank has been running about 8 months at my house but several years from the place we got it. The Salinity is at 1.025 PH is about 7.9 Nitrite is a little high at .25 Nitrate is 0.00 I use RO water for top offs and the saltwater that is already prepared at the fish store to do water...

Help I am new to the saltwater world and have recently caught a horrible case of red slime algae. I have tried everything from increasing my water flow to buying tons of store chemicals. The tank is 115 gallons and has a D.A.S. filteration system. Please help.