Recent content by Deadsea

hello everyone, just wondering how most of you clean your filter media.I know your supposed to use tank water to rinse the filters,but the problem I have is theres not enough water to clean the media well enough. By the time i rinse my media a few times the water is so full of crap and stuff it...

What do u consider more p.w. changes, I can change it 4-5 times(40+ percent) in about 2wks and it will hardly change and if it does, it will back within 2 days. And for the water being put back in has zero nitrates, and i clean filters in old water from tank,just to make sure i dont kill any...

Well seems to always happen, have the tanks going well, and sum not, while monitoring water parameters as usual and it happens. I cant understand the nitrates, even though im well aware that most have this problem to, but Y. I have old tanks and newer tanks and it doesnt matter what i do. I...

Anywhere you want too. LFS, smith bros,marine land,pet supplys.com,life reefer systems,ect... just do internet search.

Not to sound picky but y use prime which is for newer tanks and/or change in bio load, instead of stress coat,or sum other regular dechlorinator?

I have a 55g that is on the over crowded side or fully stocked, and using a Rena filstar xp4. How does one change/clean the filter so u dont wash away all the good bacteria, just as they say to use aquarium water,but does using tap water really matter. I just clean and put back in,but it seems...

Thanks people, i will check it out

Its hard to see if agree,but like fishkeeper said looks like sum kind of brown algae starting out.

Forgot to mention that something must have changed in the tank, not sure what or why since i feed them, and light is timed,ect....the same since day one with the same fish and now......Dont know why

I have the same problem, more with newer tanks with to much light that r not cycled correctly or quick enough. But i have established tanks as of late do the same thing and as mentioned, water changes and less light,food waste. You have to get rid of the algae food source. Even though its a big...

You never said unless i mist it, how long has the tank been up and running with fish? Tank cycled?

I heard to use ammonia to start, of any kind(waste)ect... I wanted to try pure ammonia from the bottle but read that u shouldnt use ammonia with surfactant in it, but I havent found a bottle of ammonia without surfactant in it? I guess its sum kind of soap or cleaner thats bad when useing how i...

yes its been up for over a year and all tests(ph,phosphate,nitrite,ammonia,nitrate,alk,and a little on the low side ph but not to big of deal.Im not so worried about the algae but fish seem discolored and slowly fading away. They dont seem stressed. O and i have 3 yellow labs,1 blood pariot, 2...

see thats what i mean, i dont wont to drill but i heard the siphon deal is the waste of time if u cant monitor it 27/7 because of some much potential for things to go wronge(power outages,clogging,ect....I planned on the canister approach but would like to have a sump, if i decide to make in a...

I have 4-29g fw,2-55g fw,125g sw reef build in process,180g fw building