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Do these help reduce algae and cyano? And also do they lessen the chance of ich and other parasites? Just wondering if these are worth the money. -Thanks

Does Kick Ich really work? and is it really safe for inverts and corals? The reason I ask is b/c one of my fish looks like it is starting to get ich, im not sure yet b/c he only has a few spots on his front fins but not the rest of his body. If it does turn out to be ich, can i use this stuff...

Are any of those good hair algea eaters?

what type of clean up crew should a 33 gallon tank have? I was looking at brittle stars, turbo snails, and hermits, but how many should i have of each? At the moment i only have 3 turbo snails and 3 hermit crabs in my tank as well as a watchman goby and a maroon clownfish. (This tank is going...

well so far I have bought 3 corals for my tank, they were all frags b/c they were cheaper and this was the first time i had ever kept corals. Anyway, only one coral has survived and they were my shrooms. I was talking to the guy at my lfs telling him whats been going on and he said that it is...

I have a prizm skimmer running on my 33 gallon tank, it does an ok job but u constantly need to ajust it for it to work properly. Kind of a pain :roll:

Alright I'll try that, thanks for all the help :mrgreen:

Yea my daytime temp gets to 82 and night temp is about 78. Thanks for all the info. I plan to do 5 gallon changes every other day to get the nitrates down, then go to once a week water changes.

Ohhh, and one last question, Can most corals tolerate nitrate levels of about 30?

I use ro water and I am currently in the process of doing 15% water changes every other day to get my nitrates down b/c they are currently at 30. I also removed my biowheel in hopes that it would cut down on nitrates. My lighting runs for 10 hours a day ( only 8 hours of full day light) and i...

I feed once a day

Other then looking horrible in the tank, will too much algea compromise the quality of my water or health of my fish. I have tons of brown, and redish/pink algae, just wondering if I should be concerned. Most of the redish algea is all over my sand bed, and I was wondering if there was any type...

I just bought my first coral and i was wondering how long it takes for it to open up? Its a leather coral. -Thanks

Thanks for Links, answers all of my calcium questions :mrgreen:

Ok thanks, now when i test for lets say calcium and its isnt up to par, how would I go about fixing it? Is it just water changes like everything else or will i have to buy calcium a supplement?