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If you are starting to get enough coral in that tank where ca and alk are becoming a problem, you may want to consider a two part system. Bulk Reef Supply - Bulk Reef Supply That is a very easy way to start out.

That's kind of my point. And look at what it would cost for you to power your stuff for 9 hours.....

Take a look at this site APC Online Wizard Guess at your filter and heater load.

UPS power is not cheap. You might be best served to figure out what you absolutely can not live without in the case of a power outage. Plug that stuff all into one power strip and buy one of those kill-o-watt meters to figure out what your power usage is for those devices. You can then go to a...

Is the kh up at 10 right after the water change? Or is it rising and falling seemingly on its own? How many corals in this tank? What kind of corals? Are any supplements being used? What are the ca and pH levels?

It doesn't hurt my eyes.

Yep #1 is safe.

I picked up a 125 with a broken bottom a few years ago. It also had pieces missing. At the time they wanted a close to 200.00 for a piece of tempered glass to match what was there. I went to work taking the bottom glass out, that's when I decided that it was not worth it. It seems to me that...

A thought about brown water. You mentioned that you were sometimes using creek water for your tank. I suppose there could be a bit of iron in the water that is oxidizing in your tank as you aerate it. There may be other causes, just throwing that out there. You have mentioned high levels and...

+1 I have used pvc glue and pvc pipe on each of my sump installations. Let it set for a day or two if you are worried. It's not an issue.

Kind of curious about how much ammonia you are reading? If your water company is feeding ammonia it is for the sole purpose of creating chloramines. Chloramines last longer out in the system an also help to reduce the chlorine smell from your water. Normally they want to keep the free ammonia...

Maybe think of it as a ratio. Since that is essentially what sg is. It’s a ratio of what a given volume of your water weighs compared to what the same volume of pure water weighs. Since we know that water and not salt evaporates, over time the ratio between water and salt will change. The ratio...

I agree about the lighting confusion. It is by far the most frustrating decision about this hobby. I still struggle over what lamps I should use. The coral bug is a strong one. Can't stop once you get started that's for sure.