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If you have a sump the water will be aerated by nature of falling water. Air stones are unsightly and do take away from the beauty of the tank.

Also, there is no need to test for Nitrate until the cycle is complete and you have fish in the tank. Nitrate is a byproduct of fish waste and decomposing food being consumed by bacteria in the tank. You won't have any nitrates until you've added livestock. During the cycle you should test...

Anyone have a good rule of thumb on how long an ozone generator should be running per day on a 150 gal reef? I've heard from some that it can run 24x7 and others say that I should be running it only a few hours/day. Also, since Ozone aids in water purification and has the ability to kill off...

Salifert test kits are excellent. The CA kit is accurate as far as I can tell. I highly recommend these kits. A bit more expensive but isn't your reef investment worth a test kit that cost a few more bucks?

Not sure about other folks out here but I use Salifert test kits on my tank. They seem to be VERY accurate and well worth the extra few dollars per kit. I test for CA and Alk and that's about it. I agree that you should only add the elements that you are testing for. Regular water changes...

I'm not a fan of the cloudiness either. Fortunately it only clouds for an hour. I've typically added it at night, just before my lights go off, so that I don't have to see the cloudiness. In the morning I'm back to crystal clear.

Anyone have an opinion on this stuff. It's supposed to maintain the Calcium, Alk, and pH all together. It clouds the tank for about an hour after adding the stuff but other than that it seems OK. Just wanted to see if anyone else uses the stuff and what you might think about it. I normally...