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    Protein skimmer or algae scrubber?

    I have seen both systems at work although the system with the algae scrubber had few fish and nitrite levels kept at a minimum due to its lower feeding levels it also allowed the corals to feed more with out the the nutrients being skimmed out by a protein skimmer at the same time it also...
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    Dosing kalk via ato

    I dose kalk via my ato, everything is doing well the only question I have is regarding the undisolved kalk that settles at the bottom of the 5 gal. container. Once the ro/di water is depleted from this container is it safe to leave the old kalk in there prior to adding more ro/di water and kalk...
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    Help with calcium

    Try dosing with kalk via your ATO it keeps your levels stable without spiking your ph and it replinishes your calcium slowly but constantly as evaporation from your tank is replenished with water dosed with kalk. I add 3 teaspoons of kalk to my 5 gallon container of water for my 76 gal. Just...
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    Feeding

    Ok thanks
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    Feeding

    I got a question about feeding I have a 76 gal bowfront with 2 med. Anemones , 1 bubble coral , 1 star polyp, 2 pieces of live rock with numerous zoanthids I feed twice a week with reef roids and I feed the anemones brine shrimp once a week everything looks healthy just wondering if I'm feeding...
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    Aqua lifter pump help

    Hi guys I need advise, I recently purchased an aqua lift pump from marine depot so that I could pump water from a water container into my sump to replace evaporated water and in the future dose kalk. I wanted to see how this pump would function before i started dosing kalk. I noticed that...
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    Water evaporation

    Ok thanx much appreciated :)
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    Water evaporation

    I recently set up a 76 gal oceanic bow front aquarium with sump and protein skimmer. I noticed that I get about a gallon a day in Water loss due to evaporation, is that normal????
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    is Protein skimmer doing its job??

    I just set up a 76gal tank oceanic bowfront about three weeks ago and most of my live rock and live sand and sail fin tang came from my 50 gal which had a back pack protein skimmer. My new set up has a a sump and a bigger protein skimmer which is inside the sump, I noticed the protein skimmer...
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    Introduction

    Hi I'm a beginner when it comes to aquariums but have had an aquarium for about three year I have had successes and failures and learned the hard way!!!!! I let my last aquarium ( 50gal) no sump and a back pack protein skimmer diminish In corrals and fish stock and left with only one fish. I...
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