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My tank has been cycling for 6 weeks and i believe it is done,everything is at 0.0. The only thing is i can't get the coralline to grow do to the fact that my PO4 is high. What is the best method to reduce high phosphate's. I use ro/di for top-off and 5 gallon water changes everyweek with sw...

Can someone tell me what they think this is and how to care for it.

I have 70 lbs of LR in my 55 AGA along with 50 lbs of LS. It has been cycling for 3 weeks. My question is,can i remove the biobale out of the skimmer or should i wait. My ammonia is .2 and my trates and trites are spiked, Ph is 8.3. thanks for the help....

This is growing all over the glass and the LR seems to be turning brown and getting little hair like algae growing all over it? Is this normal? I am 20 days into cycle. My water parameters are spiked. Amonia,Trites are spiked higher than my test shows,Trates are at about 200ppm, Total Hardness...

I'm 16 days into my cycle and i have a few questions? My water tests show: NO3(trates) 40 ppm NO2(trites)+10.0 ppm(higher than what my test kit shows) Total Hardness 425 Alkalinity +300(higher than what my kit shows) ph 8.4 Amonia .2 Everything in my tank is turning brown and the water smells...

Should you run your lights while cycling your tank with LR? Been cycling for a 1 1/2 weeks with 15 lbs. LR, with lights on. I'm getting 55 lbs more Thurs. Should i have the lights on or off. If on, for how long? This is a 55 AGA, light is a coralife 260w Lunar.

Here is a pic of my tank 10 days into the cycle. There is 15 lbs. of LR in now. Ordered 45 lbs more from Liveaquaria.com, should be here Fri. im hoping. See the brown spots in the LS? YUCK.......

My live rock came today but got real cold, actually had a little frost on it. What should i do? I have only been cycling my tank for a week. Shoukd i put it in the tank or what? Thanks for the help

My tank has been set up since last Fri. The water has evaporated about an inch since then. Does that sound like alot? I am 1 week into the cycle process and PH is 8.0,Am.4,Trate 0.0, Trite 0.0. Why is the water evaporating so fast? TIF Tank Specs: 55 gal glass Coralife Lunar 260W Bakpak 2...

Ok, I 've got my tank set-up since last Fri (12-17-04). My set-up: 55 gal glass Coralife Lunar 260W Bak-Pak 2 w/ biobale 1/2 deep LS Penguin 1140 PH (water movement) Thermo-wave 200W heater My questions: I have a white haze on top of the water that i can't get rid of. Looks like clumps of...

I have recently purchased a 55 gal oceanic aquarium with a CPR bak-pak (rated for 60 gal) with the bio-bale. This tank will be a FO tank. My questions are: 1) The LFS told me to only cover the bottom 1/2 inch with live sand, is that correct? 2) Can i have LR in this tank with standard FW...