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not sure if this forum is applicable to this ? i have 3 tanks 2 freshwater and i often do water changes/top offs by adding tap (only for fresh tanks) to 5 gal bucket add chems (amquel/seachem prime/aqueon etc) some times it sits with a wavemaker and heater for a few days and i realize the no2...

been using this skimmer for approx 1.5 years and have wrestled with it from day 1. constantly needs to be "baby sat" / adjusted . made some minor mods. to improve air tube angle etc. appears pump is now going bad not producing enough bubbles. i clean it out regularly. is it worth trying to get...

i battle low ph conditions in a 30 gal f/w tank low bio load. small plants (4) no co2 supp. at this time. t5 lights. ph always at bottom of api scale (<6). i mix water w/prime sometimes for a few days before doing w/ch. 4/5 gal. tested that water mix this morn. also at bottom. tested tap source...

live rock in a 30 gal tank(2 years old) low bio load has recently developed small "tentacles" protruding from rocks in a hap hazard way. about 1/2 inch long. tank includes 1 dwarf hawkfish. 1 small frogspawn 1 aussie torch coral some basic cleanup crews. i had put a small green button in tank...

thanks for response. i have multiple lighting set up. inc. t5 quad. 2 x 10k(almost never on) 2 x blue actinic/led also spotlight leds and occaisionally incandescant clamp lts. mostly for assisting in maintenance but also to direct on to corals. the daylights are on for maybe a couple hours 6-8...

my lfs shut down earlier this year. the next closest is not "local". i could buy an rodi unit but my demands are low(5 gals per week) i have been buying poland spring distilled from shoprite and get tds readings of 0 always. i did a tds on lfs rodi recently and no where near that low. at $ 1.00...

i have been seeing small(dia. of a pencil) whitish 6 point starfish creatures recently multipling in my 30 gal tank. they seem to have one longer appendage. mostly adhere to glass. only had seen one or two for weeks but now maybe 10 +/-. i can only imagine this to continue to propigate. are they...

for purchasing coral/livestock etc. that is reputable and reasonably priced? some places for instance 2-3 inch bubble coral $45 shipping$45 = $90 ugh ! is that really what i am up against? i totally understand the complex shipping demands but i seem to think u can get the same at most lfs's for...

i wonder what the popular opinion is of just using distilled poland springs? its regularly on sale at grocery store one block away for 85 cents/gal.. i have tested this water and it seems to be across the board purest of any thing out there. my demands r minimal maybe 5/10 gals every other week...

i'm a newbie here but have enjoyed emerald crabs for years. i have seen them wrestle with snails over food but never fish. i have a flame hawkfish who ocaissionally will sit on one to catch his breath (that lack of swim bladder thing). that doesn't go to well . how is tank temp. maybe o2 depletion?

i have similar unit and had some start up issues as well. one thing i have found is(what i believe is a design flaw) the small 3/16th air line coming off pump gets kinked because it exits the pump at too sharp of an angle. if u have something like a syringe(ones used for administering iv fluids...

i have been buying rodi from an lfs $1.00/gal. i decided to test water after my salt mix but before adding to tank. all # ok but nitrite was .25(1st shade of purple on api test scale) added prime then later amquel still not 0. tested the rodi w/o salt mix also .25. i tested water in 2 diff...

i recently got a "entry level " uv sterilizer . 9 watt in tank w/built in pump and adjustable water flow control.i was going to use in a 30 gal. saltwater tank. right after that i saw a video on a person who had a similiar unit and found that the black plastic tube over bulb was deteriorating...