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I’ll get right on it thank you!!

I have a 75 gallon salt water tank. I recently move around a few items in the tank while I was doing it the Dog Face got scared and started to puff. I also did a water change of about 20 gallons. The water is partially cloudy now. But my Puffer is sitting under a rock not moving and breathing...

I'm trying to read around and figure it out. Was it sulfur gas? Because I was stirring up my sand while I was at it? I have a 125g tank and 160 pounds of sand at the bottom. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Alright I'll probably get the Red Sea test kits, I went ahead and did a pretty large water change and when I got closer to the bottom where my live rock is, it smelt like rotten eggs. It was the most horrible thing I have ever smelt. So I filled my bath tub with some water from the tank and put...

I have looked at the Hanna checkers, but they are pretty expensive as you said. I'll look into buying Red Sea test. Can you buy them in a bundle like the Api kit or do they have to be bought separate. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Alright, will do. I figured it was because I didn't have enough oxygen in the tank, Even though I thought I had it circulated very well. But this would explain it. What test should I buy that could be more accurate? Thanks again. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Because when I was testing my water, the alkalinity was 15 every time I made more saltwater. Plus in my tank my alkalinity was always 17-18, at one time it was 15 then I checked a few days later and it was back up to 18. It was 5 coming out of my RO unit. And I'm assuming 10 alkalinity was my...

I'm using the Api test kits, or, well the master kit and the calcium and alkalinity kit. I mix my salt in a 30 gallon drum but fill it to only about 25 gallons. Then I use a maxi-jet 1200 to mix up the water for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. And will do, it seems like the lfs guy made a mistake. But I...

I'm using the api master saltwater test kit. Plus I bought the calcium and alkalinity test as we. It was the only test I could find that had everything. I wanted to do electronic testing but that seems very expensive. I dont know what else to do as far as testing goes. I'm going to go ahead...

I'm doing a huge remodel of the tank, so I'm not sure. I talked to a guy from petco that said that it could very very likely be my sand that's causing all my problems. So I'm taking out all of my live rock and sand and replacing it with the new sand. He told me to do a full water change but I...

Will do, thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

But I do now, should I buy one? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Didn't have enough money to buy one. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a 30 gallon bucket of saltwater made. If I add 30 teaspoons of kalkwasser to the bucket and let the kalkwasser drop and the calcium fall out. Could I then add the water to my tank with no harm? I have no Fish in it. But my RO systems alkalinity brings out at 5. I don't have distillation...

Gotcha, I'll definitely have a look at them. Thanks for the help from both of you, it's greatly appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I will definitely start monitoring and probably start with a 25% water change, then test it. But when the time is right of course, haha. What digital readers would you recommend? I'm really wanting to get something that is more accurate. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Oh sorry, I did not read that correctly. I'll wait until I can not find traces of nitrIte, then start my water change. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Sure thing I'll start a water change as soon as I'm home. How much of a water change should I do? I'm thinking 20% would be okay then test it a little later on, or should I go ahead and do even more? Also what would be a good digital readers? I don't like guessing, and I sure don't want to be...

Alkalinity 15-16 5:28 pm Calcium 16-17 320-340 5:32 pm Ph 7.8-8.0 7:50pm Ammonia 0 8:00 pm Nitrate 5-10 looks more like 5 But I honestly can't tell at all it could even be 20 8:05 pm Nitrite 2.0-5.0 I think 2 is the answer 8:08 pm I'm using API test kits so it's extremely hard to tell on...

Thanks sniperhank, you have helped my endless days of guessing come to an end. Also, I must give credit to bstorer for supplying the well crafted joke. Hahah I've already got a box of water proof kleenexes on the way. That snot rocket is about to get wiped! Sent from my iPhone using...

I was moving around my live rock, when I noticed this hiding in a hole of one of my rocks. I have no clue what it is. All I know is it never leaves that hole. Is it some sort of worm? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Sure thing, is this any better? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I was moving around my live rock when I noticed this hiding in a hole of one of my rocks. I have no clue what it is, can anyone tell me what it is? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Alright thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

She's staying at the very bottom of the tank away from all the other fish. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice