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This morning when I look at my zoos, found got 2 very tiny looking like a nudibranch(0.5cm) crawling on the tip of the polyp when all the polyps are close. Although did not see any significant damage it have done to the zoos, but are they reef-safe ? Should I remove it ? Are they considered as...

Currently, have 1 cleaner shrimp in my tank. But i was looking for shrimp that clean detritus, scavenger, cleaning the sand bed(seaching for food). I have a few options like the fire shrimp, peppermint shrimp, and the pistol shrimp.. Anyone has any good suggestions that which shrimp is more...

Bfore we add any additives, we have to test for the reading first. But after dosing, how long do we have to take the reading again ?

Or is it i'm using dechlorinated tap water for mixing the salt that yield the low ALK level ?

Like to find out how u guy dose kalkwasser so that the dKH & calcium level are balance ? If say, before we dose kalkwasser, we test the PH, dKH & the calcium level first. Results: PH8.3 dKH=8 Ca=320 So when we dose kalkwasser for top-up, how do we make sure that the dKH & ca level are in the...

Using KH test kit by Aquariumpharm( www.aquariumpharm.com ) As indicate in the test kit that " The Carbonate Hardness value is determinedby the number of drops of the reagent that must be added to turn the water in the test tube bright yellow. Each drop is equal to 1* dkh or 17.9ppm KH." So...

I did a KH test on my Coralife salt mix, and found the alkalinity to be only 3-4dKH ? Is it normal for marine salt to be low in alkalinity ?

A lots of people are recommending these two test kits back then. Thanks !

Is there any differences between those R.O water selling and the RO units ? Does the water produced by an R.O unit also contain mineral as my previous posting ? Is the mineral contents in the R.O water harmful and will promote undesirable algae ?

IS the test kits by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals,inc ( Doc Wellfish) reliable ? Brought a KH test kit, measure my Alkalinity to be 21dKH !! Not sure is it bcos of the test kit or i add too much Kent Marine Superbuffer dKH !! I'm looking for calcium test kit by Tetra, but seem they don't have it...

Today i found this RO water in the mini-mart, can they be used for marine ? It stated Reverse Osmosis Water *R.O. Drinking Water* is odourless, crystal water produced using modern membrane and purification techniques. Mineral Contents( Approximatey)mg/l Calcium 0.39 Bicarbonate N.D Sodium...

Can i ask, have any bros here keep a 2 ft tank here without skimmer? How to make sure the fish dont die due to the build up of organic waste? I have a 2 ft tank currently in cycle but am wondering if it is neccessary to have a skimmer as i have seen my friend's marine setup (1 ft or smaller)...

Hi, I am in the mist of cycling my tank. I would like to check with you bros here if it is alright to keep anemone in 2 ft tank? if its ok, what are the neccessary thing that i have to watch out for? Do i have to buy a protein skimmer for keeping Anemone? What are some of the food i can feed...

My PH level when i measure this afternoon is 8.6. Is that considered high ? At that level of PH, what is my range of dKH ? Is it true that if dKH is between 8-10dKH, than PH level is stable at 8.0-8.4 ?

Heard lots of ppl saying that for marine setup do not have to put those biological media cos it will acts as a nitrates factory..... But what about Biohome ? Based on the website: What about other medium like the ceremic ring, coral chips....why can't they works the same as Biohome ? I...