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Actually experiments have shown ich requires a fish host. Without a host they will die. So considering the life cycle of ich, 6 weeks of QT or fishless display tank will make sure there is no ich in the system. (life cycle of ich is max about 30 days) Ich doesn't enter the UV sterilizer, it...

Filterdirect. Good service, good product.

I just got mine about a week ago. They shipped the day after I bought it and sent me a tracking number too. Nothing to complain about.

Do detritus eaters (e.g nassarius) eat poop or uneaten food? Or both? I have some nassarius snails, not sure what to feed them. No fish in tank, so no uneaten food either. Think they like my turbo snail poop?

My scarlets are really lazy in my tank. I would recommend not getting more of them. My baha red tips on the other hand work day and night. They are supposedly less aggressive than blue tips, and work harder. More turbos should be enough I would think. I am running out of algae/cyano to feed my...

Thanks. I'll do a water change. I see a lot of white powedery stuff on the rocks, I assume that's calcium precipitating. It looks real hard to get rid off.

Hi I want to decrease calcium and increase alk, what is the best way to do it? Thanks.

I took my rock out of the water, dripped a few drops of boiling water on the aiptasia and it died. Haven't seen it since. Boiling water doesn't always work, but it's the easiest thing to try. People usually use a syringe and inject boiling water close to the aiptasia's mouth, with the rock in...

Base rock is just a generic term. Anything can be base rock, it's just rock that isn't live. You use base rock to build the base of your reef structure, that's why it's called base rock. Not sure what lace rock is, but google search produces a lot of hits :)

I got the two little fishes hydrocarbon2 and placed it in a filter bag. I can't seem to be able to wash out all of the carbon dust. Will some leftover affect the inhabitants of the tank?

Ok think I'll get salifert. Guess red sea doesn't work too well.

Hey guys my readings are ammonia,nitrite,nitrate 0ppm ph 8.2 phosphate 0.1ppm calcium 700ppm alkalinity low (red sea test kit only has low normal high) Should I do anything about the high calcium and low alkalinity? Right now I have just been adding ESV bionic 2part everyday.

My feather duster is currently lying on its side. I can't make it stand with its crown pointed upwards due to gravity. Is that going to be a problem? Hope it still can catch enough phytoplankton...

Works to about the same I think. 20% twice a month will reduce 100 units of something to 64 (100*.8*.8) units. (assuming no more produced) 10% four times a month will reduce 100 units of something to 65.6 (100*.9*.9*.9*.9) units So I think either is fine.

Hi wonder whether this is byropsis. It's growing all over the lower glass.