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My nitrites and nitrates are pretty elevated so they might be affecting the test. It is also a closed top so I will keep that in mind. I did put two powerheads in and opened the air intakes to aerate the water to try to raise the pH, but it didn't do much. I'll just be patient and wait for...

I'm cycling a saltwater tank with live rock and a rotting shrimp. The ammonia spiked, followed by Nitrites. Now ammonia is at zero, and Nitrites are still up... waiting for them to come down. I noticed though that my pH dropped from 8.2 to 7.8... Is this normal?

Should I be using Activated Carbon? The microbubbles from the Remora have largely gone away. There's a very small amount still but I can live with it. Now... should I be using activated carbon in my Emperor 400 filter? I thought that I should to remove any trace elements in my water, but I'm...

Thanks Kurt... I'm glad to hear it hasn't reduced your output. Mine's not producing yet. But of course it is still breaking in and I don't have fish yet. It is putting out some microbubbles though, did you notice that decrease at all after the break in period?

Holy Crap! Man... I just folded up a paper towel and folded it over the injector. Now the skimmer is no louder than my Emperor 400 Filter! I'll sleep much better now.

My tank is near my bed too. I just hooked up my AquaC Remora. Its about as loud as I expected. Loud enough that I'll have trouble sleeping for a week or two, but I'll get used to it. I've heard that they get quieter after the "break in". I hope so.

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Cycling results/Aloha Aquariums Live Rock So I ditched the crappy crushed coral and replaced it with an equal amount of sand. My AquaC Remora protein skimmer with Maxijet just came in yesterday. So I decided to do a fishless cycle and dropped in a couple of shrimp on Saturday. My LFS...

Thanks again. I'm definitely going to go with LR, but I'm going to just start with mostly dry rock and a few pieces of live rock (and a little bit of patience) as has been suggested on the forum to save some cash. I'll definitely get some better lights to get more out of it. Any suggestions...

Thanks! Great advice! I wish I would have come here before I filled the tank up. As far as those additives... the Stress Coat is a dechlorinator and the Stress Zyme contains bacteria to "speed up" the development of a biological filter. I just added them at the direction of the LFS because I...

Hey guys... thanks for all the good information on the forum. Based on this I have this in mind. My goal is to do a fish-only tank with a porcupine puffer OR a lion fish. I would LOVE to do both but have read mixed reviews about the two together. I sure as **** don't want a tank with a...