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Ive been trying to find the right way to dose my cal/alk/mag in my tank.. Im fairly new to reef tanks, ive had fowlr tanks forever, i was doing it daily but i see people dosing with there pwc's, and how do i calculate how much of each thing to put in? I use b ionic for everything 2 part...

My magnesium salifert test kit has shown me 3 different readings, all 3 different times i used it.. Makes me not trust the kit.. But its suppose to be the best (ive heard) any advice? Im following the directions in the box exactly.. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Just got this product called algagen green water, to my understanding its phyto plankton, what are the benefits of it in my tank, and how many times a week should i feed? Anyone have experience with this stuff? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I just added chemipure elite to my media reactor ( on low tumble) and fingers crossed hoping for good results, but ive read tht alot of ppl use purigen with chemipure and get fantastic results, anyone have experience in this? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am recently trying to set up a breaded dragon cage and i need a clamp lamp for it, my sump has a lamp with a flood light to feed my macroalgae and help with the natural ph swing, i have an extra 2 bulb t5ho fixture available, do u think it would be effective in replacing my clamp lamp? It...

Do or dont? I realize that if you havent ever that it could release alot of nitrates

I have an api test kit im starting not to trust, its telling me my dkh is 18, last month it was 11, ive tried it dozens of times.. And the same result, Could my dkh really be that high? Thanks

I just set up a 20 gallon long quarentine tank last week, the live rock from my display that im using to cycle the tank are sprouting algae, my test kits read zero for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, even for phosphate.. Is this bad? Or a natural part of the cycle?

I have rocks in my tank that are forming beautiful coraline algae, and others tht are a shade of green and brown, is this "bad" algae forming?

My orange spot goby sifts my sand and makes my water cloudy-ish, its gotten better, but not crystal clear.. I have a 100 micron filter sock, how can i fix this? Thanks

i recently upgraded my 55 gallon to a 75 gallon with in the last month, and i had to add about 20 lbs of base rock to my tank (i know it wasnt the best idea), all of my fish were fine, and I'm not having any algae outbreaks to date so far, but i found my red striped angelfish bellyup this...

I have alot of ditrius in my sump, is it possible to put a couple snails to help eat some of it up? Would there be any problems? All my pumps have foam prefilters on them

I recently attained live rock from the ocean, and it was out of water for a while so there was some die off. I boiled it for about 2 minutes and now im letting it air dry. Will there be any phosphate on it once its dried? and if so, how can i cleanse it before i add it to my tank?

I currently have chaeto algae in my sump with a normal 60 watt lightbulb in a lamp over it, im getting hair algae on the glass of the sump, should i leave it alone since its absorbing the nutrients? Or scrape it off

I've been thinking about dipping my feet into corals, i have a very well established 55 gallon system, my question is what things do i have to change? Tank 55 gallon w 30 gallon sump Salinity: 1.023 Temp: 77 degrees Filter Media: GFO and Carbon Skimmer: Aqua C Remora w Mag drive 3 Trace...

I have little hair algae that forms everytime i change my gfo in my phosban reactor, but it doesnt really appear in my tank, and my levels are fine, any explanation for this?

Theres a film filled with little bits of stuff on the top of my water, what could this be and how do i get rid of it? It appeared when i started vodka dosing

I want to set up a sump and my tank isnt drilled, which overflow should i get? The deluxe CPR overflow with lifting pump or Toms aquatics pro skimmer overflow? Anyone have experiences with these overflows?

Hey everyone, im in the process of lowering my nitrates with rather large pwc's i have a 55 gallon and i did a 12 gallon pwc two days ago, im preparing another batch of saltwater, my question is can i keep on doing water changes constantly untill the nitrates are at a managable level? Is too...

I have a captive purity rodi unit, will kent and spectrapures di cartridges fit on my unit?

Set up a new 55 gallon with some liverock and sand from an old tank, i fully understand cycling and algae blooms, my old tank had a problem w cyano, does this look like diatoms or the beginning of cyano?

I recently have started to upgrade my 30 gallon to a 55 gallon, i have a brown algae problem.. but ive tackled that as well, upgraded my skimmer, increased water movement, and i also run GFO, but while im upgrading i think it would be best to start from scratch. I want to get rid of all the...

Im planning on getting an mp10 for my 55 gallon tank build, it says the maximum glass thickness is 3/8" for the magnets, the thickness of my glass is right there (if not a 16th more) at 3/8" does anyone know if this will be ok? Anyone with a 55 gallon have an mp10?

Ok so some of u may know that im setting up a new 55 gallon, im starting over and doing it right this time. I want to use my old sand and combine with new for the new tank. My sand is covered in cyano.. How can i effectively kill all algae in the old sand for a fresh start? I was thinking mayb...

Im currently setting up a new 55 gallon tank, and i wanted to use my liverock from my existing tank and then add to it, my liverock in my current tank has a little algae on it, and i dont want to introduce anything into my new tank, do you think scrubbing the algae off with a brush will do any...