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is a marine buffer and water changed the only way to keep my ph up? it keeps dropping and my fish keep dying...it really sucks...thanks

I started a 10 gallon bare bottom quarantine tank and I filled it with water from my pwc's. All the levels were ph 8.2, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates were all 0. I picked up some fish from my lfs and put them in quarantine (blonde naso and a humu trigger). They were doing just fine but when...

Here is what I have... salinity 1.020 ph 8.2 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 10% water changes every week He was acting just fine, he ate a live fish on Sunday (just like every other Sunday) and after that he usually just lays about for a day or so. I noticed last night he was laying on the...

I did a partial water change this morning and I unplugged my protein skimmer. When I plugged the skimmer back in it would not make small bubbles...This has happened before and I messed with the air valve and got it working but this time it didn't work...any suggestions?

I setup a 10 gallon tank for a quarantine...My LFS gives me awesome deals on fish but he has no saltwater tanks so I have to meet the delivery trunk and take them back to my house. I was going to go with no substrate and no live rock and im just using the water from my partial water changes of...

Woke up this morning and my water was pretty cloudy. I figured it was a bloom of bacteria so I changed about 25% of the water, and cleaned out my filter. Before I changed it the water the readings were: PH 8.0, Ammonia .25, nitrite 0, and nitrate 5.0. Should changing the water help out with...

I like to leave the green algae that grows on the back of my tank for my foxface to eat. He seems to like picking at it. Does this change the quality of my water? I did notice that my pH went down to about 7.8 but everything else is 0. I changed about 5 of the 125 gallons and added some pH...

I fed my lion a couple of feeders this afternoon. I have had him for about 2 weeks and had not fed him anything live un til today. Ever since he has been just laying on the bottom of the tank...Is this strange? I thought he may just be resting...Thanks

I was looking at buying the 10lb kit to add some more rock to my 125. I tried the DIY with the cement and rock salt and it was just awful. Has anyone used the kit from marcorocks.com? I saw on one forum where someone had used it and it looked impressive. Just trying to get some feedback on...

I have a 125 gallon, I have all my equipment up and running...I added 30 lbs of live rock (just to start) and about 75 lbs of base rock. I have had 4 damsels in the tank for about 3 weeks and the only thing that has went up is the ph and it hasn't went up that much. My skimmer cup is...

I currently am using 2 18k ho bulbs on my tank...I want to build my own LED day and moonlight kit for my tank...are there any certain parameters that I need to take into consideration for the day time lights? Are the lights I am using now helping the fish at all or are they just to give them...

I got my tank home and setup where i want it...the tank came with lights and a canister filter. i have looked all over the internet and havent really found any great guides to really even get me started...some of the questions i have is along with sea salt mix what other chemicals should i get...

i am starting a 125 gallon tank in a week or so...how many pounds of live rock do i need?? i have heard 1/2 pound per gallon all the way 1.5 pounds per gallon...just looking for some suggestions...thanks

i have a 125 gallon tank that i am going to start in a week or so...should i get a protein skimmer or a uv sterilizer? or both?