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    trying to understand Alk + MAG drop

    Hi I've been dosing my tank with Mag, Alk, Cal I'm trying to get my parameters stable at: 1380 mag 12 D/KH 450 Cal I keep a record of all my tests. in 5 days my parameters went from 1380 to 1200 12.6 to 8.8 465 to 465 even while dosing the correct amounts to account for coral usage ( I...
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    URGENT!! Help D/kh massive OD

    hi Basically I have been using the Balling lite method for over 3 months without a hickup. I woke up this morning to find that 4 liters of my D/kh buffer (Brightwell aquatics alkalin 8.3-p KH buffer) solution had been pumped into my tank through the night!!! 1ml of the mixture raises 4liters...
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    Need HELP with perameters....

    hey My current set up in totals is 404 liters including tanks and sump (main tank 240 liters) the system has a DIY auto top off RO and auto salt water change. The salt water change happens daily in small amounts and is 25% over 3 weeks. Here are my perameters. I'm all set to do a 40% water...
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    Could anyone shed light on my peramaters?

    Here's my peramaters SG 0.0125 Ph 8.18 Nitrate 0ppm Phosphate 0.75 Dkh 190mg/l Calcium 520ppm Magnesium 1500 I'm dosing kalk in auto top off to up Ph as it was 7.8 and to help calcium levels... and dosing vodka to reduce Phos. Corals and fish seem happy. But is it okay to have such high MAG...
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    Ich refuses to go away!!

    I know Marine Ich has probably been covered a million times but here’s my issue… I have a 240l tank 40l sump UV sterilizer Skimmer Phosphate reactor Fair amount of LR All nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, phosphate levels are low and stable Temp 26c 8.2 Ph Stock 1...
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    New Aquarium with light fitting advice please

    I recently got myself a fluval 240 roma. I've set it up as a marine tank everything is running great. Used my old aquarium water everything happy. My question is about lights, The tank came with 2, 48" 18000k 40w T8's (aqua-glo and marine-glo) I've since added 2 more of the above tubes making 4...
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    poorly fish

    hey From the start I had an issue with nitite about 4 days about. it went upto .5ppm! I got it down with 3 20% water changes. It's now at 0ppm all other perameters are as they should be 2 days before this problem I added a blue Trigger fish. I checked my water due to 2 fish dieing. A coral...
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    Need help with nitite

    I have a 150 liter aquarium 75 liter sump skimmer phosphate remover 20000k Hilide 2 wave makers heat at 25c SG 0.024 nitrate close to 0 ammonia 0 ph 8.4 NITRITE .25ppm Phosphate 0.25ppm My tank has been set up and running for 6 months now I keep gettin upto .25ppm Nitrite after about 5 days...
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    Coralline Gro (Red Sea) Help!?

    I'm trying to get my purple corraline algea to grow I have 2kg of live rock and about 20kg of base rock. My aquarium has been up and running about 4 months now and there has been no spread at all! here's my what,do,you,me,call,it's... 275 Liters water temp 24C 1.024SG nitrate close to 0 nitite...
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    Help/advice with lighting

    I have a 2 ft deep aquarium 150 uk Liters with live rock sand and at the moment a lone Boxer shrimp (only just started) Basically I have rigged a DIY lighting stystem for the moment. Which consists of 5 LED spot lights 25watt output each. At 6000k Day light Would this be substantial for corals...
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