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My tank is just over 3 months old but it cycled out quickly, by parameter #'s, and been holding steady.

Cyano not back yet. Not sure about vacuuming and how often I will do it but it really seems to have a difference. Maybe do it again if needed. I did purchase 2 sand sifting stars fish hopefully this will aid in keeping it clean along with snails and hermits. The circulation for my 55g tank...

Sorry for the delay but I have been busy with jobs and etc., plus the aquarium. First off as far lighting time and coral I do not have any coral now. Trying to let the tank settle out first. I checked my water parameters 2 more times and still 0's or not detected. With that being said I decided...

I have been doing 10g water changes every week to 2 weeks, plus a couple of 20g changes with the chemi clean, I feed a pinch if flake or pellets each morning and evening, 1 or 2 times a week will use a frozen feeding, and a 1/4 sheet of green algae couple times a week. I use water from a...

I have a 55g with 60lbs of live rock, 50 lbs of live sand. Then I put my 29g in the stand and using it as a refug. Using an overflow to feed it, a coral life skimmer in it, 5lbs of live rock and 10 lbs live sand, plus 2 types of macro algae. I have 2 O. Clowns and a coral beauty, 2 Emerald...

I have often wandered about avoiding the sun but buying light s that closely mimics the sun. This is all a learning curve for me. Can adding supplements for Coraline be some of my issues? Calcium and magnesium. Probably replacing t5 ho 10,000k bulbscheap i have cheap off brand. Just want it gone!

Maybe it is a series of events that has come together. Perhaps just the tank maturing, it is almost 4 months old now. Not really sure but it seems to making a difference. Oddly enough everything I have read, everyone I have talked to has said to avoid sunlight. But it seems to be working for...

I have made a couple of post and read several post about cyano bacteria and gathered tons of info. And after a few treatments with chemi-clean, numerous water changes, changes in feeding, and adjusting my lighting cycles I recently made a purchase that seems to be helping more than anything...

I have 2 actinic 2 10k 48" t5ho about 3 months old. I agree with you about the water parameters but I have had it tested by 2 lfs and the same. It will drift some between testing nitrates climbed to around 5ppm and phosphates around 0.24ppm. I am assuming cyano reddish brown hair like algae...

I have a 55g with 60+ pounds live rock, 50+ pounds live sand, 29g refug, protein skimmer. Been set up for around 3 months and my water parameters are ammonia, nitrite, nitrates, and phosphates are reading 0. I am having a cyano problem 2 doses of chemi clean that cleans it up then back next day...

I should have read over that post before sending it. Auto correct needs to be fine tuned.

I run 2x 48"4xT5ho ho t5 actnic from 7am to 9pm then 2 10k from 9am to 7pm and 4the lunar leds between. The 20lbs of live sand and 45lbs of base rock and 15lbs lbs of live rock were all new were all new with 29g. The 29gtank did cycle out. After the move my water has tested out with 0's across...

I am using water that goes through the following 5 step process micron filter, uv, ro, uv, carbon filter. Buy it 5 gallons at a time. Tested my water again this morning and ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrates around 5ppm and for the first time phosphate showed up at and it read .25 ppm. I pulled all...

I know 5ppm is good but it is the weeks of 0 than a change. My main concern is the algae it comes back within an hour or two of cleaning the glass.

I started a 29g saltwater in early November and the tank cycled and #'s were fine. Then I bought a 55g in early December and transferred 60 lbs of live rock and 20lbs of live sand over from the cycled aquarium. I also put 30lbs more of live sand. I didn't transfer water from the old tank mainly...

The 55g is set up about 8" from the 29g so keeping it wet shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks. I have a Green Chromis, 5 blue hermits, and 2 turbo snails.

I had previously posted about some complications I had transferring my 29g fresh into salt. Well that has settled out I have no ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates and ph is good testing this at least every other day. And the diatoms are starting disappear, not coming back as fast after cleaning. I...

Purewaterclub.com Is the best price I found so far. There are a few different installation methods covered on that site.

As I a stated earlier I have bought and read 2 books, reviewed countless threads, talked to several people, and compiled a notebook full of notes. I wish I would have done more. The biggest change I would make would be drilling the tank for sump/refug. After going through everything I thought...

I have a 500gph circulation pump and a powerhead somewhere around 300gph. I run the circulation pump all the time and the powerhead for 15 minutes 4 times times throughout the day. Don't like the intake for the powerhead it is really strong. Could by a filter for it to protect the possible...

Parameters: Ammonia. 0 Nitrite. <0.5ppm Nitrates. <10ppm Ph 8.4 Sal. 1.024 Temp. 80f I have the 2 really small clowns in quarantine. I figured they could go in the tank around Christmas and then maybe 1 more small fish still undecided on species. Trying to be slow and steady at it but it is...

I am not color blind but maybe "shade" blind. I had my wife look at my test samples and she had a complete different reading than I had of the results. So I have had my water tested by 2 different stores one of them 3 times by 3 different people and all of the readings were great. The green...