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RO/DI water no unless Discus are involved. Water parameters are all going to be dependent on what fish you plan on keeping. My GH and KH are very bad and to keep my platty's and Molly's happy I add baking soda ever week in my water change to bring it up.

Oh and I was going to run a power head but that made it's way into my saltwater qt tank :) I think my Tetra's would appriciate a bit more flow but my plants dont miss it. I started with 6 pieces of dwarf sag and now my whole lower layer is covered with it.

My setup is 40b with a glass top. Marineland C220 canister filter (would go bigger next time) Hydor inline 200w heater so there is nothing in my display. Current USA LED+light fixture that does a great job at this height. I only run full daylight for about 4 hours. Black diamond blasting sand...

I run a 40b low tech setup, feed twice daily, excel once a day, flourish twice a week, once a week small water change, once a month hair cut, glass clean, filter clean, 3 month root tabs and it is going great. This for me is about as minimal maintenance as it gets.

now that you have your liquid test kit what does it say for you Ph? Make sure your Ph has not crashed causing a stall.

how log have you been cycling for?

what have you done so far? Have you seen any Nitrites and any stage? Have you seen any ammonia? Your trates look very high as well, I would start with a PWC.

Here is my 40b

keep a good eye on PH. I was focused on ammo, nitrite and nitrate and stopped testing ph. I didnt know this at the time but my PH crashed and stalled the cycle. Probably added an extra 2 weeks to my cycle.

That can vary, im going to guess around 5mil as my 40g took 7 mil to dose to 4ppm. Try dosing 3mil, wait 30 minutes and test with your liquid test kit. If your short add some more.

Cycling a tank (fish in or fishless) is going to take time. It requires patience and fish in you will need to do water changes when ever you see ammonia which will most likely be daily. If no one is eating the algae wafers in a timely matter I would not be adding them at all, they will only help...

Is there any media left in your cycled tank? You dont want to start a mini cycle in it as well. If you dont plan on putting this media back in I would cut it up and place it in your filter. This is exactly how I started my 10 gallon.

ok guys so I tank bred 5 sunburst platies and at 5 months i decided I didnt want any more fry so I would split them up. I took the two males out and let the 3 girls alone. I then moved the 3 girls to a bigger tank and a week later I look in and there are two females and 1 male. Did i screw up...

im more worried about the air return and sizing right now. Down the road I would like to add some coral but not over board. Stocking I have not decided yet.to an extent it will depend on size of tank.

Yep thats right, I need help choosing a tank. I am researching all the in's and out;s of starting a saltwater tank, im researching lights, skimmers, ro/di units etc etc but my main concern right now is the placement and the tank. I really only have one place I can put it (or want to put it)...

So im picking up a 46g bowfront tomorrow with a hob octopus skimmer. Being new to the hobby I have a couple of questions, If I put the live rock in a large container I take with me and drain some water out of the tank to keep the rock covered then leave enough water in the tank to leave the...

In your experiences how long does the baking soda last before KH will start to drop again?

Did a search and it didnt return too many hits. Any one using the AquaBeam 1500 ultima NP tiles? Or any Aquabeam product? I read an article that rated them as a good reef led but they seem to be mainly UK based.

Cycle question, From early on I have been dosing 4ppm of ammo and it was taking several days to be processed backed to 1ppm, I have been seeing Nitrites for almost 2 weeks. Nitrates are staying low around the 5ppm but im guessing that is because it is a planted tank? Ho long should it take...

research and more research right. From looking at pictures online and thinking about it more I think getting 40g breeder at Petco's $1/g sale will work better. I can sell my full 29g setup which will pay for the 40g, the glass top and the sand. Does that sound better?

A little more research shows me that the Sea Clear 50g tank has and molded acrylic top on it with 2 openings that may just make it harder to put some rock in, and it has pre-cut wholes for filter etc that might not work with the HOB etc so I think I will just convert my 29g instead. So that...

I would guess I would need 2 of them for 50g 36" tank? I guess I would need to build a canopy as I cant hang them. Not bad deal as I made the stand and I think I have enough left over material to build a matching canopy.

I heard the taotronics was a loud fixture? This tank will be in my main living room close by the entertainment center so noise is a big factor for me.

I have started my research for my first Saltwater tank and would appreciate some help. I was trying to work out whether I should convert my 29g FW tank or sell it and by an Acrylic 50g. If I can sell the 29g for cost of the 50g thats the way I will go. So.. I still have to work out rock...

If your nitrites have never returned to zero after initially spiking then your still cycling. Im not sure what you mean by nitrites are inevitable? When you say you dose the tank with prime occasionally your adding ever time you do PWC right? Adding the dechlorintator any other time then at time...