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In the LaMotte Nitrate test kit the Octa-Slide has readings of 0.25 to 10.0ppm. I read somewhere that this test kit is a low end reading. What I'm trying to see if lets say I'm getting a reading of "8.0" on the Octa-Slide. Is this a low reading for Nitrate and should I do something about it or...

Thanks, the power heads are SEIO's. 2-820's and 1-1100. I never had a problem with them since day one. I clean them once every 2 months. They are due now! The SEIO's where added I think around in April.

Hi everybody, I have put together pictures of my reef from when I started till now. I am wondering if my reef is progressing like it should. I'm concerned mostly about my mushrooms. You can see from the pics on the growth. If I can get some opinions on my growth, it would help out a lot. I...

I think your right PC, It ws the Purple Tips that killed the rest. I'll never do that again. But everything seems to be coming back to norman now. Salinity = 1.025 Nitrate = 0 Nitrite = 0 PH = 8.3 Temp = 78.1 Alk = High - 15.1 Phosphate = 0 calicum = 250 Was 130 I started dosing with ESV...

Thanks for the info PC. You know with my old system, I always had a problem with Nitrates. What's the best practace to use to keep them at 0? John

Thanks for your reply's. I must say that I should have known better putting that many at one time. My first reef I had I waited 4 months before I put anything in. This time I wait only 4 weeks. I'm not very happy with myself at all. And I never thought that my Pink Tips would release toxic's. I...

what the best way to do that?

OK, so I need to drop the Salinity, and I'll do the drip next time. but as for my Alk problem, I'm gonna try adding just C-Balance Part A from Two Little Fishies. Hopefully will drop my Alk and increase my Calcium.

Salinity is 1.0275, and Ammonia is 0. The 2 that are out of wack are Calcium & Alk and the Alkalinity is way over. I just wonder if very high Alkalinity can hurt new arrivals. I'm kinda guessing on the number for Alkalinity because my Salifert kits I ran out of and I'm using my backup kits. One...

75 Gallon Reef Tank setup. 8 Weeks old and finshed cycle 48" 4x65W Coralife LUNAR Aqualight Deluxe Series 2x Actinic and 2x 10,000K, 3x 3/4W Blue LEDs -Straight Pin 100 pounds of live rock (adding more) 30 gallon sump AquaC EV120 Protein Skimmer w/ JG Fitting + Rio 2100 Pump live rock in sump...