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Thanks!! For sure on that new sand! [emoji16]

Hi everyone! My husband finally agreed to let me upgrade my tank to a brand new Red Sea Reefer XXL 750. One one hand I am excited....on the other hand freaking out! Please ease my fears! The new tank will be in the same room but in a different area. Here goes: 1. I don't want to have a cycle...

LOL! Yea I have heard that to....and yea like you I upped my flow adding another power head...but still have that red algae. ....

LOL! My sand bed is too......I read you can try siphoning deitrus and stuff from the sand bed but I haven't tried it yet.....has anyone tried that? Or does anyone have any ideas to make the sand bed cleaner? Thanks again everyone!!

Thank you! I will check out that article! I appreciate all the help!!

Wow! Thank you for the info! I use RO water to top the tank off....and buy my salt water from my lfs.....I do a 10% water chg every other week religiously.....Yea it is strange....it is just on one spot in my tank....is there a good way to clean it up out of my sand?

I use the biocube filter....and in the same chamber under that filter I use esither API Phos-zorb or API Chem-zorb. ....I clean the filter and filter media several times a week....sorry I don't have any pics...

what is this red algae like stuff on top of the sand? Hi! I need some help guys.....I have this red algae like stuff on top of my sand......does anyone know what is causing this? My nitrates are 10....Phosphates 0....nitrites 0....ammonia 0....and salinity 0.124. ...also would my tuxedo...

Thank you for the info.....Everyone you talk to say you need a cuc....but I would rather not if I don't have too!!

Hi all! Everyone I need so advice....!! I had 4 small snail...brittle star...peppermint shrimp. ..and a cleaner shrimp as my cuc....all of my snails have died so I was wondering how important is a cuc....? Also what about a sand sifting sea star? Sea cucumber? Some to really clean the...

Hi all! Everyone I need so advice....!! I had 4 small snail...brittle star...peppermint shrimp. ..and a cleaner shrimp as my cuc....all of my snails have died so I was wondering how important is a cuc....? Also what about a sand sifting sea star? Sea cucumber? Some to really clean the...

Hi all! Everyone I need so advice....!! I had 4 small snail...brittle star...peppermint shrimp. ..and a cleaner shrimp as my cuc....all of my snails have died so I was wondering how important is a cuc....? Also what about a sand sifting sea star? Sea cucumber? Some to really clean the...

Hi! I have a 29 gallon biocube....yea both the nem and starfish are in great health....surprised me too.....but just in case I didn't want to risk trying a third cb shrimp. ....:D

Hi and thanks for responding!! Unfortunately I didn't check my water before I added the bacteria....I was going on the instructions from my lfs....but yea I bet the live rock and sand helped things....nope I didn't dose my tank with ammonia. ....I didn't add anything but the live sand and...

Thank you for responding! I am trying to keep my nitrates as close to 0 as possible. ...this morning I tested at it was 10 ppm.....does anyone know if there is any filter media such as API or anything that helps with nitrates? I know API makes phos-zorb....for phosphates. ....I have my reg...

What is a acceptable level of nitrates in a fish only tank? I have heard as low as possible. ...but not over 10 ppm...any thoughts....

Hi.....I am sorry was trying to post under saltwater aquarium!! LOL! Thanks!!!

Hi everyone! I had a coral banded shrimp as part of my clean up crew....along with a few hermit crabs....and a few snails....my hermit crabs seemed two aggressive and would attack my starfish. ...so I took them back to my lfs.....a few weeks ago my cb shrimp attacked my anemone. ...and died...

Hi everyone! *I am just curious after reading a thread about salt water aquarium cycling why no one has used a bottle of bacteria from your lfs....my tank was cycled in 48 hours....I just put live sand....live rock...and filled the tank with salt water....turned on the pumps....and then dumped...

Tank Cycling Hi everyone! I am just curious after reading this thread why no one has used a bottle of bacteria from your lfs....my tank was cycled in 48 hours....I just put live sand....live rock...and filled the tank with salt water....turned on the pumps....and then dumped the bottle of...

Hi! If you don't mind I want chime in......my lfs store owner advised me to feed a very small amount every other day to keep my nitrates in check.....and the reason he gave is that if you over feed any uneattin food decays thus causing your nitrates to rise because your biological filter (live...

Hi! Thanks for replying. ..sounds like you and I are in the same boat. ..I am fairly new also!! Yea all of my fish...urchin...and anemone are thriving and doing great....I too think I was over feeding....so I cut down to every other day...I feed only one kind of food which is Rods fish only...

Thanks for responding. ......It is a 29 gallon biocube....I would tear the sheet in half and it woul be gone in less than a day....my coral beauty and wrasse would eat it up....or my urchin....

Hi! Does putting seaweed sheets on a clip or tossing in one algae wafer be a cause of high nitrates? Just curious. ...thanks for any info!!

Hi guys!!! I was wondering if anyone out there has used eaither of these? If so what do you think about them for lowering phosphates and/or nitrates? Thanks!!! 8)