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I agree! However, he has not taken my advice regarding turtle care so I feel that he would most likely disregard my advice for the saltwater aquarium as well. He has completely reestablished the tank, so I am hopeful that he will get it right this time. ~CaptianMogly

I lightly cleaned the rocks and did not disturb the sand bed. ~CaptainMogly

So, there was a tank nuke and he blames me. So I am giving up on this venture. Thanks for all of the advice though! There were 2 clownfish 1 black and white fish 1 shrimp 1 starfish 1 sea anemone The clownfish both had hole in head disease. ~CaptainMogly

I found this conversation to be very interesting and informative! I am for sure cleaning it tomorrow, doing a 50% water change, cleaning algae, cleaning filters, and lightly siphoning the top layer of sand to remove any immediate debris. I will post pictures tomorrow! I haven't seen the sea...

Thanks so much, everyone! I'll post pics after I clean it later this week. ~CaptainMogly

Thank you for all of your feedback! I agree, however I don't have the resources to have a reverse osmosis filter. So after multiple good reviews of Prime I decided it wouldn't hurt, right? Also, would removing the fish while cleaning be a good idea, or more stressful? I can't decide if my...

So today I acquired a water test from the little pet smart in town. Nitrate levels were off the chart >200 ppm. Nitrite was about .5 ppm. Alkalinity was 120-300 ppm. On the higher side. pH was about 7.4-7.8. Using: Tetra Easy Strips I was not able to get the salinity checked but he has one...

Ok, thank you very much! That answers a lot of questions. As for water quality and tests, by getting water parameters before cleaning what exactly would that show me/you? A lot of the advice (very helpful!) is pushing for a water test, which I am planning on getting tomorrow. But I was just...