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i had my tank filled with tap water that was untreated and lately i bought an ro/di filter and switched some water out. i my tank is exploding with diatoms even when i switch the tap water out with ro/di water ( it's only been 2 weeks so i doubt all the tap is out ). i also have some phosphate...

been changing my tap water in my aquarium to ro/di still having diatom issues though only did 2 water changes within the past 2 weeks. today I just noticed on my tank these clear circles on the inside tank walls they look like water spots ( they are not ). they have rings just like when you cut...

i took my power head out of my mixing tank as theirs no room to move around in my garage how it is set up to wash clothes and get into the freezer. was wondering if this is going to be okay or do i have to have the water circulating 24/7. the salt is already mixed in it's been running for over a...

i have very picky fish i was planning to try the garlic trick but was wondering how does it actually work and does it even work?

my ro/di filter came in today so i should recieve it this afternoon but the problem is i have nothing to mix the salt with but my cheap power head that i just bought for aquarium use. it's pretty weak for my aquarium so i was planning on keeping it for my Ro/DI but i seem many people using...

i am running a 900gph power head during the day and 700 gph during the night they are not hooked up to wave makers. i was planning to use my 700gph to mix my ro/di water but didn't want the fish to stress out at night when resting. i will eventually buy a wave maker and better power heads...

i read that coralline algae is like stony corals and so i assumed if i switch to reef crystal salt it would basically give the tank everything it needs to grow the coralline without dousing other chemicals. I was also wondering is it possible to grow coralline algae without scrubbing existing...

just invested in an ro/di filter should be here by thursday/friday the problem is i only have a 55gal tank and it's 50gpd. not sure if i can store 50gpd as i don't have a container big enough and water containers tend to be costly. going to buy a trash can hopefully one that supports...

i am finding it hard to feed my Saltwater fish as they tend to be very picky. i have 2 types 1. 2 fishes need hard foods due to their teeth ( puffer and trigger ) 2. the rest are all omnivores/carnivores. currently feeding bites of frozen squid the trigger will eat it and some of the other fish...

i live in Hawaii and none of the stores here sell corals or inverts not even the salt water fish stores. Just wondering if anyone knows if they are legal from a website to ship without complications like a special license or something like that. i plan to buy from a website not sure which

i have major issues with salt creep on my tank. i live in Hawaii and it is very humid so the water evaporation causes the water levels to sink under my power head and under my filter output and thus splashing occurs. it also doesn't help that my water level is almost to the rim of my aquarium, i...

i stack my rocks free form ( no epoxy ) and they just keep falling down. i only am stacking them 2 high as they really do not have any form to them just like a big blob of base rock. some are really but for the most part it's just clumps. if epoxy is the only way is it worth it? im not too found...

just changed my substrate from a large grain sand to a courser more natural sand. other one idk wth it was but i think it was base rock ground up. my tank is 55gals long fish only with base rock and i think 1 rock encrusted with coralline algae ( bought it at the store but i am not sure if it's...

I bought a piece of what I think is live rock encrusted with coralline algae. got a horrible diatom problem and it's covering the rock. been dosing with calcium and mag and my mom keeps shutting off the light so it doesn;t get succficient lighting everyday -.-" . However I notice some parts look...

i have 2 simple questions based on diatoms. 1. How do you get diatoms to go away on their own? I use tap water not RO/DI water so i assume im just feeding it however before they actually went away on their own with this same routine now I simply can't get them to go away. got a light fixture...

I have some green algae in my tank the weird thing is it's only in specs and at the surface. I would assume it is soft to scrape off like diatoms really. I do have some green coralline algae in my tank that i added like 2-3 weeks ago and im wondering could it be that or is it green algae. i've...

i have a diatom problem mainly because i use tap water since i don't have access to ro/di water atm but working on it. and it was going away just fine until yesterday. come back home from work and woke up today i see a LOT of growth between that time lapse. idk how long the lights been on but i...

im trying to vary my fishes diet majority of them are carnivores some omnivores but i just bought some formula one pellets and majority of the fish don't touch them mainly because they sink to the bottom too fast and at that point they don't want it. i do feed brine shrimp frozen they love it...

I have a green spotted puffer which i converted from Fresh to brakish to salt in about 2 years. however lately just these past few months it will just hang out by itself and not eat. belly is plump but it will not eat daily. when i do feed the puffer it gorges itself for a good 3-5 minutes it...

i bought this new pellet food. Formula One for salt water fish it's very tiny so the fish can eat it. i feed it maybe twice a day and although i just bought it yesterday they are not eating it. my goby and clowns will eat it but mainly the goby. the problem i am mainly seeing is that the pellets...