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Help please, I am dealing with ongoing issues. 65 Gallon 3 months old O ammonia O nitrites Almost 0 nitrates Alk 8 Phosphates 0 (running a silicates removal bag) Cleaning my display tank glass almost daily. Thin layer of Diatoms on the sand. Chaeto in the Fuge has lots of diatom and...

Bristleworm? I have heard mixed reviews?

Follow up...peppermint shrimp do the job well. Bought two of them and within 2 days they we're gone

Best way to remove?

Feather Duster? I hope

Tank is fully cycled, 40 lbs live rock 60 gallon tank with Fuge. pH ,,8.2, 0 ammonia, 0 Nitrite, very low barely reading Nitrates. Salininty 1.21 (little low). I put phosphaguard in 4 days ago, to absorb any phosphates or silicates. RODI tests at 6 ppm TDS. What am I doing wrong....sick of...

Thank you

Fishless cycle using pure Ammonia

I believe so, just looking for a second opinion

What do you recommend....better to do away with it? Just drop a carbon bag in that compartment?

It comes with a micron bag....I have never used one of these before. In my old system I started with bio balls then switched to live rock in the sump because the bio balls were trapping nitrates and phosphates. What are these micron bags intended for? Do I run the same risk as I had...

Yes it is a marineland reef ready tank....good advice!!!!

Thanks that worked!!!

Having trouble with image size

I am finally back into the hobby....my wife gave me the ok to splurge yesterday!!!! I am going smaller then I had before but am thrilled with my 60 gallon cube purchase. So....boy how things have changed in 10 years. Need some help with my initial setup. I will add a picture in a moment...