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I don't have a FW tank. I have a 75 gal SW DT with a 20 Gal sump. I loose about a 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon of water a day due to evaperation.(sp?) I had been using tap water, and althought it tested good, I had a battle with hair algae, and lost some fish for no reasion. I just started to make my...

I normally need to add about a gallon every other day or so, (the air in NM is very dry, but it does help keep the tank cooler). So, i'm guessing that a small amount of FW make up water will NOT change the PH to much? Rather than drip, it would be much easier for me to add a couple cups every...

OK, I finally got a RO / DI filter and have made my first batch of SW and FW. My FW (make up) has very low PH and Alk. Should I adjust it before a add any to the tank (even though a small amount) I don't want to upset the tank PH. If I need to adjust, how should it be done? Thanks for any...

My coral shrimp had lost both his main claws (long story) but no one in the tank was messing with him, and he was eating fine. SO... last night he molted, and now he has both his new arms and claws .... Very cool.

no need to hang a shrimp ???? Thanks, I'll watch it for a week or so, and then move everyone over. Thanks Bob

We have set up a new 75 gal DT in it's new local, added 80 Lbs of "live" sand. (came in a couple 40 lb bags, damp but not wet). Ran the water for 48 hrs, checked temp. SG, and PH. We ran two PH pumps and a filter to clear up the water then added about half of the live rock from the old tank...

Thanks everyone. We drove down to Albuquerque and picked up a new 75 Gal tanks, stand and 80 lbs of live sand. I will set it up this weekend, let the water age a few days, add some live rock and the sand. I'm hoping this tank will cycle in week or two. Thanks for your help.

Thanks guys. I do mix the salt water up in a small green house attached to the house, but there are no garden supplies stored there. It does get hot in the New Mexico Sun I think we have made a decision to buy a new tank and some sand (dead) from the local shop, set it up next to the old, add...

Ok, thanks Bang Guy I will start the process this weekend. Do you think the substraight is giving off some type of toxic compounds? What do you think about the live sand here on SWF.com? Would a layer of CC with sand on the top give me the "best of both worlds"? Thanks for the help.

Would changing out the live sand be a smart thing to do? I feel that I would do more damage than good.

Sorry, plastic tub

Most of the sand came from the guy we got the tank from. The tank was a mess, completely covered in algae, and we accually found some dead fish when we drained it. The tank had a pair of mated clowns, and with the help of the local store, found a guy to take them. This same guy (who took the...

What are you thinking about? PH, Alk? I always check for temp and S.G. before I add the water, and I add it somewhat slowly, adding it into the sump. I did check my mixed salt water, and it has a much higher Alk (3.5) than my DT has (2). The PH is a little differant also, (8) in the new water...

Anyone have any ideas

My sand bed is about 2 1/2 " to 3". I mix my salt water in a dedicated 5 gal bucket, and let a small power head run for a couple days to a week. I have a new fish in my QT tank, so I take 5 gals from my DT and replace 5 gals in my QT. (that's why my new salt water is only a couple day old) I use...

I have lost some fish again. This is maybe the 3rd time I have lost fish right after I do a small water change (10%) on my 55 gal tank. I do a very light substaight vacumue, and I blow off the LR with a turkey baster. The next day my fish are breathing hard, and one is dead. (a damsel of all...

Sorry I can't get a photo, but the longest of these things (on his fin) has fallen off. Left his fin a little torn up, but not bad. Will leave him in the QT for another couple weeks. The clown is getting the mucus on his lower head again. I will do a fresh water dip today.

Thanks, I will get the copper out of the QT for now, and try the dip for a couple weeks on both fish. If the stuff is still on the damsel by then, I will get a test kit and do the copper again.

Using CopperSafe. Dosed as per the recomendations. (I don't have a copper test kit) The stuff the damsels is too small for me to see that clearly, But I think they are smooth an a little grayish in color.

Thanks for the help. I think I will change out the QT water today, and pick up the supplies tomorrow and start dipping them both, and leaving them in the QT. Thanks again.