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  1. artskoi

    What do you add to your REEF!

    I use Instant Ocean,along with calcium,and buffer to maintain ALk.I think my mushrooms perk up after I give them Iodine so I think that is good for them.The rest is maintained by weekly or Bi-weekly Water Changes.
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    How does live rock survive cycling?

    It is amazing what abuse live rock will take.When I first got mine I accidently put way too much Baking Soda in and took the Alk off the charts.I did a %100 water change all with the LR still in the tank.I figured it was now just expensive base rock,but after a few weeks things started to...
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    Kick ICK

    I have a 135 gal reef tank.It had several fish with Ick, that I could not catch and didn't want to dismantle tank.I had several mushrooms, Ricordia,Flower leather coral,feather dusters,and daisy polyp.I added Kick Ick and Garlic food and the spots all disappeared within a week during the 15 day...
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    Clown missing

    I have a 135 gal reef tank with 160 lbs of LR.I have recently lost two Cardinals and could not fine.If I move anything the walls of LR colapse and I am afraid to damage the corals as they fall on each other.I would assume the carcus would decompose and some of your scavengers like your serpeant...
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    additives?

    You just need to add calcium to get to 320ppm for fish only or 420 for coral.Add buffer to maintain ph 8.2-8.4 and alkalinity around 160-200.Then I do a 10-20% water change every two weeks.Don't complicate things with other additives.I have been there and wasted my time.
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    what does member status mean?

    I need to post more.I don't like being a Red Coris Wrasse.
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    tamatoe clown bullying percula

    Why do you put two types of Clowns in one tank.I have 7 perculas that get along fine but I will not add another type of clown.Need to pick one or the other.
  8. artskoi

    kalkwasser vs. bio calcium (whats the rave)

    I tried Kalkwasser in a drip bottle.It would either drip to fast and empty in a day or go slow then clog up.No happy medium.I use Reef Complete now and doing much better.To dispense I put the solution in an old Kick Ick bottle that has a squeeze chamber you can fill to a certain amount and then...
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    Calcium Low

    My tank is at Calcium level of 125.I want to get to 420-450.I use either Kent Tech A&B or Sea Chem Reef Complete.How fast can I put the calcium in?I put in three doses of what they call a daily dose in one day and did not change the Calcium.I use a Sea Chem Calcium Test kit to measure.Can this...
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    Good Place in Washington Metro Area

    I live in the Washington area.Where is this store?The best places I have found for fish are in Gathersburg and Glen Burnie Md.
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