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I had one but lost it in a tank mishap. I hate that too because it was one of my favorite ... and I will probably find another soon. I just simply fed mine Marine Snow. My lighting and water conditions were as good as it gets and never had an issue. I hear they can be tough to keep if the...

Ok ... just bought a Sera test kit and tested my alkalinity. I am between 9 and 10. I believe this is higher than it has been in the past but since my other test kit does not give a number I have no way of recording it. I guess now I am just puzzled because my torch coral, long tentacle anemone...

Will report back.

Thats what confuses me. My calcium is high. 450 - 500.

Thats a good question. My alkalinity test kit only shows by color (Low - Normal - High). Yea I know ... I need a better one. I am planning yet another water change today. I just can't help but think all the water changes are doing more harm than good. I will discontinue using the buffer until...

I am having an alkalinity issue with my tank. The issue being the alkalinity is to high. Does anyone know of a way to lower the alkalinity. I can find different ways to raise it but none to lower it. Up until 2 weeks ago I had the perfect water conditions. Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates were...

That makes a lot of sence. I appreciate the imput. Still being new to the hobby I want to learn my mistakes as to not make them again. If anyone else also has imput it would also be welcome.

I did have bio balls in the last tank. I thought they were supposed to help aginst nitrates? Also I understand that a few weeks is not a lot of time, however this system has been advancing along very fast. My last system used a base layer of crushed coral and then live sand. I did it a little...

OK ... so I am brand new to this forum. I have about 1 year experience in the hobby and like most others, I am coming here with questions. A brief background. I started into the saltwater hobby December of last year and had been working with a 60 gallon setup purchased used at a local store...