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Are you testing Iodide levels, or just adding it because you think you need to? Iodine can reach toxic levels very quickly, so make sure you test for ALL the supplements you add to your tank... ;)

Nice! Magnesium takes longer to get used up,so you should only have to dose alkalinity and calcium for the time being. Calcium and Alkalinity are actually a little high, but not too high. Just test for alk and cal after a couple of days to see how much it drops. You don't have to dose again...

Is this after you did a water change? Those numbers are really good!

It doesn't hurt to keep your options open... right up to the moment you make your first purchase. The 75 would make an excellent tank for saltwater, but I understand... we do get attached to our little finned friends, don't we? LOL! As far as the skimmer goes, I don't think you'll need it with a...

Welcome back! The old itch came back, eh? LOL!!! I think you'll probably want to go with a 20 long, as that HOB is just a tad over 25' long. Naturally, the bigger the better. Since you've already had a tank (saltwater, I presume), then you know it's more difficult to keep a small tank than it is...

I can't see a snail-like head in the picture, but the description sounds like a stomatella varia. These snails don't have a shell that they can retract into, but rather a small plate on their backs just behind the head. It can a little difficult to see this plate. If you notice something that...

You're welcome. The danger of dosing trace elements is that you don't know how much Strontium, Iodine, Manganese, etc. you have in your tank. You will most likely end up having too much of (most of) these elements, which is very dangerous. Only expert hobbyists should attempt adding trace...

Looks like you've to yourself a giant fireworm. Not the nicest thing to have in your tank... Not sure what the last pic is. Baby banana, perhaps? LOL!!!

I would encourage you to immediately stop using these products.You are adding trace minerals that most likely do not need to be replaced. The only elements you should be concerned about are Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium... and only then if you have several "hard skeleton" corals. If you...

It's called a sand sifting sea star. I've had it over two years, and never bothered to name it... lol! That's wrong on so many levels. I can see it now. Guy walks into an LFS, and asked for a pair of Henry starfish. They say they've never heard of such a thing. Guy is very adamant about getting...

Which Seachem product(s) are you adding to the tank? What test kit are you using for alkalinity? Most alkalinity tests measure in ppm, meq/L, or dKH... so I don't understand what 1120 means. Is it a branching hammer or a wall hammer coral? How are your other parameters, especially Nitrates? Too...

Congratulations! Free stuff is always nice! And so it begins... lol!!!

They're nocturnal, so they're usually only out after the tank is dark. I used to have a couple of them, but haven' seen them lately... :(

It's a Stomatella Varia snail. What I like to refer to as "snail on a half shell"... lol! Excellent addition to the tank! Congratulations!!!

I hope the poor guy will be okay! The temp didn't go up fast enough to kill it, but dropping the temp too fast certainly can. I think it would be best to just use fans and let it cool down gradually. Quick changes in temp can cause broad swings in pH, as well as cause thermal shock to the fish...

Nassarius snails usually stay buried in the sand during daylight, so the best time to get a head count on them is about an hour after the tank goes completely dark. I have quite a few of them in both of my tanks, but rarely see them during the day. Occasionally one or two will pop up during...

No, a longer run of tubing isn't going to make much difference. I have a sneaky suspicion that a booster pump may be necessary. You'll want a minimum of 50 psi for a 150 gpd system, otherwise your water production rate is going to royally suck...

Test kits can be a bit confusing, that's for sure. I use Red Sea Pro to test Magnesium. I used to use Salifert kits to test for Alkalinity and Magnesium, but now use Hanna Checkers for those. I had what I thought was Briopsis, and was attempting to treat it with Kent Marine Tech-M, and that's...

You're about to hit the target level with Magnesium. Good job! dKH of 7-9 is a good level, so I wouldn't be concerned with that. pH of 7.8-8 in the early morning is fine too, as pH rises through the day. With good coralline algae growth, I'm wondering if your test kit isn't off a bit. What brand...

The green algae looks like halimeda, and the pink between them looks like gracilaria. If it's halimeda, it is a slow grower, but nothing will eat it due to it's calcareous skelton. Red gracilaria, on the other hand, is a delicacy to many herbivorous and omnivorous fish... especially tangs and...