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Calcium, alkalinity, magnesium are all important, so is low phosphate levels. Scrub a rock, have adequate lighting and you'll be set. Happy reefing.

I guess tackling the RO DI problem was a big challenge for me. But, I had to do it mainly for decent top off water and for good filtered water for the baby bottles. Oh, despite the water quality being pretty low, one of the acros is doing really well, encrusting and even growing blue tips. I...

So no one wants to buy the tank, so I decided to put some more money into it. Lol. Why do I keep punishing myself?! I went and bought all the supplies I needed to fix the RODI system. Bought new sediment filters, bought new carbon and DI resin. I flushed the membrane a good ten minutes. After...

Smooth red patches are cyanobateria colonies. You have a water quality problem. Increase filtration, use pure/filtered top off water, eliminate dead spots with an extra powerhead, and you may ultimately have to treat the tank with an antibiotic and a 50% water change. Have fun!

We live in a society today where if its broke, replace it.

Almost looks like cyanobateria.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Richard. I'm sure things will get better. We all have set backs, not only in our tanks, but in life. Just have to push through it and realize that there will be better days. I wish you well, my friend.

Well, the US and many other countries are now experiencing blowback from 50+ years of interventions in the middle East. If you bomb and invade those countries long enough, you are no longer helping them liberate themselves. Unfortunately, a stable dictatorship is sometimes better then a fragile...

Things will get better.

Not so good man. I'm just not feeling it. Things just ain't going right at home. I'm at a loss for words.

My tap water TDS when I bought my unit was anywhere from 500 to 999+ and the filters lasted anywhere from two to three months... Then I moved and my tap water TDS sits at around 250 TDS and the water company does a chlorine burn three times a year, so I still have to replace my filters every...

I would personally run one just in case there are any changes. If there is, then you should visibly see it as the DI resin changes color.

Apex is a great system. Yes, you can change stuff through your phone. I would go ahead and purchase the full apex and add your pH and salinity probes. There is a support forum online for the apex, but a lot of it is simple to set up and easy to manage. A few of us can also help you out with...

Lol. I'd put that dude to work.

I've been completely LED for the last few years now. I haven't noticed a whole lot of difference, although a higher quality LED is almost a must... But you could almost spend that much on a six bulb T5 unit. And then the cost of yearly bulb replacements.., I just think that LEDs are a better...

I would be upset by that as well. I know where you are coming from. Glad that your getting rid of some of the animals. I know that will help a lot. Good job.

What ick treatment did you use?

I believe my time setting is off on the forum. That was last night...

I like Hanna checkers. Calcium, alkalinity and phosphate are pretty much the only ones you need an absolutely accurate reading on. Others like ammonia, nitrite and pH are pretty insignificant after the tank cycles and stabilizes. It's not worth it, at least for me, to buy three...

Don't waste your money on an ammonia Hanna checker. Just wait a minute and take a water sample to your LFS.