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happened to me with several forums. Seems like "my" methods are considered unproven experimental methods. Truth it they're just old. LOL

FWIW prime does lock up ammonia but standard ammonia test kits like the api kit still test positive for ammonia because they cannot distinguish between locked and free ammonia. Seachem has two test kits first the ammo dot and the sachem ammonia multitest kit the does distinguish. The danger is...

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one way is to add macro algae in a refugium. Which can be just a simple partition. my .02

OH LOL look up the beaslbob build in the internet. LOL

Most livestock will eat macro algaes so you probably need some kind of refugium. But that can be just a simple 1/4" plastic grid (egg crate) used as a partition. On my old 55g I used egg crate 3" in front of the back glass and added 2 2 tube utility fixtures behind the tank point forward. So...

Yes most definitely. The algae will actually help the cycling process. Plant life like macro algae actually prefer to use ammonia for nitrogen not nitrates. But in established aquariums, aerobic bacteria consume the ammonia and the plants are reluctantly forced to consume nitrates. But with...

Are you using Prime to control ammonia? and do you test (with seachem ammo dot or multitest ammonia kit? Try adding some macro algae to consume the ammonia. my .02

IMHO most of the advances are actually aimed at corals and reef tanks, not fish only tank. I recommend you do a sump/refugium with a very large refugium full of macro algaes. And get the marcos thriving right from the start. That way the tank will be balanced out and stabilized right from the...

imho the best seahorse tank environment is simply macro algae. They balance out and stabilize the tank parameters/environment, provide some pods for food, and provide hitching posts. Unlike other livestock they also to not attach the macros as well. So you can get the marine equivalent of a...

moving 1500 miles would require a few days vrs a few hours. You would have to setup several containers (like coolers) to store things. Insulated (foam) is best with access to air. I would also use macro algae or even turf algae to balance out the containers, lower ammonia, nitrates, co2 and...

ATO have the syphoning problems that sumps do. Make sure that with the pump off the syphon also stops. Anti syphon holes, outlets above water line and so on. also make sure for safety the float valves use DC to fire a relay for the AC to the pump. HTH my .02

I recommend you do the marine equivalent of a FW planted setup. Using macro algaes in a refugium vrs the FW plants. but that's just me and my .02

Glad your tank is doing well

you have nitrates because the nitrate consumers are not consuming the nitrates as they are being produced. IMHO the best means of reducing nitrates is by adding nitrate consumers in the form of macro algaes. A refugium is just a protected area (usually a separate container/sump) to protect the...

Possible some kind of contaminant. Check ammonia. add macro algae like chaeto if you can get you hands on some. could be ammonia and or high co2 or both. Either are consumed by algae. my .02

+1 Don't know how common it is at the beach tho.

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actually there is algae eating fish in marine systems. especially macro algae eating fish. LOL. most tangs for instance consume macro algae. plus the common FW molly eats hair algae as well. not to mention such fish aa a molly miller blenny who reported to eat algae plus cyano and even...