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  1. jay0705

    swdummie

    Qt yes only med if needed. You need the salinity of your tank to match what there in, in the bag. Look up drip acclamation
  2. jay0705

    swdummie

    When well say fish but its the same for any sw critter, has a large variance in salinity. Say 1.009 to 1.015. The animal needs to regulate how much salt is in its body according to the water. So if it jumps too high too fast it shocks the body and organs causing death. Its easier for a fish to...
  3. jay0705

    best test kit?

    Ha ha ha iam not saying that. If maintained correctly yes for fish alone the tank should be stable. Reefs need trace elements supplemented and such so they need more testing
  4. jay0705

    swdummie

    Ok I dont think these are your current issues but they may become some. Corallife is iffy, keep an eye on it. I won't tell you tops are horrible, some will. But u do want as much open space as u can have for gas exchange. To your original question, do you use a hydro meter to measure your...
  5. jay0705

    best test kit?

    Ok, honestly I never test my tanks after they cycle. Unless I have issue. I only do fowlr tho. Reefs need a bit more monitoring. Honestly tho your live stock will tell you if something is wrong. Seilfert is a good test red sea aswell
  6. jay0705

    best test kit?

    Iam lazy today lol. You only keep fish or are u reef?
  7. jay0705

    swdummie

    What do u use to create flow?
  8. jay0705

    best test kit?

    Iam kidding. lol
  9. jay0705

    swdummie

    How open is it for gas exchange
  10. jay0705

    Copper Sensitive Fish

    What if its not ich? Hypo only wrks for ich. So like velvet ect what do u reccomend?
  11. jay0705

    swdummie

    That's plenty of rock. Do u have a top?
  12. jay0705

    swdummie

    Honestly if u have crabs and snails living. Its not your water. Its you lol look up acclimating, then if u still have issues it maybe your fish source
  13. jay0705

    swdummie

    See that orange, thats sponge I bought it w that on it. Thats live rock
  14. jay0705

    swdummie

    Agreed. The stuff on good rock, is sponge, clams, tubes, feather dusters, coraline alage, ect. None of those will shake off
  15. jay0705

    Copper Sensitive Fish

    I should say I have treated dwarf angles and they were fine. Dosing has to be excact
  16. jay0705

    swdummie

    No! Get fully cured live rock. W lots of life on it.
  17. jay0705

    best test kit?

    Best kits in the world. Fish/ corals. If they dont die your all good lol
  18. jay0705

    Help- crashing tank

    Sounds like elevated ammonia
  19. jay0705

    swdummie

    There is no way if its a big diff in salinity it wouldn't be an issue. Temp acclimate alone is not sufficient
  20. jay0705

    Peppermint shrimp

    Agreed, they wont bother coral if true pep
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