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Wow. Love the blue background. Everyone seems to go black. Love it. Nice job. !!!!

If you can hear motor running it sounds like impeller ,you may not have pushed it back in properly or it may be damaged. It's clearly not a burnt out motor ! Pull it apart again and manually try to spin the impeller.

Here is mine, Very hard to get a decent shot with silly IPhone. lol.

hi, i sometimes use artificial salt mixes, in particular Red Sea Coral Pro. On their own instructions it says to def NOT mix for any more than 4 hours ?? I have accidentally left it on for longer and you come back to a cloudy, horrid mess that I chose not to use. Maybe follow the manufacturers...

I tend to agree with you on this. If fish where meant to live in high nitrates happily then the ocean would naturally be high too ? Which when I collect for water changes it is always 0.00 ALWAYS.

I believe recent changes in thought on return flow has happened In the last few years. Flow within the tank seems to be of more importance than the actually turnover of the tank itself. It appears that for a sump to work with the most efficiency too fast a flow is not necessarily the answer...

Told you they love it. Well done. Will be flourishing soon.

Dose Randy's. Very affordable but sooo messy. Thanks for link will take a look

That seems to be the common thread in what this is. Bacterial. But we don't carbon dose or run bio pellets. Closest thing is seachem mattrix which us rinsed every 3 months to remove detritus. I am going to get a larger return pump & see if increased circulation helps. Although I am reluctant...

yeah all good. Don't need a Truce ? as I don't believe we are fighting, just difference of opinion is all. I am afraid I sometimes call it as I see it. must be the Irish in me. I do respect you as a reefer and your clearly a well respected and knowledgeable member. just its how you come...

@pegasus I don't know everything about tanks and reefing, but I do know some. I still learn every day. Thats one thing I really enjoy about this hobby, I have some amazing mentors that have got me to were I and my tank is now. I am not saying its the best or the right way but it certainly has...

here are some pics and dates they were taken. This will show you the coraline growth that can be achieved with a balanced tank. This taken on the 12 may 2015 Notice the right had rock change and black weir wall. This one taken 17th may 2015 after placing corals on new rock. This...

ok. get what your saying, but I have to disagree. A tank has to be balanced, mag , cal and alk all tie into that balance. I have used and swear by this calculator that I have used since day one. corals, water quality and coraline algae has flourished. I am not saying its the only way but it...

I wondered if that was the case. Ooops. Lol

Get a knife & scrape it off the snails shells. Let it float around the tank it will spread. It needs good lighting , alk mag & cal. Google alk & calcium balance calculator & that will help you balance your tank completely. A balanced tank is a happy tank. That's is the only link I have...

Print off the above parameter guide, It is great because it had different table for diferent tanks and coral types. Your cal is perfectly acceptable for the corals you have, I may bring it up to about 420ppm but you are still well within acceptable range if you have any other questions please...

Wow... 550 or higher, Thats crazy. I dont personally know anyone that runs cal at more than 450 and that's considered high, The range for Cal 380 - 450 Alk 7 - 12 DKH Mag 1200-1350 These are ideal parameters. for steady coral skeleton growth, and good coraline growth. Make sure you...

Trust me, a ton of aggression will happen at night after lights down with tangs. Powder Blues are one of the more difficult tangs to keep, they are not as hardy as most others. If he is not as active (they never just hang or stop) and not eating great that is a really bad sign. I would add...

OUCH. thats not good at all. Nope never had a tang touch a coral. But I do over feed them something terrible. They get fed 3 to 4 times a day.

Hi, no you dont need to be worried, Alk can be safely anywhere from 6-12DKH. do your fine, consistency is more important than numbers. If its constantly 7.8 then its all good. Yes SEachem Reef Trace Elements x 2 week works hand in hand with Seachem Reef Plus 500ml. The trace adds trace...