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Originally Posted by RCGUY i agree with pj.. bionic is a great and wonderful system.. also in my opinion you should test your alkalinity with the lights off in the morning.. also.. lfs are great.. i know several people who own them.. but you have to do alot of research on your own and decide...

The bucs need all the help they can get HAIL TO THE REDSKINS

Originally Posted by ifirefight tdog...I think it is great that you are putting so much effort into your tank...and worrying about the levels..I did that my self when I first started...BUT as I have come to learn....you can chase these numbers all over hells half acre and still not get the...

Originally Posted by Pjlovesbaskets I live by the bionic balance method. To lower Alk. you add calcium. Many of the questions asked on this site would be eliminated by this approach. my calcium levels are at 440......not sure about adding more calcium

Originally Posted by ifirefight NO need to lower it..Yes 2.5 is correct for NSW...actually I use NSW and raise the alk up before I add it to my tank during a water change...however anywhere from 2.5 to 4.0 is fine the key is stability... I keep mine at 3.0 If you keep it towards the "center"...

Originally Posted by ifirefight Then you are fine. milli equaivalents per liter is the same as mequ/l RED SEA test kit says normal sea water alk. is at 2.5 .....so should i try to lower it and how would you do that?

Originally Posted by RCGUY hey there first of all you need to know in what measurement your alkalinity is being tested.. meq/l vs dkh etc if it is being tested in dkh.. that is generally the desired target of 10 dkh or 3.5 meq/l regarding your salinity most corals require a minimum of 1.023 to...

The chart says milli equaivalents per liter

forgot to say that all the other test are API test. And the temp is at 77

The LFS said my alk. is really high and when i test it with the red sea test it 3.6 and on there chart it is in the high range. So how do i lower it????by Also got my salinty tested by a pin point and it read 1.022.7......high can i raised this????? Is it normal to have some small patch of green...

Originally Posted by water_wako I was browsing manufacturer's sites and I came upon the TOM site which was advertising their filter. It is a canister and a wet/dry filter with a air driven skimmer. I know the skimmer does look too great but the actual filter looks interesting. It claims to be a...

my maxi-jet mod is making a humming noise. is there anything i can do to make it quite?

Originally Posted by gmann1139 The technology of hydrometers make them inaccurate by nature. -> Required plug for hydrometer. Can get them fro $40 new, or cheaper from awk-shun sites. <- Your second-best bet is going to be taking three to five readings with each hydrometer, and taking the...

Look into the TOM RAPIDS PRO..It is a canster/wet-dry very compact has a 700gph pump comes with an overflow box....bulit in skimmer (it is crap and does not work)...Overall a good filteration except the skimmer. Allso you can get an auto topoff to go with it. I think it is 250-300 dollars.

Originally Posted by JonP Take a sample up to a LFS that uses a refractometer and see what they say. Once i do that and get a reading can i just mark my hydrometers??? Then will i get a correct reading from the hydrometer?

Originally Posted by eklikewhoa Both.....get a refractometer. Probably the cost of both of those would have almost got you a refractometer. I don't have the funds right now for a refractometer .....so out of the two which one do you think is right?

I have a instant ocean hydrometer that reads 1.025 and i also have a Coralife hydrometer that reads 1.022-1.023. So which one do you think is right????? Side note: coralife is certified calabrated

i move a small frag down..how long do you think it will take to get color back? Does the zoos need high water flow?

they are about 8 inches from bulbs

I have a yellow face goby and he is always swifting the sand but he does it real low...never seems to get get it on the rock....if he does he seems to take it off later.....he also it whatever food i put in the tank. GREAT FISH!!