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Originally Posted by florida joe go for it Thanks again

Originally Posted by florida joe Ok here is the deal IMO with CC the space between the CC is a home for detritus so you need to be diligent in your vacuuming of your substrate. If I were you I would try to incorporate the CC with your sand by gently mixing it thus giving you a mixed substrate...

Reddish color

I have some red spots on the viewing side of my tank.. I use my alage brush to remove them and a couple days later they are back. What kinda of alage do you think this is? What should i do to remove it?

sorry guys you are getting way to technical for me, Im just a beginer that made a mistake by putting a bunch of sand in my tank..All of you guys seem to no what your doing so here is my question.... is it going to be ok to leave the CC on top of the SB. Remember it is a thin layer? Also should i...

Originally Posted by Scopus Tang Ok, I just read your other post, you have several issues that you need to address to make your DSB truly functional. As was stated in the previous lthread, you do not have it set up correctly, which is what is creating some of your issues. First, I see that your...

i like olive snails.

Originally Posted by florida joe no but why do you want to not sure just thought it might help with the SB.

Originally Posted by florida joe leave it as it is. so you think i will be fine... would it be a bad idea to add a little bit of live sand?

Oki got a DSB..It contains playsand that i got from from homedepot and a thin layer of CC. The sand is silica free,screened,and washed. My sand bed is anywhere from 3-5 inches. I have been told by different people to remove the CC . Some people say to remove all of it. So here are some ?. If i...

This might be a dumb question....Is silica good or bad for your tank? What is it and what can it do?

just get some new sand ...that way you don't have to worrry about it. I would also think the fw sand has alot of fish waste and other things in it that you could.nt get out even with a good wash. You can't get cheap when dealing with saltwater .. I have learn the hard way!

maybe a pink tail.

so what do you think i should do about feeding

get a blue throat trigger there a little bit safer

Originally Posted by Reeferrookie You might think about investing in a phosphate reactor. they are inexpensive and will drop your levels to zero in a few days. Also, I would switch to frozen food and rinse that in water with a fine net befor feeding. I do rinse the frozen food in a net do ...

Originally Posted by SCSInet You might try stopping the flakes for a while and see what happens.. flake food often contains lots of phosphates.. That, or serve up some RO water... maybe say about 2 gallons in a bucket. Test that for phosphates... verify unreadable/undetectable (if you do read...

Originally Posted by Racin24fan Ok. I admit I am new to saltwater. I have had my tank since February. I have an orange linka starfish that has been fine until today. Today I noticed his legs are coming apart and stuff is coming out and the orange "skin" is peeling off. He is also very limp...

Originally Posted by SCSInet Phosphates generally come from two places: Your water source or your food. Tell us about your water changes, where you get your water from, your feeding schedule, food type, etc. i use R/O water and add my own salt to it. top off water is R/O water. Feeding: 7am a...

I can't seem to get my phosphates down, It has been stuck at 1.0 for about 3 weeks. I put a bag of some phosphate coontrol and it does not to be doing much. I also keep up with my water changes. 80 gal 70 lbs LR dsb yellow tang blue throat 2 tomato clown 2 gobys green chromis 2 shrimp 15 snails...