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If its slimy it could be cyano.

Not until ammonia and nitrite are at 0 for at least week. I personally wouldnt have added any chemical to the tank to help cycle but too late. Do you have live rock and live sand in there?

I doubt it. Ive had mine in there for months and nothing has died on me.

Dont get a clean up crew until those nitrites are 0. Do a water change and cut back on the lighting a bit. Did you cycle your tank? Definitely switch to RO water. 58 cents for a gallon jug at walmart. Tap water is definitely your problem.

Whats your salinity? Give us more info on your tank? size? livestock?

If your still cycling then there is no need to do a water change yet. Dont worry about the diatoms they will do away on their own.

Originally Posted by dougai will the rock be good to add immediatly or should i cure it again? You need to cure it again before adding it. Some dieoff will occur during shipping.

I dont think there are any drawbacks but i believe you can get Little Neck Clams.

So i guess it wouldnt hurt to give it a try. Ill stock up on some calcium additive also. Thanks again.

Thanks for the help reefnut. If after 2 more water changes my calcium doesnt increase ill try that aragamilk stuff and see where im at .

I have current dual satellite lighting right now. Unfortunately i dont have the funds for MH right now. But im definitely looking into it. I always test tank at night about 2 hours after lights go out. PH has been stable at 8.4 since i cycled 4 months ago. Im actually trying to figure out whats...

Originally Posted by ReefNut For a FOWLR IMO everything looks just fine!! Well my plans are a reef tank. Within the next 2 months it will be. Ill be slowly adding some soft corals. If my parameters are like this then what should i do?

Here are my parameters: Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 5 PH - 8.4 SG - 1.024 Calcium - 340 KH - 9.0 dkh Phosphate - 0.03 Alkalinity - 3.20 Magnesium - 1230 These are 24 hrs after water change. Right now its FOWLR. 46 gallon, 70lbs of LR, about 50 lbs of LS, 2 percula clowns, 1 yellow tang. I...

I have a HOB skimmer from Marine Technical Concepts. Easy to maintain and works great. Its up there in price with the AquaC. But worth it.

Good. Thats what i usually do. I tested before and ill wait until tomm night(24 hrs) to test again. Just want to make sure im doing it right. Thanx.

How long after a water change should you test your water?

Probably a bristle worm.

Ive been watching him for the past 2 days. Havent noticed anything yet. Looks fine. But ill watch him and keep this post up to date. Thanx who dey.

Just noticed tonight that my tang is acting strange. With lights off he kinda stays still in one spot and jerks his body to one side a few times. Then he'll pick on some rocks and shoot across the tank jerking his body. He looks ok. No signs of ich or HLLE. I feed him a thumbnail size piece of...

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