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i'm sorry i guess i didn't comunicate well enough. i'm changing the bio balls out for live rock during a 30% water change. i do a 25% monthly change and a 12 /13 % water change weekly. the 25% includes substrate and sump vacuumings. my question is will a complete change of bios for live rock...

tomorrow i'm doing 30% change on my 90 g tank. i've been fighting high [35-40 ppm's nitrate for 2 or three weeks and i' tried to do everything to reduce the number. the one thing i'm attempting is bio ball change for cured live rubble. paying the maintenence guy , a very good lfs, to come and...

Perfect Dark thanks you posted as i was replying to Dennis. i appreciate you sharing your knowledge

thank you dennis 210 for a very informative and convincing response! i'm going to take out the notoriuos bios and leave the sump and bio chamber empty because i think any impediment to the under tank flow might cause anoric condions that create growth of bacteria quite different than the type...

Perfect Dark why have something in a filtration system that traps garbage and doesn't break it down when it could be broken down naturally by lr? i'm pretty diligent about the cleanliness of my tank.i was surprised to hear that bio balls are an unneccasary nuisance in a reef tank . that was...

when i bought my current 90 g fron the lfs he showed me his DTs all 9 running on bios so i bought into it. 4 mos later lots of veteran reefers are saying taake them out they are causing you nitrate problems. i got the idea that if i remove them some at a time the bateria will then migrate to the...

thanks to all for your help ill follow up on it. my other hobby is cooking and my wife is wanting an example of my expertise. its a hobby i dont think i should have become any good at lol ciao

did the resins work? there are four different applications which one did you use and for how long before results? thnx

yes i used the API master reef kit and it tested o no3 o nh3 0 nitrites

Bang Guy i used the API kit and the system takes every bad element out of the water. we have to have it because the water is bad here. it is not just a softener system it really cleans the water like a r/o would.

thanks bio balls are 4mos old and not too bad filters along with skimmer cleaned and changed often water is tap but since we live on island Pottasium chloride whole house system filters water is neccesary the s.b. is 4"130 lbs gulf and fiji rock. ill research algae for sump.thanks very much...

macroalgae in my sump? please explain more. won't it affect return pump? what kind or is there only one? thanks

i read mardel pamphlet says ion exchange resins help remove nitrates. i'm fighting high levels and am doing water changes added more circulation and took out protein skimmer cleaned whole unit added prime to new water as directed still higher than should be 30-35 ppm do these resins help? can...

a fish, tang or otherwise, can't get ich because of the size of the tank, it can stress to death but not from the parasite if it's not on the fish before placing in tank it won't 'appear'.

my apologies. i wasnt trying to talk over anyone's head the info i was trying to say came from a noted author who spent 6 yrs studying microbes in salt water tanks. normally i would have saaid H3B this web site has some good info on nitrate problems and how dsb's are affected maybe you should...

dont have much experience in this area but i was wondering this.. if you have a 6 inch sand bed could the lack of microbial efficiency caused by poor ciculation [125 gallons is a lot of area to cover ] i would think,be a problem? dsb are vunerable to oxygen free zones that reduce nitrate back...

the parasite in it's four different stages in a natural environment is present all the time, i think. in the looking for a host [theront] stage does the mucousal covering act as a deterant because the ich can,t get at the flesh? if thats so then the tangs having the least are more suseptible...

good luck good luck good luck! i'm really hoping you make it, it's a beautiful little fish . my second one was d.o.a., first one was semi d.o.a.[that doesn't make sense does it] so i have nothing for you there.

clip julien sprung's purple algae to you clip feeder, soak it in garlic guard by seachem , place it half way down the tank off to one side not in "traffic", assuming it's a juvie tang and see what happens. SWF sells them if not a good local fish store should.!

hi im in amelia island and have been doing alot of research on a generator for our home and our 90 G. its about money the best setup would be a generac 7.5 running on propane [250 gal] hardwired to your main with the remote readout and automatic sensor. a 15 kw would be best but thats cost...