Search results

Ok, I've been trying to solve my High PH problem for awhile now. here's where I am - ANY HELP WOULD BE SOOOO APPRECIATED!!! I buy my RO water from Walmart: 1 Gallon Jugs "Great Value Sodium Free Drinking Water". It says Reverse Osmosis right on this side. I test this water and it gives a PH...

I just tested it last night, 24 hours after I added Salt Mix to RO water, aerated it, and raised temp to 79. I added NOTHING else and the PH read 8.6-8.8 last night! So it IS my mix - all this time!

How much Copper in a tank is bad? What is an acceptable level? I have some and fish are fine, but inverts die??

Sometimes the water level in my Wet/Dry reservoir gets so low that it sucks in air and shoots little air bubbles into my tank. I know this isn’t good. How bad is this and what kind of long-term problems can this cause?

I’ve heard people mention something about making a gadget that automatically tops off water in their wet/dry resivoir whenever the water level gets too low. Anyone know anything about this and, if so, how I could get my hands on a design? I’m finding myself topping off a gallon every other day...

To do my water changes I usually run out to Walmart and purchase 15 one gallon jugs of water. I also purchase a bunch each week for top offs. Now that its so dry I’ m going through so many 1 gallon jugs a week this is getting ridiculous. I was wondering what my alternatives are? I don’t want...

For months I’ve been trying to lower my PH and find out what’s causing the problem. It’s been around the 8.6-8.8 range and killing any inverts and, I think, growth on my live rock. I believe now that its my Sea Salt Mix. I do water changes with RO water. At 62 degrees F the PH of the RO...

I'm not sure but light exposure could be one of the problems. Are they more powerful or in some way exposing the tank to more or less light? How long was your tank fine before that? Most likely you have to regulate the amount of light (more or less) based on what you've just added. Sounds like...

Thanks. - I'll have to check on the salt mix brand, but it looked like a type I've seen before. Maybe its tainted. I'm doing a water change tomorrow so I'll test it accurately. - Acclimating a snail for 3 hours? Wow, the first time I only did it for about 2 hours and thought that was enough...

I love this place. Everybody is SO helpful here. Sorry, I was away from my PC for the holidays and just got a chance to respond to all of the questions. Please read on and hopefully I’ll be on my way to solving my problem. Thank you in advance!!! Questions posted to me What other additives...

Ok, I had this problem about 3 months ago and posted a message. Still, it's happening.... I have a 75 gal tank about 7 months old. 3 months ago after I fully cycled and put in some LR and a few damsels everythying looked stable. So I bought 10 snails, an anemone, and an urchin. A little too...

Originally posted by spyderreef Thanks for your reply. I have a RO/DI unit that I have fixed to automatically top off my tank. When I want RO water I just move the tube to my collecting tank. I usually have what I need by the next day. Spdyerreef - I like that idea of having an RO/DI unit...

Hello, I saw this line in a previous thread and figured I should just resend it: "I have a RO/DI unit that I have fixed to automatically top off my tank" This sounds like a great product! - How much do they cost (approx)? - Where can I get one? Online stores? - Can it also be used for...

I've had a high PH problem - its been around 8.6ish or more. I realized it was probably my tap water so I went out an bought 20 gallons of RO water from Walmart. When I tested that water the PH was still around 8.5? I did a 20% water change and my PH is still 8.6. What can I do to get the PH...

Thanks for all of the help! As far as the green Algae, it was a typo. I had the brown algae that I got rid of by conditioning my tap water. I have green algae now but its not the bad, hariy stuff. Thank you!

Thanks! I live on the east coast and have never heard of Reverse Osmomsis or a water 'kiosk'. I'll look into it. I've been burnt by bad stores before so I searched around for this one and trust it. but def not as knowledgeable as this site! The tank is definitely new, so I'm safe there.

What's RO?

The bucket was actually from when I purchased my sea salt from the store. I didnt rinse it or anything though??? Too lazy and excited to get my new fish in. I took my water readings to the same store and they couldnt fix it.

Thanks. Actually, I havent done any water changes yet, which is an other post. But since you asked... The water in my tank evaporates so frequently - I always assumed it was b/c of my wet dry trickle filter - that I have to Top it Off at least twice a week with tap water (about a gallon or two...

How do I get the PH down??? I tried this stuff for saltwater called PH 8.4 or PH 8.4 and it doesnt work.