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Originally Posted by mopar9012 could you tell me what kind of filter i should use? i am on a budget so you might want to keep that in mind, i cant afford a 100$ filter i know this is an expensive hobby but i cant afford that right now. it says on my test kit "alkalinity"then has readings from 0-...

Originally Posted by mopar9012 okay so ill start doing weekly water changes. pH--8.4 alk-- about 200 nitrites-- 0 nitrates--.20 i need a new calcuim test kit so ill tell you that one when i get one. as for fitration i have 2 filters i have a cascade 150 and one of those filters that come with a...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon Tri-State Univ is in the northeast most corner county of Indiana. Angola. lol. yes this unit sits above the tank, with or without legs to hold it up, which i'm gonna get. i'm not going to use the glass cover, and my mom is giving me one powerhead. for filtration...

Originally Posted by mopar9012 i did a water change about 2 weeks ago (that was my 3rd since the fish and shrimp died i think) to try to get them to come down, and the water didnt change at all. the water i put in there was fine, it had 0 nitrates and 0 nitrites. i could do another water change...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon i obviously have a thermometer and a glass hydrometer. maybe for a birthday present i can talk my mom into the refractometer. but she doesn't have one yet either....lol. i also do my water changes with Nutri-Seawater (the 'real ocean water') i don't have room in a...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon thanks for the reply! it's 10k, that was up at the top of the page i didn't copy and paste. The 20" Aqualight Quad Strip Light has a Quad bulb that is half 10,000K and half actinic. The Quad Aqualights also have two fans. this light is also actually a little less...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon i was also wondering what other additional things i should get, depending on the types of corals i know. i'm sooo bored with just a few mushrooms that my mom gave me. i don't believe that i'll have a freezer next year, and i don't think my roomie will appreciate...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon well you know that watts per gal doesn't really mean anything... and i don't really want to make it myself...i'm not that handy and i really don't wanna electrocute myself. lol. well i was thinking maybe this light then: 20" Coralife Aqualight Quad Strip (96W...

Originally Posted by SeaReef Just like a skimmer, it will pull out good with the bad, you have to weigh it correctly per tank. Myself I suggest them on all sized tanks. But others (like you) dont...which is more than fine....its the same as with skimmers...some like them on every tank...others...

Originally Posted by SeaReef Completely agreed, im glad you caught that, someone might have put copper in there display, that would have been horrible. At times I forget most people in this " hobby " dont always know for sure what will do what, and with so many LFS stores that dont know...

Originally Posted by SeaReef Also I would put a UV on a 10 gallon tank if i could...lol...yes it is over pretection, but its worth it. If your tank is set up correctly your bacteria will be fine beside the UV. First off, I have no experience with a uv sterilizer, so I cannot comment based on...

Originally Posted by SeaReef YOU DO NOT PUT COPPER IN THE DISPLAY TANK. common sense, you remove the animal in a QT tank, sorry i didn't clarify thought it was common sense. It is common sense, wasnt sure what you meant without the clarification. I was picturing people trying to put a dose of...

Originally Posted by Zsalinas Thanks man. I think maybe I was confusing myself cause everybody says this way works then this chemical works then something else. Then other people are saying no it doesn't. Lol. Confusing. Thanks for the quick response it was mind boggling ha ha lol..i know..Read...

Originally Posted by Zsalinas Just curious. Everybody is saying the chemicals don't work and stuff but how are they working for some peoples aquariums. There are a few posts I've seen on here where people have been successful with chemicals to get rid of ich. I'm just wondering why that is...

Best method for holding LR together, fragging, etc....

Originally Posted by SeaReef No offence to anyone, so please no one take any. Any " med " that states that it cures ich and is reef safe is a load of crap. Ich is an invert...more so ich is actully a freshwater parasite, not saltwater..its called cryptocarian (sp) in swf tanks.... Over all...

Originally Posted by Radiolotek Tank has been running for 2 years and no I haven't changed bulbs. I need to though. Its way over due. I have not checked calcium levels. You think that would be a good idea to do tomorrow? I can't think of anything that would be causing it. The light hasn't...

Unless you can get it to absolutely spot feed in the next day or so, give it to someone..even just donate it back to the lfs. It is going to die in a 12g tank. There simply is not enough of a sand bed and LR to support any star, really, except maybe a brittle.

Originally Posted by MPLS MAN Ok , i have the same question on raising the ph? I use the same buffer for dkh, ph. these were my readings from today... alk 3.5 meq/l calc 460 ph 8.0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 not sure what mag is yet, just purchased test kit today. i also have a 35 gal...

Originally Posted by jonnywater He said what he doses with. Go to the Kent website and read about it. I RAISES PH!!! OMG!!! I suggest you do some reading on what this product actually does. It is a temporary fix on pH, that will drastically throw things out of whack with alk if used in excess to...