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Originally Posted by zoie2 I am still having a problem with my nitrates. They were at for 10 for a while, then went up to 20, then 40, then 60!! Nothing has died, I haven't added any new fish, I cut back on my feedings, I do a 10% water change every Friday (I use RO water). I thought it was...

Originally Posted by seannmelly why would you even want 1? they can do alot more than juss clean your tank expecially when they get bigger. i had 1 about 6-8 inches and it was eating my snails, crabs w/e it could find They are excellent detrivores. A lfs near me will sell them to you. I'm sure...

Your nitrates aren't horrible for not having a skimmer or sump. Phos seems a bit high though. I hazard to guess you are using some kind of "media" filter? Do you shut it off during feeding (if you have one.) Check to see if you are overfeeding as well, major cause of excess phos. 25% wc/week is...

Originally Posted by xrobbx03 i dont see why u get mad that that it only lasted 9 months i think its a great looking coral to have and it if lasts 8 months to a year thats fine with me Because to have something that normally lives for decades and decades, have die in 8 months, is not the...

Originally Posted by chadman could i do away with my hob totally and just get a small skimmer? do u think i would be better off? I would empty the hob out of any filter media, and use it as a place to put carbon, or phosban etc in. More thna likely, the unit you have now provides great...

Originally Posted by chadman i have an ionic breeze going Next air purification system, get an ecoquest breeze if you are going to smoke in enclosed areas...take it from a former college clam bake specialtist.

Originally Posted by chadman the frozen food which breaks up when i put it in the tank will my trumpet coral and sand polyps feed on the small bits? Yes. This is why the more coral you have, the better off your tank functions eventually, I believe.

Originally Posted by chadman alright another random unrelated question for u....i am gonna take a stab in the dark here judging by your pic there....is it bad to have a tank in a room where there is a moderate amount of smoking in? lol...fish like to have some fun too, ya know! In general, I...

Originally Posted by chadman i have a hob tetra tec 150...again something i purchased the first day before i new anything...i run carbon in it....i purchased a skimmer but i have like 75lbs of lr and there was just no room for the skimmer....if i can find a very compact one i would think about...

Originally Posted by chadman every few days i have been giving my tank a half of a cube of san francisco brand marine cuisine....it seems to make such a mess of my tank though cause it breaks up and tiny pieces go everywhere... Dont sweat it! Right now, your tank does not have a lot of life in...

Originally Posted by chadman i put a sea weed sheet in every other day but my shrimp is really the only thing that attacks that yea, you dont need to use this...you dont have anything that really requires a lot of that type of food. Better off getting an omnivorous type food that would include...

Originally Posted by chadman i appreciate u helping me out there is a story behind my tank....one day i decided a wanted a fish tank about two months ago...i went to my lfs not knowing anything and bought what i needed....they did not tell me other wise and only one day after putting water in my...

Originally Posted by chadman i have a 30g tank with six fish total about 10 hermits 4 snails a scallop and a couple feather dusters and a couple corals...so i would say my bio load is high!! i feed my fish once a day abot a pinch of flake food or half a cube of frozen, i also feed my tank...

Originally Posted by chadman i have been doing weekly ten percent water changes....by doing this all of my needed trace elements will be in sufficient amount? There is no way to answer this. In general, yes, it should be enough, but everyone's tank is completely differnt with bio-load...

Originally Posted by Reeferman1 Yes, 1.026 1.26 would be a bad thing. What would cause the Alk to be low? Thanx for all your input CT Alk is one part of the alk-calc and to a smaller degree magnesium "buffer system" that keeps your pH steady. Alk, in the simplest terms, is the measurement of...

what are your parameters...post them so we can help diagnose... have you tested for stray voltage? I found that "polyp" type coral do not react well with stray voltage.

Originally Posted by TADD1968 I purchased a Frogspwan frag on Saturday. By Saturday night it had opened up fully and was fully open as well on Sunday. Monday morning it was closed and by Tuesday morning it was falling apart. My water tests out fine. It was in a 55 gal tank with a ton of live...

Originally Posted by Reeferman1 I've had the tank up and running for 6 months. Parameters: Temp: 80 Salinity: 1.26 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: o Ammonia: 0 Copper: 0 PH: 8.1 Alk: 2.30 Cal: 470 Never added any buffers until last night. I added baking soda to my top-off water to raise the Alk. Hopefully...

Originally Posted by Bushwacker Kick ick does not work. I have tried it. Here is the product that has been suggested. Reading about it dose not make me feel very comfortable in using it with my type of reef. I have lots of $$$ tied up in corals. http://www.***********.com/md_searchitem.asp...

Originally Posted by Reeferman1 Will test, then test again. Also, I thought a 10% weekly water change is acceptable? I feel any water change program you are on is fine, as long as what is in your tank is healthy. If everything is looking good, dont change what you are doing. WC frequncy and...