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Best water filtration system on the market, bar none. Ozone, uV light, 1 micron solid carbon block, cyclonic action, secondary uv. Expensive at $350, but worth it, especially since we use it for our drinking water as well as for the aquarium

Originally Posted by JesseCNC The fundamental problem is, you may never find a solution as there is NO way to EVER get out all of the impurities in the tap water. Your best bet might be to do a massive water change that will at least dillute the source of the problem. sorry to disagree...

Originally Posted by wax32 Ahh. The scarlet hermit: sissy of the hermit crab world. :hilarious Great description! On the "halloween crabs"...lfs has a couple...$10 ea. He has told me over and over...because i want one so bad...they will munch on zoos and even mushrooms :thinking: In...

Originally Posted by misfit Nana hugs- my frogspawn is very fast growing ,I fragg it about every 6 to 8 weeks and in that time it doubles in size again(the LFS loves me) I think it depends on water parameters and finding a spot in the tank they really love .They are pretty :joy: :thinking: Are...

Keep in mind, many bottled waters are high in phosphates, and have a very low pH....check that out

Originally Posted by sufunk OK, explain this to me. I just checked the water im using for water changes PH and its 8.2. Ive done 10-20% water chages every 2 days for the last month to lower nitrates. Why is my PH lowering to 7.8 from the 8.2 water im putting in? Ok, that is good that your...

Originally Posted by sharkbait9 True, I’m told all the time by my fiancé "what are you going to do when you have kids? tell them to sit in place while daddy plays with his fish" so i can understand where you come from on the point. I hope I did not come over argumentative on this thread, that's...

Originally Posted by AW2 If no one has noticed it already, this thread is 2 years old....I'm not even sure why it was brought back to the surface... :notsure: lol...someone was bored and going through threads i guess.

Originally Posted by Mcgoo I like the looks of the sand and I heard it was beneficial... Undecided That depends on who you talk to. It was once thought to be beneficial, well because that is what is in nature. Problem is, in an enclosed aquaria, with little water volume, there isnt much...

Originally Posted by BLAZEHOK68 i found that with a cc bottom that my phosphates were through the roof. i think i might have been overfeeding a little bit though too. when i took mine out, i took it all out at once. took all the rock out, drained all the water, then took a shop vac and...

I would say leave it. I have had cc forever, and I think it is fine. You should do a light vacuuming every once ina while, but I dont even do that anymore. Substrates are always in and out of "style." Years ago, deep sand beds were all of the rage, now they are falling out of favor. Now bare...

Originally Posted by sac10918 Hmm... You make a good point. I didn't really consider the SG since I am using boxed water and I figured it would be pretty constant. The shrimp actually died before I began doing these water changes though. Actually, I am not even certain he died, I just havent...

Originally Posted by RaveChild How long after adding water conditioner will my skimmer stop going crazy? I added the conditioner about a week ago to my new saltwater while it was mixing (tap water). On Tuesday I upgraded to my new tank and used this water to fill the tank. Now I am trying to get...

What is the reason you want to change?

Originally Posted by sac10918 Hi everyone... I have been trying to get my Nitrates down. They range from 10-20 ppm. I have been doing 20% water changes every day this week. I read on this site that doing them everyday for a week is a good method to lower them. I am using boxed saltwater from the...

The aqua c is a great unit...not sure of the heat issue- I actually never heard that before. The coralife bubble issue is due usually to people not breaking the unit in properly to begin with. In addition, the bubble diffuser hang on is a silly design. The bubbles seem to escape through the...

This is why it is important to test your mix every time. Note the last few lines of my water mix instructions...know what you are putting in your tank at all times and you'll nevewr have a problem. I know it is a pain in the butt, but I have found low levels of calcium sometimes, or magnesium...

Originally Posted by sufunk ctgretzky, you said i should get rid of the filter, should i replace it with the skimmer? if i get the skimmer i dont need a filter? Is that right? It is your decision to keep or dump...but you should take out any media inside it (floss pads, bio balls etc.) For...

Originally Posted by NM reef ctgretsky9....your input and response to this thread are much appreciated....however the link you posted above is a violation of this sites policy. Please refrain from posting such links in the future. You cannot link to scientific articles? It wasnt to a...

Originally Posted by sharkbait9 and that fine not everyone is going to do what some other people do. Like i said it works for me and some others. none of my clams are buried to the point that i can't see them. what on earth are you talking about how you can't see how to target feed a filter...