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Is there such a thing as too much ammonia?

Thanks for the helpful information. I was just curious because I read somewhere on the Drs site (Foster & Smith) about adding live rock to a new tank which said something about doing weekly water changes as soon as the live rock was added and the cycle started. I wasn't sure how that would...

I have heard of people doing something like 30 to 50% water changes once a week during the cycle. Does this speed up it up or slow it down?

Is it really bad for fish? I mean, its not like the temp rises or drops quickly. It does it slowly at least every other hour daytime and night time. Maybe the sensor in the heater is malfunctioning?

Does anyone know of a good way to keep water temperatures from fluctuating? My water temperature jumps up from 75 degrees F to 80 degrees F and back down again constantly.

I have a cousin who works for the New England Aquarium in Boston. After visiting there last summer seeing all the different marine fish, I was pretty much hooked (No pun intended). I'm just now getting really serious about starting up my own system.

Thanks for the reply. I was just wondering if it was possible to get by without using an RO unit. Those things can get really expensive.

Hello, I'm pretty new to the hobby and I've been researching for about three months now. I have everything planed out to the nth degree however, I'm wondering how safe it would be to use well water. The water that I have is pretty much clean (no pollutants etc.) but it contains a fair amount of...