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what causes the corralne algae to bleach out (white) ? I noticed spots in my tank as well, although i do have alot of new purple algae starting. Thank You.

thanks mr green and everyone else, i will be heading out to home depot and also checking ---- for a ro filter.

thanks AM i was going to head out to home depot and i will also check ----, thank you all again.

how about those britia water filters ? Any good, better, just as good, what do you think :notsure:

I now understand tap water is not a good choice for water changes. What is your opinion on those water purifying units that attach to your fawcet (ie; brita) or those gallon water containers that your pour your tap water through and it gives purified water. Let me know. Thanks again

I see ro, di, lfs, lr, ls, xyz... :notsure: just kidding about the xyz, but is there anyplace i can find all of these codes so i dont feel like im trying to solve the davinci code. I do know some of them, but a list of the most used would be appreciated.

what build up are you talking about ? also what do you mean if kept dark and circulated it can be kept sitting for weeks ? Not trying to be funny or a smart @#$ i just dont understand what you are saying.

i do not have or know what a ro / di filter is ? I have been using tap water for top off my tank but that has only been small quantities and i have waited at least 24 hours prior to topping off (meaning i let the water sit in a container). Please let me know if i can allow the water to sit or...

If you use tap water (city water) for a water change, how long should you allow your new mix to sit prior to introducing it to your tank. :thinking: Thanks in advance.

reef, thanks for the response, you have responded to my posts in the past and you have always been informative, thank you.

never said i had an amonia problem, just heard that if you put a clam in the tank it helps in case of a spike or an increase, again i am no expert nor do i pretend to be, if i were, i would not ask the questions i do. I simply put him in there to keep him alive until the star fish got ahold of...

I dropped a CLAM IN MY TANK AND HE STARTED TO OPEN UP IMMEDIATELY ! I HEARD A CLAM IS GOOD FOR YOUR TANK TO HELP CONTROL AMONIA, I PUT HIM IN THERE FOR MY STAR FISH. QUESTION ???? THE CLAM STARTED TO EMIT A BLUEISH COLOR CLOUD OUT OF HIM, (GOOD OR BAD ??) HE OPENED HIS SHELL APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF...

garnet, you actually put a clam in your tank and the sf will open it up and eat the clam ???

thanks for the responses, i did additional reading after the post and you all said exactly what i read i will start water changes very soon. thanks again for your quick responses.

clams, do you mean the clams we eat at barbeques and you say mussells and squid , do you mean the kind you buy at the grocery store in the grocers isle ? I know i sound to you probably silly but just want to make sure i am doing the right thing also, do you give to him or do you drop into the...

I have read alot about water changes. I test my water regulary and so far (knock on wood) the results have been perfect. My question is, should i still do water changes if my tests show ideal conditions or should i do it as a precaution ? If the answer is yes, how often do you recommend the...

thanks again for all of the great advice.

Just got a chocolate chip star fish and thought i had read somewhere about hand feeding them. Is this true, if so what do i feed him, how often and where do i give it to him (emample; on 1 of his legs hanging out of the water ? ) I read that they eat flake, pellet and meaty foods. What kind of...

I have a blue tang a clownfish and a yellow tail damsel, any suggestions on how to feed them while on vacation ????

Glad your bored, thanks for all the good advise.