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I would get rid of the cheezy stock skimmer and get a Bakpak CPR-SR3. Great skimmer for the Biocube.

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The biggest problem with newer people is, now the tank is cycled lets go on a shopping spree. The tank is full the first week and problems start. Add very slowly. Remember this is a long going hobby and you don't need to stock in a week. Everytime you add the tank does a mini-cycle to adjust for...

Originally Posted by King_Neptune ah I gotcha...ya ill agree then. i think walmart sells it for .29 a gallon at that water dispenser they usually have in the back. check any of these stores for Phosphate. If they don't keep an eye on their membrane it can be a problem. I know from past...

Originally Posted by mkroher I just want to say that evaporation does not affect the salinity THAT much. My Story.... I have a 29gal, and I wanted to perform hyposalinity. Replacing approximately 5 gallons of saltwater with freshwater only dropped the SG about .002! And I measured the water...

If you cover the tank with a blanket and turn off the AC I would be concerned about tank temp in your area also. Just a thought.

OK Maybe I can help. When the water in the tank evporats, the salt stays in the tank raising the SP. When you top off with just RO/DI water it delutes the salt back to its proper SP. IF you take water out as in a water change, you are taking out water and the SP will stay the same. Make sure the...

Originally Posted by King_Neptune my LFS sells it at $1 a gallon. thats for pre-mixed ro-di saltwater, at proper salinity.And he barly makes little proffit. I dont see how .43 per gallon saltwater can be profitable, you spend that much in salt easy. He's talking about .43 per gallon RO/DI. I...

It will affect it quite a bit. I know my little 29 gallon is using about 1/2 gallon every other day. Be sure your tank is topped off before water changes also.

I guess I'm confused. I love airplanes myself but.....

Originally Posted by Absolutekind They have to bloom out to feed though, right? What do you feed yours? I have kept a close eye on my emerald crabs. They are beginning to get too curious of both my xenia and polyps. I've never feed them directly, I was under the impression you didn't have too...

Originally Posted by tank a holic in my experience the more closed up the top of your tank is the worse the creep Yep and the more heat.

If using Distilled like discribed, check TDS. I do know that the TDS from our cooler at work is a little high. Could be the unit (dispenser) is not getting cleaned properly. It seems before I bought the RO/DI unit I was trying everything. Getting a RO/DI unit will save you in the long run. I...

Diatoms. I can always tell when my snail population gets low because it starts in my tank also.

Originally Posted by Absolutekind Yes, they are Green Star Polyps. I've had them for several weeks and this is the first problem I've had. There matting has not changed color, it's still purple. I have emerald crabs that routinely clean the matting when the polyps retire for the night. Now...

Originally Posted by jubbin2001 Really light liquid sounds like it could be an adjustment issue . Maybe something happened and it got bumped. What kind of skimmer are you looking for HOB or in sump? That might make a difference on what ones you are looking at as well. I have an MSX 160 and...

Originally Posted by zippgirl Just want to share my experience, I also think that bubble wands look pretty even though a lot of people don't. I can not speak for the technical side of the affect on the fish, but when I first started (and this was with a glass canopy) I did the bubble wand...

Originally Posted by alvin I thought that IO doesn't have any additional elements? Just salt? That is why I switched over to Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. Red Sea Coral Pro Salt! Ended a lot of my parameter problems and tank looks great.

My fire shrimp always hides for a day or two after a shed. I hear their shell is soft and they hide until it hardens some. Just a thought.

With a little study you will find the only benefit is that it looks pretty. The saltcreep along is enough to keep me from doing it. I kind of go by the theory "If its not broke, don't fix it" and have saved a lot of time and money with that thinking. When I first got into saltwater and...