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Hey I think I posted this a while ago but don't think I got much response.. I am gonna give it another shot.. Does anyone out there know if a monitor (pen type or probe like) tester exists for Calcium level of a tank. I really can't stand putting drop after drop of testing fluid in and waiting...

OK here we go... I have a CPR CS90B (the "B" is for black) anyway.. Help me quite the crazy gurgling... CPR thought they had a way out with this tube like insert that gets placed down the middle of the drain pipe to let air escape from it.. But guess what... It doesn't work so great.. I went...

First off... I don't think you should shy away from Halide lighting with such a big tank.. 100 gallons is alot of water to have to worry about heating it up to a bad level.. My experience with Halide light ing has been wonerful. I have had no problems with anything bleeching out on me or...

I had a real tough time with this one in a micro reef 15 gallon All-Glass Designer tank that I was working with.. I epoxied two mini mights to the inside of the hood but it kept too much heat in there.. I ended up making it an open top reef with a solar system pendant over the top.. Works great...

I had the same thing happen.. It was in a micro reef and the only coinscience was that my starfish died (which I thought I read somewhere that they can emmit a toxitiy when stressed) but that was never determined.. All of a sudden everything (A purple tang, a coral banded shrimp, a pepermint...

I believe that the CPR uses the Rio pump to push it.. That's where I think the confussion lies.. I think that is what it is.. Also on a side note.. I researched the hell out of these filters when I was looking for one for me.. I heard that the Bak-Pak lets alot of bubbles back into the tank.. Be...

Originally posted by Tattooedlife: Has any-one had luck with Coral Vital and Sea Chem Reef Calcium? I was actually going to post my own question about this but might as well add to this one.. I was just asking my LFS guy if the Coral-Vite is needed if I am already adding the typical...

Load it up with little critters.. Now I am not saying put 100 of them in there or anything like that but you certainly could handle 30-40 and then a bunch of snails.. Don't forget how much stuff is in there for them to each.. That is often over looked.. These little guys are like the garbage men...

OK, we all sit here and talk about Phosphates and how they cause the hated "Hair Algae"... I was thinking about how much I can't stand filling up those little nylon bags with Phosphate sponge or using phozorb in my wet dry... Has anyone ever tried buying an inexpensive fluidized bed filter and...

Originally posted by DAYTRPER: I think they are some sort of sponge, but i have these little white, cotton ball looking things growing all over my LR. When they get bigger you can see a hole in the middle. Then when they get even bigger they start developing little white branches coming out of...

I don't get it.. I read this board often as well as speak to my LFS and in between all that I do a ton of reading about Reef Tanks.... We all read the postings about phosphate and skimming and light quality... But someone please tell me this... How, in todays age of technology and inovation...

Drey, I am fighting the same problem... I have used a series of different things.. I use a lot of Phoso-zorb when I was setup with a canister.. Now I find that the packets that they use for this stuff does not allow much water through. What I did was try a product called Phosphate Sponge by...

Home Depot has them.. I am sure of it... I was just there... I think there something like $8 - $12 or something like that... If you don't see them in the electrical dept (which is the first place I checked) look in home lighting... Good Luck..

Someone tell me how it got to that level with percipitating out..? I have never seen someone sustain that level... I agree... BIG water change time.....

Anybody have any numbers for where to keep phosphates in my tank (which is a reef tank) to avoid the plague of the Hair Algae.. Don't get me wrong. I know that 0 would be the best, but we all know how tough that is.. I have a high lighting situation and I know that Hair Algae is very...

Beth... I know that I went crazy in my setup but I have a micro which also allowed me little room to do anything.. I was looking at the Bak-Pak2 but I heard that it allowed many bubbles back into the tank eventhough it claims to recover many of them before hitting the tank.. I was forced with a...

How do we all feel out here about running carbon (specifically, Chemi Pure) in a micro reef full time... Any ideas.. I know that it deplete my trace elements but It also makes my water sparkling clear when used in conjuction to my protein skimmer... Open for suggestions...

Believe me... I know what you are saying about money and this hobby.. Although my most recent undertaking was a bit overkill.. It cost me a ton of money.. I was thinking I might just have my paycheck automatically deposited in my LFS account.. Then on top of it... EVERYTHING aside from and...

I would guess that it would be your calcium levels.. Seems like everything else is fine and I have not heard of adding too much Coral Vital. How often and how much calcium have you been adding up to this point.. I would venture to guess that when you take care of that, that it would come back...

Does anyone out there know of a digital read-out probe tester that might exist for testing Calcium levels.. It would be soooo much easier to use that instead of having to put drop after drop of solution into a tube until it turns blue... Just curious... Any help would be greatly appreciated...