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  1. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    I have come to the conclusion that i think my test kits are bad. they are old, and although the previous owner said that he didnt think they had an experation date they are very out dated you can easily tell and sometimes i will test water and everythign will be fine, later in the day i will...
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    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    thanks everyone, glad to know i could add some more clean up crew soon!
  3. dperna

    Bad Saltwater???

    alright, i have an extra heater and powerhead in it right now to warm it up. thank you everyone. how long would you say i should do this for the ph to up?
  4. dperna

    Bad Saltwater???

    yeah, the salt is actually dissolved. i made it a few days ago and its all good i was just wondering if its still fine to use
  5. dperna

    Bad Saltwater???

    i have saltwater i made a few days ago just sitting in a tub, no powerhead was on or anything. is it good to put in my tank or can something bad happen when saltwater just sits
  6. dperna

    Confusion

    wait, that sounded a little confusing to me. what do you think has ich? the clowns?
  7. dperna

    Good software for marine aquarium

    for water paramiters i just made a blank chart that when i fill it up i just print up another one. i do pretty much the same for fish too, heres an example
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    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    8 of 11 of these posts of mine, woo hoo
  9. dperna

    starting up a 55g

    if i were to go with the first list, what do i add first. inverts(minus the crabs im deciding not to go with and starfish until tank more established), or fish(clown or wrasse?)? :jumping:
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    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    the tank is a 58 gallon. i've only had it set up for about a month and a half. the previous owner had it running for years (when i transfered i took his water, live sand, and live rock too) but with nothing in it. i only have done 1 water change before the nitrite spiked. it was a 20 gallon...
  11. dperna

    Adding some inverts to cleaning package

    i've had a few scarlet/blue legged crabs for the last 4 months. i got some new nass. snails(that are extremely large and really good workers) and a scarlet picked at the nass. while he was trying to climb the glass and as he moved away the scarlet followed him and tried to pinch him again. this...
  12. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    as far as the algea, is that bad? i have a little clean up crew right now and im planning on getting plenty more
  13. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    Right now i have: 1 Maroon Clownfish Aprox. 12 Astrea/Turbo Snails 8 Nassarius Snails 3 Blueleg Hermit Crabs 3 Scarlet Hermit Crabs Assorted Zooanthids Zooanthid Sun Pollyps and there seems to be some algea on the cront glass and sand heres a pic
  14. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    could it have anything to do with the protein skimmer? i just checked it to make sure everything ws working and i did notice that i didnt have the valves open enough and it wasnt diong much of anything... also if it would help i have a PURA Filtration Pad that filters solids, organics, ammonia...
  15. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    Originally Posted by Sly The site is having problems right now... don't worry. We can see your posts. How long has your tank been set up? What do you use for filtration? What is in the tank? What kind of water do you use? Do you have a wet/dry filter? the tank is a 58 gallon. i've only had it...
  16. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    Originally Posted by Sly The site is having problems right now... don't worry. We can see your posts. How long has your tank been set up? What do you use for filtration? What is in the tank? What kind of water do you use? Do you have a wet/dry filter? the tank is a 58 gallon. i've only had it...
  17. dperna

    Nitrite Spike STILL- PLEASE HELP sepulatian

    and if this isnt frustrating enough for the last 4 days SWF.COM message boards have been all messed up for me. Infact im not even sure if you'll be able to see this th read because i am able to create this but when i go to new hobbiest and look for it it doesnt show this thread. it shows that...
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