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UGH, i finished a 10gallon water change about 3 hours ago and just tested and my nitrite is still in between a light colored 4 or a dark 2 so i guess you can call it a 3. i also made sure the salinity in the new salt water was very high to try to raise level in the tank which also did nothing...

I have never seen anything like that either, but whatever it is it looks very cool! good luck with your research

alright thanks, well i guess the water change could help me bring up the salinity. its weird though because on my meter it shows the "target zone" being in between 1.020 -1.023. oh well 1.026 it is!

Originally Posted by sepulatian Yes, do the water change. How old is this system and what sized tank? I am only going to be online for a few minutes, but I will check this post tonight. The reason I am asking about your tank is because I too had a nitrite spike when my 55 was about 3 months old...

hm..my nitrite did go down a little to just a .2 but im still going to do this water change now

thanks masivemunkey, does anyone know the answer to the above question though? : What caused this, how do i fix it, how big of a problem is it?

besides this nitrite be ing off is the sg right, i will soon have these inverts: Scarlet Hermit Crab:10 Blueleg Hermit Crab:10 Nasssarius Snail:10 Brittle Starfish:2 Coral Banded Shrimp:1 Emerald Crab:3 Turbo/Astrea Snail:20 Cleaner Clam:2 on my sg meter it says its in the target zone but i've...

the only thing that changed was that i let the water sit for a couple of hours without any movement, because i turned off the pump so i could correct my bulkhead for the last time. that was yesterday right before i took my tests. i dont know if that has anything to do with it but thats the...

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how big is your tank? and for this whole year that you havn't done any waterchanges have you had any spikes witht he levels?

i have not had an ammonia spike recently, and i usually test my tank every 2-4 weeks. should i just do a normal 20% water change or does it have to be a larger one? also, will this take care of it or just help it?

yeah, is that unlikely?

last time i checked my water quality on feb. 1 everything was fine, but i just checked tonight and my nitrite was high. What caused this, how do i fix it, how big of a problem is it? my levels were: PH - 8.2 Ammonia-0 Nitrate-1 Phosphate-.2 Nitrite- in betwen 2 & 4 SG-1.022 also to my knowledge...

with 217 veiws there arent people who know those questions? i know there have been 19 replys on this which i appreciate very much, but 12 of them have been from me. some help on the questions posted above and the stock list at the top of the page would be nice. thank you

Originally Posted by DPerna with all of those inverts do you have to feed them? i mean besides the algea, detritus, or whatever it is that they may feed on i have heard that you should put extra fish food in your tank so they get some otherwise they will eat eachother. for example i feed my...

Dont get discouraged, im new myself to the hobby and theres a million and one things you can do wrong. and its not hard to either. But, my suggestion would be to do more research about your inhabitants before you just go to the lfs and buy them. i mean a yellow tang in a 12 gallon is...

Originally Posted by wax32 The Chromis I have tried always fade away after a few months... I just can't feed them enough. They really need a lot of food to look their best and last a long time. Almost as bad as anthias if you ask me. thats what im thinking my problem is going to be as well...

thats awesome! i couldnt even count how many you had lol. how do you like them? i was going to pick up that 20-55g clean up package that included 2 in them. do you really have to spot feed them? because i heard some people do, and some people just let them eat left over fish food in the sand...