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Originally Posted by ScubaDoo Ammonia is deadly.......and test kits can be inaccurate. Are they new kits or did they come with the system? I'd be more concened with the ammonia then the PH. Make sure that is an accurate reading...what tpe of fish are in the system.? the test kit is...

i will get the kit for those three. i moved the tank a day and half ago. i put all but six gallons of water back in allso. but for the ph when do i need to do something about it. and how fast will it change to BAD. so i guess the ? is, how aften do i need to test it?

Originally Posted by brolik1 Well for starters the ammo has to be at .0, and a nitrate of .5 isnt bad but for a tank with corals zero is preffered. I would bring the ph to about 8.0-8.3. Water changes will bring the nitrates and ammo down for you, and a wet/dry filtration is good for your tank...

i dont know how long i need to wait after water change.(about 1/3 of 75gal) but my testings are... pH_7.8-8.0 ammonia_.50 nitrite_00 nitrate_5.0 do i need to be doing anything or is it normal (did water change two hours ago)

Thanks been alot of help, I'm learning I';ll watch my water closely to see how it doin and will look over all filtration systems and take note of Emperor 400. i changed my water at day two. the waters pH is at 7.8 will filtration systems help me. and how bad can the pH get before i...

Thanks been alot of help, I'm learning I watch my water closely to see how it doin and will look over all filtration systems and take note of Emperor 400

The nitrate are 5.0 and nitrites are .25 Calcium alk dont have a tester that has that but will get one if needed. and for the sand it may be to late i moved the tank yesterday baged sand. when i put it in i put one lay of rock in(base). Then put sand in, it was about 3/4in of sand...

Im sorry but i have not found info to really tell you what a fuge is. But i dont have anything in or out of tank, but the skimmer, heater and two power heads. So i would say no.

But do i need to get one. The seller told me i didnt and that he had one in the tank over two and a half years ago. But took it out and it has been fine. he allso told me that he dont do water changes inless he had to. The last time he changed it was six months ago. Everything in the tank is...

:notsure: It is a 75gal,the seller had it for 3years. It has 10 fish and some corral with 100lbs of live rock . The only thing he has for filtration is a protein skimmer. I dont know, but everyone i talk to tells me i am crazy to trust that. but seller tells me thats the only filtration he...