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This is sort of a continuation of my previous thread about not being able to keep the chemicals balanced. I am trying desperately to do the chem tests. I just spent over an hour trying to do the magnesium & alkalinity. the alk is at 2.5 I think The calc is at 310 I think. The magnesium test...

I have almost killed my last coral and have even killed 2 shrooms. I know its my chemistry balance. My calcium level stays low, except for a little while after dosing. Alkalinity the same. Sometimes the magnesium as well. Everything else stays within range. I need some sort of schedule. how...

I tried the search but no luck. What's the formula for home made kalkwaser? Which forum should I use for chemistry questions? (could have sworn there used to be a chem forum....) Thanks

I think maybe I should give up on corals. I somehow managed to kill my beloved bubble coral (old posts) and now am killing my colt corals. Those are supposed to be the 2 easiest corals to keep, arent' they? I tried a green striped mushroom once and it died. Everyone else is very happy in my...

My test kit for magnesium uses tiny little cotton balls for filtration. The cotton balls have disappeared. Is there a substitute? Can I use regular cotton ball pieces, rolled into little balls? So far I haven't found a supply for replacement "filtration fiber" balls. I'm waaay over due for...

My brillo ( in my fuge) is growing very dense. It doesn't spread, it compacts. Do I need to pull it apart and remove some anyway? There is plenty of room left for it to grow. Is this the right forum for that question? Thanks!

When I clean up the salt creep that is along the edges of the top of the tank and the light, etc, the pieces want to fall back in the tank. I don't worry about it in the fuge, but what about the display tank? Can these salt pieces hurt anyone?

This is really dumb but I took out my phosband reactor to clean it up and bang on the pump which wasn't working and now is and after disconnecting the hoses I'm not sure which way they go back. I still have the box but no directions (maybe there never were any and this is a really really dumb...

What product do you think is the best one for raising magnesium and alkalinity? Is magnesium sulphate (epsom salts) o.k.? And how about baking soda? Will I be asking for trouble to use these readily available products? Yes I do regular water changes and I use Tropic Marine. Once I get them...

Does adding epsom salt to increase magnesium also raise the salt level?

How many is too many? I have a 90g with a 30g sump/fuge. I've heard that they can deplete magnesium. Is that so? I currently have 7 of them sprouting roots in the sand in the fuge. None have leaves yet. Haven't tried my new magnesium test kit yet (just got it), and the previous test kit...

I have an algae problem that I'm working on. One of the things I do is to pick the algae off of the rocks. When I do it leaves a sort of dandruff. It is very unattractive and looks worse than the algea. Anyone know what it is?

Could this possibly be my poor old beloved bubble coming back to life??????? Oh please, Oh please??

I was told by the lfs guy that if I leave the pumps running when I'm adding calc, phytoples, strontium,molydenum, iodine or essential elements, etc. that the stuff ends up getting filtered out by the PS. He said to either turn off the PS or the return pump for a couple of hours when dosing...

My bubble coral recently died (I think) and I'm worried that whatever killed him may be on my colt coral. Do these dark tips mean anything?

I am pretty certain that I have finally killed my bubble coral. He had been very wilted for weeks (other threads) and I decided out of desperation to give him a freshwater iodine dip. As soon as I dipped him and moved him around a little he started to slough off & disintegrate. It was really...

What is the best way to do an iodine dip? Do you use fresh water or tank water? 1-2 drops? In a liter water? How long? How much circulation? What to watch for? Dio they need to be rinsed before returning to main tank? Azaintcold, I hope I'm not stealing your topic I just have an emergency...

Does this bubble coral look diseased, sick, or suffering from bad water? He's been this way for weeks!!!!! please help. 90g nitrate, nitrite, ammonia all 0 calc 405 alk 2.25 salinity 1.024 temp 81 pH 8.3 I think other colt coral looks fine, but the striped mushroom also looks bad. All the fish...

What is the biggest water change & the most often for that water change that can safely be done if the water chem balance is likely messed up? Or some other mysterious thing is wrong with the water.

My bubble coral is very sick (see thread in corals forum, I'm not getting any help there ) and I think its from screwed up water chem. However, I am working on that with water changes. In the meantime would it be a bad or a good idea to do an iodine dip? My lfs guy suggested it. If so, what...