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Out of curiosity, from my low calcium reading went out and got a Salifert Mag test...Tested newly made salt water that had aged 24hrs before I did a water change... Here are my results... Newly made water... Specific Gravity: 1.024 Temp: 80 pH: 8.2 calcium: 360 kH 130mg/L which equals an Alk of...

Here are my parameters in my 37 high... Specific gravity: 1.023 Temp: 80 pH: 8.2 ammonia:0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 40 ppm (high) phosphate: .5-1 ppm (high) calcium: 360 kH: 140 mg/L, which if I did my math right= a alk of 2.8 mg/L and a dkH of 7.84 The tank has been up and running for 6 weeks and I...

Okay, so I am in week four of my cycling process of a 37 gallon high, with an aquaclear 500 power filter, aquaclear 20 powerhead and CPR Bak pak skimmer, 2" Argonite sandbed and 40lbs of LR(uncured when I added it) My parameters are: Specific gravity: 1.024 Temp: 81 pH: 8.2 Ammonia: 0 (yeah)...

I'm two and half weeks into my cycle since I added 40lbs of uncured live rock to my 37g tank. My water paratmeters are Specific gravity: 1.024 Temp: 80 pH 7.8 (evening) Ammonia: 8ppm Nitrites: 5 ppm Should my ammonia still be this high after this long in the cycle? I thought that it would...

Have a question about the Bak pak 2. Just set mine up..it came with the max-jet 1200. The pump is making a ton of noise and the unit is returning a large bubbles and microbubbles to the tank. Is this normal for the breakin period? Anything I can do to quiet this thing down and reduce the...

Hi all, Just recently set up a 37 gallon AGA high tank. My equipment is a Aquaclear 500 power filter, Aquaclear 20 powerhead, CPR Bakpak 2 protien skimmer... For the initial fill up I used RO water from walmart and have used that water for topping off, cleaning of testing tubes, ect... Put in...

Just wanted your opinions if I have enough turnover rate and movement in a 37 high tank. Aquaclear 500 power filter-500 gph Aquaclear 20 powerhead-200 gph I am figuring I am somewhere around 700 gph or almost 20x turnover rate. Watching particles moving...seems like I have good flow and no dead...

Just added my live rocks yesterday...tested this morning for the heck of it...ammonia at around 8(ppm ?)...impressive..didnt think I'd get a spike so quickly... Phil L

Had a couple of questions on a new tank... the set up is a 37 AGA high with an Aquaclear 500 power filter and 400 powerhead and 40lbs of Agramax sand from Coralife. Water used is RO water for everything. water parameters are specific gravity: 1.023 temp: 80 Phosphate:0 (with the Sailfert) Just...

Does anyone have any suggestions to reduce the amount of bubbles and microbubbles produced by a Penguin 350 power filter. I have the filter set up with the intake tube low in the tank using the provided extension. I try to keep the water level up to the lip on the filter and have also tried...

A quick noob question. After adding sand to my tank yesterday and the ensuing dust storm, everything has settled. What I noticed is that there is dust which has adhered to the inner glass in spots. How does on go about cleaning this? Also there is some of the fine particulate dust on the...

Finally after years of thinking about setting up a saltwater tank, I took the plunge. Setting up a 37 gal high tank with Marineland 350 filter and Aquaclear powerhead with add on filter. Couple of interesting observations right off...bought an Aquapharm tap water DI maker to try it...thinking...

Looking for a glass or acrylic 40-70 gallon aquarium to set up a saltwater tank for my son. If anyone has anything their selling in the tristate area, email me at pl24@drexel.edu Thanks, Phil L