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:help: just tested my tank and have a ph of around 7.4 and alkalinity of 40-50 KH ppm per what i now know is not the best quick dip test strip reading. I'll be ordering salifert testing gear today but was reading that a ph drop like this can be serious. I've had the tank set up for around six...

I'm trying to figure out the same thing. Should I leave the bioballs ceramic stuff and the sponges in my 12 gal dx. It's been set up for five months now and things are goin okay I've just been reading that all this stuff is a nitrate factory. :thinking:

I've been reading alot of posts and wonder what the best filter set up is. I've had my 12gal nano set up for around 5 months and things are looking okay so far. I have two false perculas and a small clean up crew, five turban snails, stomalla varia(hitchhiker), small feather duster that came...

Wouldn't this approach kill off any kind of other beneficial/good critters? My tanks only 3-4 months old but I've got other hitchhikers that i want to keep! ( mushroom corals, feather duster etc.)

I've been reading about this pump, but only able to locate it as a powerhead! Can enyone steer me to the right supplier?

If you take the sponges out what filters out the large debris???????

Originally Posted by Harial When I got stung it felt like half my hand had been submerged into a bowl of fire. I don't have any bristle worms in my tank. How did you manage to get rid of them!!!!!!!!!

Some of the healthiest looking specimens I've seen, even in some books and catalogs I've looked at. Thanks for the pictures and all the info you've shared. I've only been doing this for about three months so I'm taking in everything,... alot more questions than experience............ thanks

I'm interested in the pump youv'e mentioned and checked it out at Marine Depot. It's listed onlly as a poweredhead so I'm wondering if that's the way it comes and you modify it or what! :thinking:

I've been trying to get rid of a case of hair algae for awhile with varying succes. When I checked with my lfs they recommended Algae Magic. I bought it and dosed for three days as directed and it cleared up. After that I got a massive case of Cyanobacteria and treated that with Chemi-clean. I...

:scared: Holy #*&^ I finallly saw two bristle worms come out from under my live rock the other day. I understand these are hitchhikers but it still freaked me out. I don't like the idea that there is something in there that could sting me while i'm cleaning the tank. Does anyone out there know...

looking through everyones responses about pump trouble I realized I don't have a clue as to how to access my pump in my 12 gal nano. Everyone talking about pump changes makes me think some of my problem with algae and cyano could be related to poor circulation. How do I access and or change the...

Any idea why my clown's twitch sometimes. For no apparent reason one or both of my false percula's will begin to twitch as if they were getting some kind of electric shock. I thought maybe it was some kind of mating thing because they swim around each other when this is going on, and then...

***) Thanks to your help I now know I have pods, I've only seen them when i first turn on the lights so i dont' think theyr'e taking over the tank, but I was curious what type of fish or critters might eat them. I did a litttle research and read that some fish eat these things. One of the...

I've noticed two new creatures in my 12 gal nano yesterday. One looks like a snail without shell, snail like foot and antennae. I first noticed it floating onto one of the pieces of live rock and then I couldn't locate it again until just now. It's on the back glass and looks to be eating...

having ongoing problem with green algae on the glass in my 12 gal nano. Water readings are good, changed water, new charcoal bag and i added a phosphate bag as well. I clean the glass and within a day the algae is back. Timer set for eight hours of light, trying not to overfeed. Any ideas for...