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This morning I noticed that my red fromia starfish is peeling but seems to be still alive. Is this normal or will it die? I have attached a picture. Ammonia 0 Nitrite/ate 0 Phosphate .4 Salinity 1.023 PH 7.8 (could be the cause?) copper 0 Thanks.

Ammo and nitrite is 0. I will be performing a 50 -60% water change this weekend. Thanks.

Nitrate is basically 0, phosphate is about .3-.4, i have a couple of sponges as well as poly filters and it dosen't seem to be going down. I have power compacts that are 10k. Lights are on about 10 hrs / day.

I purchased 200lbs lr from an online distributor and when I received it, it was still moist and there was hair, "gunk" all over it. I did not clean at all, just put in tank. That was about 1 1/2 months ago. I have a problem with cyanobacteria and was wondering if this could be the cause? I...

Thanks for all your help. I think that me only using NovAqua and no treatment of tap to remove chloramines might be part of my problem. I am also going to perform a 50% water change before proceeding. Thank you.

I have a previous listing titled " ? what is the deal - Dying during and after acclimation" I think that there may be something in the water that I am not detecting and cannot filter. Please let me know if you have suggestions.

What is the max. amount of water change that can be done without causing tank to cycle again?

Musipilot, No, not all have been from the same source. I am a little confused about your procedure. 10 gal temp tank with 5 gals from my current tank. Correct? I am confused on the next few steps. Sorry for my ignorance and I appreciate your help.

I have acclimated for about 1 hr, for 2 hrs and for about 2 1/2 hours.

Desperately need help! Pic of tank below. I have had about 60 turbos, several starfish, 4 cucumbers, many cerith snails die either during acclimation or shortly after. I have tried acclimating using 8oz of tank water every 15 mins, dump 1/2 bag and refill. I have tried 4oz and above procedures...

I am having a problem with starfish, cerith snails, turbo snails dying during and after acclimation. My water params are: 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .4 phosphate What could be causing these to die? This is the second batch that has "crapped" out. I used tap water with a conditioner...

I am having a problem with starfish, cerith snails, turbo snails dying during and after acclimation. My water params are: 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .4 phosphate What could be causing these to die. This is the second batch that has "crapped" out. Thanks

Should RO water contain phosphates? I have to add 1 gal per day b/c of evaporation and the RO water I am using contains .1ppm phosphate. Is this a contributing factor for my algae problem? Thanks.

Thanks, I do not currently know what the level is, but I have thick algae on the LR and back of my tank. I have removed some from the LR and it is starting to reappear within about 5 days now. I see what you are saying about the present algae releasing phos and it becomes a cycle. I will get...

Will phosphates eventually go away without any treatment?

This morning I acclimated about 40 turbo snails. For about 4 hours now, they are just lying there not moving. After acclimation, I just let them fall on the substrate and then made sure that none are upside down. Is there a best place to place them? How will I know if they are alive or dead...

It has been 3 weeks since the setup of my tank. I originally set it up with 60 lbs of live rock and 16 damsels. LFS told me to use that many and they all died. A couple of them could not be retrieved due to being buried under the substrate that I added a day later. One week later, I ordered...