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I have a RO/DI unit and when I do water changes I add the salt and it buffers the water to around PH 8.0 and KH 10. And a little super buffer dkh will get it just right. But what about using the RO/DI for topping off the evaporated water? The plain RO/DI water has 0 KH and the PH is 5.0. Do I...

I have a 75g tank with 75lbs live rock and 75lbs arag-alive sand. Keep in mind that my tank has tons of inverts that are doing great. Also a blue linkia, and anemones. Chemistry: 20% RO/DI water (just got my setup) PH 8.2 Amm 0 trite 0 trates 25 KH 13 Cal 320 (just did water change and haven't...

Is that a picture of a fish tank, or a close up of a Big Mac. :D

I have a condi that is usually about the size of a mouse pad when spread out. It stays on a nice rock and has been in the same place for about 3 months. Good water flow and such. I went on vacation for 3 days and now it is no where to be seen. It can shrink down to about the size of a golf ball...

Was wondering how to confiqure the wastewater, but since I also plan on hooking mine up in the laundry room the washing machine drain line will be right below where I will put the setup. So problem solved. I feel stupid that I didn't think of that already. Thanks for the knock upside the head.

I have an idea. I included the diagram below and will use the freshwater to top off the tank, and the other can will stay empty until I get ready to do a water change and I will send the water down to the second can to mix the salt. Does this look like it will work? What can I do to make it...

I have a 75g tank, and just purchased a 6 stage RO/DI unit and was wondering what would be the best setup for it. I can get a trash can and run it off the line for my washing machine to keep it out of the way. But what about the temp. and all that stuff? What all do I need to get it going? I...

OK. Thanks. I'm not planning on putting in any more fish for a while. I just ordered a RO/DI unit and gonna try to get most of my water changed out before I add any more fish.

Just like the title. I recently had ick and now have no fish in my tank, but was wondering if starfish will host it?

He was a fairly new fish. I had him for about a month. I am going to go ahead and get me a 20g glass QT tank and keep it running, and I bought a 10g today to make me a fuge to lower my nitrates, and I just ordered a new 6-stage RO/DI about an hour ago. So I will have everything looking good...

I have 75lbs of live rock and 75lbs of live sand. No skimmer. I'm just looking for a way to lower my nitrates. If I use a regular gravity fed overflow box, then the return pump would determine the rate of water flow through the fuge. Because the amount of water that is pumped into the main tank...

I am thinking of starting a 10g fuge under my 75g since this is all I can fit in there now. I wish I had known about it before I set everything up. But anyway, I only have two hang on the back filters and the fuge will be below the tank. How can I set this up and what are some ideas about the...

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Well I checked all water parameters about two hours ago & just checked them again to make sure before I went to bed and he was already gone. It really upsets me and almost makes me want to take it all down and sell it. I know my water conditions were good and to be ick it killed him very, very...

I went ahead and put him in the QT. He actually livened up a bit when I moved him. He seems to like the QT. I took the artificial decor out of my freshwater tank so he can hide. I have a good many inverts and two condis and some coral. I also have two Linkia starfish. Are these considered on the...

OK. I am using a 30gal Rubbermaid Storage Container. So I need to empty the water in the Qt as it has very high amm. and Nitrites now, and siphon a good bit of main tank water into the QT and keep it from cycling. I think I can do that. I am going to do Hypo, but the hippo is breathing very...

When I do water changes, about 2" of my orange tree sponge is above the water. Is this going to kill it, or will is be ok as long as the bottom has never seen air? Or is the entire sponge not supposed to get air?

I had to setup a quarantine for my hippo tang who has ick. I bought a 30g container and took one of my filters off my main tank since the hippo was the only fish in there with inverts and put in on the QT. I also got a good bit of the water from the main tank to cycle. I threw in a couple shrimp...

My coral banded tried to grab everything that went by it too, and I had 2 cleaner shrimp come up missing within a day apart, and I caught him eating the second one.