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I just checked my Mag and KH and they are pretty darn close to those readings. Ill be a little more generous with the Cal but not too crazy.. Glad I...
Thanks for all the replies, I will certainly check out Magnesium levels etc... Assuming that everything else is in order, does it sound right to add...
I just bought this product. My tank is 65 gallons total. My current calcium reading is at 400 ppm. I would like to get it up to 450 ppm. The product...
I guess my phosphates are normal then... I am ticked about getting a rip off skimmer, my fault for not doing my homework though... Im thinking about...
Does Salifert test for all types of phosphates? The box does not say.
I have an RO filter... I would be very surprised if the hair algae is eating up all the phosphates... Maybe they will die soon
I have been cycling my tank for about three weeks now and I have not tested my phosphates until today and found that there were zero phosphates!!!...
Thank you very much, It is greatly, Greatly, GREATLY appreciated... I now understand what to do.
anyone out there who wants to tell me the relationship between calcium, alkilinity, and magnesium would be my hero.... How do you keep calcium from...
Just to make sure i understand this, keep my calcium and alkalinity up (with epsom salts, this is all so new to me). Add magnesium to keep the...
How many of you have had a bad algae outbreak (like brown or red algae).. 1 being no outbreak at all and 4 being a very bad outbreak. Use your own...
I just orderd a Salifert Alk test off ebay for $15 including shipping... I now understand that Alkilinity acts as a buffer to "absorb" acidic...
Thanks for the advice.. What is "DK". im assuming that it is different than alkilinity. So in other words, calcium supresses (directly or...
my calcium levels are at 500ppm and my ph is at 7.7-7.9. I do not know my alkilinity... Thank you very much for that website! Do you think i...
I just bought a salifert ph/kh booster off ebay because I can not seem to get my ph above 7.9. I was wondering if high calcium levels will lower...
I let my air diffuser hang on the side of the tank, is this a bad position for it- it does not get wet or anything.... My skimmer will just start to...
First of all, how much calcium do corals like xenia, mushroom, and zoanthids require in ppm? Does 400-500 sound ok? What happens when they are too...
I turned my pump down for about 30 minutes, turned it back up and now my skimmer is not overflowing anymore. Anyone have any thoughts on what is...
So I woke up this morning and my coralife skimmer was overflowing. I did not add anything to my tank either. The same thing happened to me a couple...
Sorry, I can not help you out with your critters, however I delved into a vivarium before. I used to have a few poision dart frogs for about three...
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