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I turned off the skimmer just long enough for the water level to drop. I then unattached the air line and emptied the water out of it and reattached...
Like I said, if it works for you then that's great.After all, if it's not broke don't fix it!;D
A fuge is short for refugium. If you are not familiar with what a fuge is I would recommend that you visit the refugium section of 3reef. It is full...
I'm sure you'll be fine with it. If getting contaminated IO was a big problem I doubt they would be in business anymore.;D
That is most likely what caused your spike. I understand that there is not much you can do if you have to evacuate your fish because of a damaged...
There have been incidents near me where a shipment of it was found to be contaminated. I don't know what with, but I remember going to the LFS and...
Good luck with your coral! I hope it recovers. Was your lighting automated while you were gone? Anything go different that you know of while you were...
I'm glad to know that there are some here that haven't had a problem with it. Perhaps it's just one of those things that goes wrong for one person,...
Sorry for your lose. The ammonia spike probably had a great deal to due with it. All the tangs I've ever owned were fragile. I think clown tangs are...
Mine did that a few times. Check your air valve on the skimmer. Mine somehow had water back feed into it once and that happened to me. As soon as I...
I'm no RODI expert(I'll leave that to others here.:)), but a word of warning if you plan to use instant ocean salt. I've heard and experienced some...
Your best bet (for now since we don't know anything about your tank) is to go ahead and do a partial water change. This will help if there are any...
Thanks for all the info on the the phyto everyone.;D As to the caulerpa, I have a standard 18" flourescent running at either 5000 or 6500K(forgot...
Thanks IBM! I'm looking at trying some zoos pretty soon here. I was going to get some a week ago,but my tank had different ideas, so I'm going to...
ground probe ? Sorry to but in on your thread cuttingras, but since ya'll are talking about grounding probes do you guys know if it can be plugged...
thanks everyone! Don't know if he'll go for the phosphate reactor, but it should be easy enough to dump some of that algae stuff in there behind his...
Hi all! I'm trying to find out a way to help my brother with his 180. It is full of hair algae, and I mean full! (Think of the kelp forests off the...
From what I can see, your second 10 gal is waaay overloaded. I've bred and raised fancy guppies, trust me they can be messy, and depending on the...
welcome! Welcome to 3reef! Your son must love you, giving him a saltwater tank for a good grade. Wish my parents had done that!:)
welcome! Welcome to 3reef! That sux about your tank cracking, but I'm glad to see that your not giving up and are going for a bigger one.;D
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