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Is this water pump ok for saltwater reefs? A LFS suggested it as they didnt carry a mag1200, but the specs on the box match those of the mag1200. Anyone out there have any ideas -Charles
...s about a pinch. I never notice any significant excess food. Temperature is at 78 and steady. 2tsp/5gal salt was added because of nitrite. For the past 2 weeks the ammonia has been just barely detecta...
...t kit, ph 8, gh around 160ppm, and kh80 ppm. I noticed this about an hour after adding some rift lake salt, only a bit of the salt, that did not raise the ph, kh or gh at all so far. any help appr...
...temperature a bit. Do you think this is a good start for treatment? I do not have any Epsom or aquarium salt in the house for a salt bath as that was my next approach. By the way, when they say to do ...
Hi Everyone, I have been trying to cure my saltwater puffer fish for the past 3 to 5 weeks with no luck. He currently has fin rot. I have done 2 cycles of kanacyn. 1 cycle of myacin, 1 cycle or mara
...at back..there is ONE that still looks okay..but it's tail is a bit shredded. I threw a bunch of AQ. salt in there. At first they all acted like they had been through the wringer ( which they HA...
...only problem i've had was a small nitrate jump last month but i nipped that one rather quickly. epsom salt is listed as one possible remedy, should i treat my tanks just on GP even though i've remov...
...er is cloudy, am i to assume that will clear up? i put in some CYCLE when i bought it and some aquarium salt and water conditioner. i dont have the heater on cuz it's already to warm in the water, and...
...ut as soon as I get them home they start to wilt. I have a 55 gallon aquarium and I add Start Right and salt to the water along with some plant food/saver. Is the salt causing a problem? We have well ...
I am a newbie and have just recently set up my first saltware aquarium. I live in South Florida. I am using a Coralife Aqualight for lighting. The problem that I am having is how to keep the tank cool
I have recently gotten my saltwater aquarium up and running. I have a 36 gallon tank with roughly 36 lbs of live rock, and a EcoSystem refugium. I have noticed hundreds of copepods on the rock, in the
...me siphoning it. For months I have had no nitrates or PO4 detected. I have started using Oceanic for my salt mix instead of IO. My Calcium is great. PH tends to drop however. If the DI is the Solution...
I have a 120 gal tank which I want to set up as saltwater, I've had freshwater previously in smaller tanks, 30 gal. Now bio balls are supposed to be used for biological filtration. However live rock i
Maybe someone can help me. I have a 90 gallon tank set up with live rock(from tampa bay saltwater). The tank is about 3 months old and has been doing very well. All of the levels check out ok and wate
...PH) yesterday. A minute ago, I found serious problem. So many bubbles are generated without protein and salt water overflows over a cup. Is it due to high flow of the pump? - Recommended flow rate is ...
...o simulate lunar and solar cycles, and natural water motion. and can be used as a controller for marine salt water reef aquariums, fresh water aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, nano, and other types o...
Allright, I've been considering converting my spare 10 gallon freshwater to a small saltwater tank, and considering what sort of fish I would like to start with. My roomates really like 'nemo fish,' w
I just test my salt level and found that it is below were I want it. My question is when you increase the salt level should this be done very slowly, like over a month or can I do this in a shorter ti
I recently set up a salt water fish tank. I seeded the tank with bacteria from another tank, added Stress Coat and Stress Zyme, waited 24 hours, then on Wednesday I put in 5 small (1.25-1.5 inch) dams
I was trying to raise my Mg I mixed 1 1/4 pre made Mg(epson salt) into my sump. Could this have killed my fish? Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 5 ph 8.4 Calcium 300 MG ?????
I am mixing 1 teaspoon of pickling lime with 15 ml of white vineger. Then diluting it with 1 quart of saltwater. Then I drip it in to the tank (1 drop per second). Now I was figuring my calcium would
Could i use the natural saltwater off the coast of NH for my reef? how to filter? i was just thinking my critters etc might enjoy it
...Skimmer and a thick sandbed. The sand I have in there is not livesand though. Its a black sand used for saltwater aquariums, yet im not sure what it is made of. When I first started my reef, I had puf...
...probably sound crazy to everyone who has been in the hobby for a long time. But I was reading on http://saltaquarium.about.com that wet/dry filters can be considered a Nitrate Factory and you can clea...
...lay. The woman at the counter said they are great tanks and really good for newbies. They have a 12 gal salt tank that I'd love to have. Any news, good or bad about this idea??? Just got into this ide...
... sure it's working. It's an Aquarium Systems SeaTest hydometer, and I'm using Doc Wellfish's Aquarium Salt (which says it's made from evaporated seawater). So far I've put 4 tablespoons of salt into...
...aquariums by sharing your knowledge and experience? Beginners, Novices, Experts wanted! Freshwater, Saltwater, Reefs, Planted tanks. Everyone welcome to inquire. We will be meeting at Petcetera ...
...have known for many years that, as a general rule, one can stock a fresh water tank more densely than a salt water tank. At least that is the common perception. After all these years of 'knowing this'...
... make him interested in other types of food ? I've also noticed that they got happier when I added some salt in the water but I'm not very sure how much I'm supposed to add. And one more thing. Are ...
i have just bought some black mollys and have been told too give them some salt in the water the problem is i also have some guppys a clown loach some neon tetras and some platies so will it be ok for
dumb question probably but I have a tank that used to be a salt water tank. It came with some dead coral. Can this coral be used in a freshwater tank? My instinct tells me that coral would kill my fis
Can EPSON SALT be use too hatch Brine Shrimp eggs.
...ered Ich on the Clown Loaches in the community tank. I have transfered them to a separate tank, applied salt and raised the water temp to 80 degrees. What should I do to the remaining fish in the comm...
Who uses salt in the fresh water tanks and why? You can find a great article on this at http://www.aquarium-corner.com PS...I use it in all my cichlid tanks.
...the middle of the tank. i then lowered the temp, added back the carbon, changed 25% of the water, added salt but my catfish mainly the shovelnose is looking real bad his wiskers have even wrinkled up ...
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