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  1. General Reef Discussion
    so I've been battling a constant fight with green cloudy water and it has gotten so bad i can't even see my fish,also there is a strange white build up on the glass as you can see on the photo, I've bought so many products(carbon,purigen,chemipure,rowa phos,etc) to remove phosphate nitrates etc...
  2. General Reef Discussion
    HELP! my water pump in the filtration broke, so i bought a new one. The tank got unusually cloudy but i thought it would clear up. three days l8er, its even more cloudy. I looked in the filter this morning and there were HUGE amounts of whitish brown slime. i removed it with my hands and it...
  3. Freshwater Discussion
    my daughter asked me why her goldfish tank is always cloudy. So I went over and we cleaned the tank. I replaced the filter and used RO/DI water to refill it. 4 days later its cloudy again???? I've always heard Goldfish were a dirty fish! So my ? is what is wrong? Tank specs: 10 gallon all...
  4. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all, I need to cut right to the chase Yesterday my protein skimmer filled with maybe 100ml of gunk overflowed into my sump while I was at work. I got home to find a bubbling overflowing skimmer filled with clear water. I unplugged it and everything looked fine so I went about the day. This...
  5. General Reef Discussion
    Hey guys, I feel like I made a big mistake. Please don't lecture me, I just need help. The pet store owner told me to put my subtrates in before the water, and then after the water add the salt. So I did. I bought was a samoa pink sand. I didbn't know I was supposed to rinse it, and I feel like...
  6. General Reef Discussion
    I have a 90 gallon wave aquarium that has been established for about 3 months. All the live rock and live sand were from previously established tanks. I have a protein skimmer, Turbo Twist UV filter 12x 36 watt, dual over flows that flowed until recently into my 29 gallon long three chamber...
  7. General Reef Discussion
    Ok heres what I have 75 gallon Dt with 20 gallon sump / Fuge, 110 LBS liverock, 2 250 watt MH lights, 18 LEDS for moonlight, 4 T5 - 2 10000k, 2 actinic, 2 1300 GPH powerheads, and a 700 GPH return pump in the fuge, Protein skimmer odyssea cheapo brand but gets some nasty looking stuff out of the...
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