hello everyone i have a question... what is the difference between Red Sea Fish Pharm ARE11220 Coral Pro Marine Salt for Aquarium and Red Sea Coral Pro Salt Mix and which one is better to use for my 90 gallon reef aquarium, becasue i was using red sea salt but now i want to switch to the...

I usually wait to test my water after a water change and 2 days out all parameters are excellent except for high calcium. If I test shortly after a water change with RO and Red Sea salt mix my calcium level is always high (500). I know it is from the salt but after a day it levels at at about...

Hi all.. I am new to this forum and to forums in general. I am starting a new reef system using the Red Sea Max system (34 gallon). I got it as a gift for my birthday (which is today). I set it up yesterday and regulated the temperature and salinity (currently 78.3 F and 1.024). I bought 55...

Hi guys... I have read a lot from members of the forum that say their nitrates levels are at zero??? :eek::confused:Mine have never been at zero, I have learned that high Nitrates are not the worst things in a tank, But I would like to know How is this possible?? On another subject....I have...

Hi, I am a decent freshwater fish keeper (have a 10 gallon community tank for 6+ months, no deaths) and I am about to set up a 10 gallon nano reef, what we have thus far is; 10 gallon tank Penguin Aquarium Power Filter 100B Incandescent Hood, 20", Black Top Fin® Floating Glass Aquarium...

OK.... when I started my tank back in 03 I had a colt coral in there for over a year as well as a ton of polyps. All flurished! then all of a sudden everything started to die. water parameters are fine. I thought it was my tank inhabitants picking at them.... I was wrong. I then thought...

I have the contents of a 65 gallon reef setup for sale 70+ pounds of rock 50+ pounds of live sand Aqua C Hang-on skimmer w/ surface skimmer and Mag 3 Echinophyllia coral small dark anemone 10+ small green anemones with bubbletips six-line wrasse Pair of Clark Clowns Couple of blue-green...

I can't believe I didn't think of this before. Tonight I was testing some parameters and found that my calcium was off the chart. I added more to the syringe and caculated it out to be at 540ppm! Yes, I'm a freak. Anyway, for the heck of it, I decided I'd see what would happen if I only...

Will someone please post for me ideal #'s or ranges for alkalinity? I tried to read the "chemistry" archive but theres a reason I didnt take Chem. in college. Sometimes Im a little s l o w...... Also, I am using Red Sea Coral Kit for testing. Tell me EXACTLY how to get PH where I want it...

I was wondering if anybody could help me with a question. I am in need of doing an emergency water change, and unfortunately do not have any readily available premixed water. Every pet store in town is shut down except one that sells Red Sea Salt Mix, and I have always used Coralife Salt. The...