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  1. General Reef Discussion
    I have asked this question on another forum and was wondering if anyone here has any experience, either good or bad with kalkwasser's. When does someone know if and when they need to add one?
  2. General Reef Discussion
    the side of the red sea pro salt bucket says that a level of 450ppm of calc will be at 1.022 and the higher the SG the higher the calc level goes. I kept my SG at 1.024 so i have a calc level of 520ppm. This was checked with a api kit and verified with sailfert so i know its right. And it is the...
  3. General Reef Discussion
    hi there guys i am kind of new to reefing and i am starting to turn my tank into a all reef setup...i have a 55 gallon and the only chemicals that i add are turbo calcium and phytoplankton... i just wanted to know what kind of chemicals you guys add to your tank and what are the perfect numbers...
  4. General Reef Discussion
    I needed to bring up my Alk a little so I dosed some Baking soda. this is the first time I have done this, and the water got really cloudy and has stayed cloudy for about 5-10 minutes now. Is this normal? what should I do? I checked my pH, and it dropped, but not by much. about 8.4 to 8.2
  5. TCMAS
    I just moved this tank in and have some water questions. First off, here are the tests I did: NO2 - 0 NH3 - 0 ph - 8.5ish no3 - 20 did a 10gal water change and brought this down from 30 kH - 19drops off my chart I think around 330ppm CA2 - 320 I am using Instant Ocean salt What is an acceptable...
  6. General Reef Discussion
    Ok, I'm new to these boards and new to corals. I have a big question, then a little one. Big - I have a 30 gallon reef tank that's been set up for about 6-8 years. I have a fish, liverock, a few mushrooms, snails, shrimp, etc. I'd like to get into coral so I upgraded my lighting to a...
  7. General Reef Discussion
    I'm having an issue with Magnesium. Last week I got a salifert test for Mg and it came out at 1200. Over this course of this week I've dosed an entire small bottle of seachem Mg suppliment. (not all at once of course) The Mg is still 1200. I don't understand what's going on and why I can't...
  8. General Reef Discussion
    75 gallon tank. Existing tank for years. Moved 11 days ago with 50% WC, and new LS. Here are tonights test levels before my 1st 7 gallon water change... Amonia 0 Nitrate 20 Nitrite 0 PH 8.19 Calcium 400 KH 8.0 Alkalinity 2.86 Temp 84...I know I have to get it down. Salinity...unknow...waiting...
  9. General Reef Discussion
    Ok like 3 weeks ago i filled my 10g with water that day took some LR from my established tank and some sand yesterday i put a couple zoos in there so far there doing fine im buying 96 watt coralife PC's soon all im concearned with if the supplements i could possibly need for any coral i could...
  10. Nano Reefs
    Hello all.. Let me start by saying this is a fantastic forum with some great people and advise!!! Also, let it be known that I am a noob to marine aquariums after a few years of fresh water set-ups... Now that that is done, let's get to why I'm bothering you guys... I have recently set up my...
  11. Atlanta Reef Club
    3x RIO 600 water pump(used) purchase price-- 15.99(each) yours -- 5.00(each) ------------------------------- Seachem reef advantage magnesium purchase price--2kg-- 18.99 yours --1kg-- 5.00 ------------------------------- Seachem reef advantage strontium purchase price--1kg-- 9.49...
  12. General Reef Discussion
    I would have thought I could find info on the internet about this, but I'm probably searching the wrong keywords. This is probably me being a [email protected] again, but... This last batch of SW that I mixed got REAL cloudy, and it never settled, so I unplugged the heater and powerhead and let it sit...
  13. Atlanta Reef Club
    I have made the plunge and purchased a calcium reactor. This volume lasted me for over 2 years last time on my 75 gallon tank. For reference the larger size they sell at most LFS is 1kg and cost around $30. The test kit also sells for around $30. Brand new and unopened: 4kg bucket SeaChem Reef...
  14. General Reef Discussion
    I just started adding B-Ionic supplement! My Ca is at 420 with ALK at 3.5meq/l PH is 8.2 I only have softies (several mushrooms & polyps) for now! That along with aprox. 80lbs of LR. I’m using the recommended 1-ml to 4-gal to start with!:D I normally do a 20% water change (IO Salt) every two...
  15. General Reef Discussion
    I am having a very serious problem with my frogspawn which I have had for about a year. I got it as 2 little frags with 2 heads each, now one has ~15 full heads with lots of tiny growths, and the other about 10 full heads plus babies. I started noticing a problem about 2 weeks ago when the...
  16. Atlanta Reef Club
    right now my CAL is running 495-520 My akl is holding at 9dkh.Ph is about 8.3 I am worried about my CAL is that a little too high?? Someone please let me know. thanks Reggie.
  17. Tank Specs
    Set Up Date : 8/00 Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 48 x 24 x 18 (90 gal) Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 24 x 14 x 12 (17.5 gal), Amiracle Pro-Line 2000 with in sump skimmer using Rio 600 for circulation Live Rock (Mass): 150 lbs Live Sand (Mass): 60 lbs Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod)...
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