Test kit results
I decided to test a new LFS that recently opened in the neighborhood, http://www.danisfish.com.br. The guys seem nice and knowledgeable, they have a good set of products for sale, and they are very close, which always helps. In fact, they're the closest LFS to my home. So I hired them to do a one time tank maintenance, involving general cleanup of pumps, glass, scraping algae off rocks (only a small patch left), doing a partial water change and measuring water parameters. You might ...
Our tank seems to have developed a slight film on the waters surface.All thr waters psrameters are good but the film doesn't Seem to go into the overflows. Any ideas? Any help is apprrciated.
Since I am bad at actually remembering anything, I am going to use this blog to keep track of my water parms. So I tested 2 days ago: Alk- 12.5 DKH Cal- 335 PPM Mag- 1220 PPM Wow- cal is low. I figured as much. My PH has been on the high side and so I go back to the old trusted solutions. I re-read this great article by Randy http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/11/chemistry. It explains why my Alk and PH are so high. So the last 2 days I have added 2.5 tablespoons ...
Well after 4-5 weeks my cycle is complete The two table shrimp are pretty much gone, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, and nitrates are between 0 and 5 ppm.. Temp is 77-78 degrees, salinity is right on the mark. Calcium seemed high at like 480-500 but it was my first test and not sure if i did it right. Did a 5 gallon water change today. But im concerned as I havent seen any algae or diatom blooms.....i have read many start up threads with these and im wondering ...
Hello fellow addicts! As many of you know I recently did a tank restart so 70% of all my water is new, no additives added, no corals yet, and lots of testing done. Currently I am working on stabilizing my parameters but first I need to get them all where they should be and I am wanting to do sps and lps in this tank so I want to maintain them at the right levels and keep them as rock solid as possible. After 13 days of running I am at: Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 ...
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