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I have this slime on my sand bed and on some of my rock. The slime sticks to the rock and sticks pieces of sand to it. I can’t suck it out with a siphon the sand that sticks to it weighs it down. I have to manual remove the slime and the sand that is attacked to it as well.

Average Parameters & Equipment Temp.......76.5-77.5F Salinity.......1.0255 SG NO3-API.......10-20 ppm range PO4-Hanna.......0.17 ppm pH.......7.50-7.68 observed range Alk-Hanna.......10.6 dKH KH-Salifert.......10.4 dKH Calcium-API.......out-of-range / 580-600ppm (29-30 drops of API reagent 2)...

Ok so I have a 250 gallon fowler tank I've always had high nitrates tank has been up for 3 years. I started running with a bashsea bio pellet reactor in the middle of October I added 1 cup the first week another cup a week later the 2 more. I haven't seen any drops in nitrates. The tank has been...

This is the product is this okay to be used, we've tried commerical nitrate buffers but they are so expensive.

tank specs: 40 breeder sump fiji cube 12 gallon sump lightly stocked mixed reef ALK stable as can be running a trident PH is 7.55-7.70 if i open the windows 7.6-7.9 if I can. PH monitored with APEX EL (new only a month old) and a GHL profilux mini WIFI tank location less than 600 square foot...

Help me get my head wrapped around this please. I understand higher oxygen levels helps raise ph. Do higher oxygen levels help fuel growth of nuisance algae and other bacteria? Do higher levels of co2 help fuel growth of nuisance algae and other bacteria? Proper level of oxygen to aim for and...

Randy Holmes-Farley I am a relative newbie although my tank is coming up on it’s one year birthday. I had major surgery about 10 weeks ago. Calcium was 450. Tank has had partial water changes by my husband and a very large water change two weeks ago. We don’t dose anything now but today is...

In Short: I have salinity at 45+ ppt. How can quickly can I take it down to 35? Should I be water changing with RODI water or low salinity water. In Long: I have been running a reef tank for around 5 months now. It's a reefer 250 (55g). Over time I have gradually tried to add corals. With a few...

Hello all, I have a red sea reefer 250 that has been up for about 5 months. Its a mostly acro tank with some lps. All coral are thriving. The issue that I'm having is what I believe to be diatoms. Everyday I get home from work to find the glass is heavily coated in brown with lots of kiss marks...

I recently bought Kalkwasser from brs . I have a question. My water in my tank evaporates only one gallon a week or so. Innovative marine 30L Would Kalkwasser keep my parameters stable ? Can someone explain how the rate of evaporation and dosing amount.

Hi folks, So I have been dosing Lanthanum from ATM agent green. At first I was dosing 2 mls per day, now I am up to 12 mls per day, to maintain phosophates where I want them. I think it is throwing my alk out of whack too. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to rectify the...