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tank has been running about 6 months....all water parameters are Ok except high Nitrate. I use RO water but...Nitrate has been high from the git go

I appreciate yuor diagnosis but what do I do with this situation? My tank is fish only. Thanks Jim

I have a stable tank: Environment and Equipment 110 Gal tank 2 inch CC bottom Lots of rock some live Sump plus wet to dry with Bio Balls Fluval 440 filled, charcoal, bio-media Dual Bak Pak protein skimmer with bio media Two power heads not sure of the size Lots of air bubbles I 4-5...

This issue of stray electricity is very controversial. Some very bright people say it is bunk others swear by it...what is a fish lover to think? Regarding the broccli...how does on go about preparing and feeding broccoli to fish? I do have some live rock.Ove rthe last month I have lost 3-4...

my pH is 8.2-8.4, Water temp is 81-82, RO water only, feed frozen brine shrimp, Formula 2 with Garlic, Marine Flake food, Green Algae daily. Water test clean for nitrate, nitrites amonia. I do water changes every other week and change about 15% of the total water. I use a pH buffer. I am...

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My emperor angel has had spots around his face for a long time. They seem to be getting worse as in more of them and bigger. He also seems to be getting less active. I took the attached picture to 2 "experts" and got two answers. One said the fish had a vitamin deficiency and that I should...

I have had a stable tank for 6+ months. Lately fish have started dieing. There is no obvious disease showing. I test for Nitrite, pH, Specific Gravity, Ammonia. All are good (pH is a bit high). I use only RO water. I change water regularly (every two weeks 20-25%. I have a shrimp, a choc chip...

I am looking at creating a wet to dry filter. I would like to hang my protain skimmer (BAk Bac Dual) in the sump of the wet to dry. Anybody have any thoughts on that? Also instead of putting a return pump in my sump I want to use the 2 canister filters I currently own. One is a Mag 3 and the...

There is something that I still do not understand. How do I regulate the water out of the tank (via gravity) with the water back in via pump. There must be a part I'm missing. Cause I see a problem with either emptying the tank onto the floor or sucking the sump dry as the pump gets ahead of the...

Ok, well thank you alll for your advise. But.....where can I get information on designing this sump. Like how do I move the water from the sump to the main tank? How do you control the heat in a 110 gallon tank by heating the water in an ajacent 50 gallon tank? Do you move the water between the...

Hi there kinda new here and want to thank everyone for being so helpful with my early questions. Let me tell you about the second hand tank I purchased: Environment and Equipment 110 Gal tank 2 inch CC bottom Lots of rock none live yet 350 mag canister filled with charcoal and mechanical...

Everything was going along fine and than yesterday my pH jumped from 8.2 to 8.8. My tank is about 6 weeks old. Fish look great. I am using Aquarium Pharm test kit and like a previous poster I am having lots of mixed readings. High ammonia, than normal Ammonia. Than High again I changed 25% of...

I have test kit by Aquarium Pharaceutucals.

I have been testing my marine water for about 2 months. Tank is new. I did an experiment and tested pure (reverse osmosis) water and pure water with sea salt added (store bought aquarium sea salt water used was also RO). I noticed in the plain pure water the water changed color to a light...

I just purchased a 110 galllon tank. It is currently set up and running in the sellers home. I want to move it to my home and keep the current bio-system intact. The tank looks dirty right now but the fish look healthy and active. Is it worth keeping all the water and moving it in 5 gal buckets...