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    not sure what's going on with water parm

    I think you may have nail it,there is quite of dead alge in my tank,that may be causeing the water parms to suck,im gonna clean it up and do a water change tonite,what I do everyweek is change the water 25percent scrape the walls and clean or replace the carbon.am i doing something wrong,I've...
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    not sure what's going on with water parm

    I prob never heard of it because I don't have a rodi unit lol I gotta buy the water by the gallon
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    not sure what's going on with water parm

    I'm not sure what a tds test is ,when I do a wc I let it mix for two days prior to the wc I use two powerheads and heater,I'm gonna check my water that's mixing tonite when I'm out of work,this really has me stumped,I'm also trying to find a way to clean my sand better ,its very fine sand,the...
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    not sure what's going on with water parm

    I'm using ro water also rodi water most of the time,I bought a api saltwater and reef test kit I'm getting the same results with both kits,I'm gonna go to the lfs I deal with Saturday when I'm off work,also see if they have the skimmer I want,I can only get there once a month cuz its a hr...
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    not sure what's going on with water parm

    I have a 20g long(glass) with 2 500ghp pds,fluval c5 hob filter,100w heater,37 lbs of lr,20lbs of sand,2x24w t5s,no skimmer yet saving my money for a nice one i figured theres no point in buying a crappy one, The tank is 3mo old,I had a nitrate problem.I was told to remove the sponge first then...
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    could my tank be cycleing again

    I have a 20g long with 27lbs of lr a hob fluval c5 filter 2 aqueon oh 500gph with a inch deep sand bed ,I was advised to remove the sponge and biomedia I first removed the sponge a few days later took out the biomedia everything seemed fine,the next morning I tested the water again and my...
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    I could use some help

    I have a 20g long glass tank with 27lbs of lr a inch sb,i currently have two aqueon ph's they turn the water 1000gph is that to much? also wheres is the best place to place them,Also im looking into getting a skimmer.I dont have a ton of cash,there are so many out there im lost lol,i have a hob...
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    Need so help with water flow

    its been running close to 3 months
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    Need so help with water flow

    Ihave a 20g long glass tank with a 160ghp and 500gph powerheads,but i still keep getting alge on my sand bed and on my rocks,the sandbeds is a redish color alge and grren alge that look like slime if i take the rock out of the water,my water perm a ammonia0 nitrite 0 nitrate 20ppm before water...
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    Need some advice asap

    ok ill give it more time before adding anymore live stock,im using ro water i got from a supermarket,as for making more flow toward the bottom of the tank ill get better powerhead today,how many gph would you suggest for a 20l,right now i have a 160gph,aloso how do i get it to blow towards the...
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    Need some advice asap

    ok i took the sponge out,i tryed to clear the sand with a sipon made of airhose,i keep getting this redish brown carpet like stuff on my sand itdrives me nuts,i get rid of it a few days later its back,is that from nitrates being present,also i was planning on getting anouther clown this coming...
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    Need some advice asap

    Thank you very much for the info,I will remove the bio media and sponge tonite after work.should I be ok without a skimmer for a bit,I don't have to much money I'm gonna start saving though,is there one you would recmend,also I want to have 2 small clowns and a sort of gobie or is that too much...
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    Need some advice asap

    The fluval filter I'm using is a hang on back.how often should I replace the media,I'm running a sponge carbon and bio pellets,it said its a wet dry trickle filter.should that be enough.
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    Need some advice asap

    Hey i have a reef tank thats about 3months old,its a 20g long with a 160gph ph and a cascade 400 mini filter (just untill friday when i get anouther ph) i have a fluval c5 filter (120gph) t5 light 2x24,api reef test kit,27lbs of lr no live sand its been cycles for 2mo 1 week,does this sound like...
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