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    xenia dying---nitrates---water changes?

    my LFS has some type poly filters that turn blue if their is traces of copper in my system. I will pick up some tonight and give it a try. and yes i will continues changing 30 gallons a week to dilute it as much as possible. Thanks for you help reefreak. Stephen
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    xenia dying---nitrates---water changes?

    Found the problem.... My azoo silica heater split in 2. It was broke for maybe for 7 to 10 days before I found it. I am running carbon to help clear the tank out of any contaminants. Will this work?
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    xenia dying---nitrates---water changes?

    fixed the time zone...lol i am on the water changes...and i was checking those poly filters out the other day...they are pricey at the LFS
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    xenia dying---nitrates---water changes?

    I just purchased all 14 salifert test kits on ebay. I am not positive that they are all good or not...no expiration dates. But anyway I measured my alkalinity and it was at 9 dkh/ and 3 meg/l and the pH read about 8.1 The calcium seemed to climb by about 10 PPM...I have not dosed any kalk. I...
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    xenia dying---nitrates---water changes?

    I had a problem with my nitrates. They were very high, in the red on the AP test kit. Probably around 80 PPM. they were very low before i skipped some water changes. I have a 125 with a 30-gal sump and 20-gal refugium. I did no water changes in November and December. It was the holidays and had...
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    test kits accuracy

    i usually get a second opinion also...the colors are so close. i look at it under different lighting and it still is tough to tell what color it is....i am talking about the AP test kit.
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    test kits accuracy

    thanks finn....i was just at that site....i am at work and can not read their forums...they are blocked. but i can read their articles.
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    test kits accuracy

    how about salifet's experation dates...i went to their home page but their is no place to ask any questions...just a basic site about their products. Are the instructions with your salifert kits ? mine have a piece of papper that looks like it is printed off of a copy machine? and do the...
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    test kits accuracy

    no date on the box. but it was brand new...unlike the other kits i bought. i found someone selly 14 salifert test kits on ebay...they claimed they were all new...but 5 of the kits were opened. the seal was removed. my ph also was low on the sailifert test kit...that is very strange too...since i...
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    test kits accuracy

    I just received a new Salifert nitrate test kit from ebay and tested my water in my 125. The test water never changed color so then I did the half test method where you multiply it by 10, still no reading. Then I used my other test kit. The aquarium pharm’s master test kit. It reads 10ppm. I...
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    Fluidized sand bed

    I thought so too...i had to ask just to here it from someone else....i have one running on my tank (just because i had it) but i think i am going to remove it this week. I keep having a nitrate problem and have eliminated everything but this filter. thanks Stephen
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    Fluidized sand bed

    does anyone know if a Fluidized sand bed will cause high nitrates in a saltwater tank? thanks Stephen
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