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Do you have a controller for the dosers? I wouldn't worry about the transition, just do your best to keep the #s stable. Lots of testing at first

How long is your lighting schedule? Your #s don't look drastically bad, keeping low temp in 76-77 range will slow algae growth. You could cut your daily feedings back to twice a day, just a thought.

Fritz mixes out to be 470ppm in calcium, which could be a contributing factor in your high calcium levels. When using an automated method of mineral replacement-reactor, dosing pumps etc etc, its important to choose a salt mix that tests close to what #s you want to shoot for, esp if you do...

Well, I turned my 450 back to a reef... I couldn't take it any longer lol. If any of you ever hear me mumble that I am going to shut my reef down and turn it into a freshwater planted setup.... SLAP me! Not that I didn't enjoy the planted setup and what I created, but it's no reef... not by a...

I have 2 bags in my sump 24/7, and dose nopox, been doing it like this for almost 4 years, but I have a huge bioload of fish feeding around 12 cubes of Hikari a day. Don’t see any issues with my corals in a heavily stocked mixed reef. It all depends on what your bioload and #s as to how much to...

set up this IM Nuvo 20 last friday. was told the tank was 16 months old. from what I can see, there appears to be dead GHA all over the rock and some new greenish/brown algae forming. also will mention that when cleaning out the sandbed/setting up the tank, I siphoned out a lot of stuff that...

do the new vipars daisy? mars do i believe ,good lights also,just run #s lil higher,not sure on one remote new every year :rolleyes::)

Corals look happy so I'd say your doing fine. What are your #s looking like?

Evening, Sorry about the issue. I think you made some changes too quick, but sounds like you got the right choices now. UV and carbon to help get water clear. That will help keep O2 and your par up. Keep surface agitation up will also help. Maybe stick to small water changes to get #s stable...

I started this new 30 day run on Sunday, but I left out a few things due to lack of time. So, for this 30 day trial run I want to see how my growth, color, and PE will respond to 3 changes. 1. I have added an SB actinic bar to supplement my 6 bulb T5 2. I have pulled all media except Rowaphos...

So we’re about a month into the cycle and I think I’m close. Have been testing 0 (or less than 0.1) ammonia for about a week now. I have a small clean up crew working on the algae and I added a jar of copepods about a week ago to get a good population established. As I have been thinking more...

How did it make life easier? I'm of the opinion that all salts are the same, they just have different Cal Alk mag and trace element #s (so it'll be tough to get me to buy an expensive salt)

I've been a long time user of IO but my last two buckets were mixing at 500 Ca and 1650 Mg. I've had one other bucket have high Mg about 2 years ago but those were the only oddballs in many years. Batch #s are 20156 and 20164. Just to be sure I wasn't getting wonk results from my test kits, I...

Has anyone heard of the Viparspectra 165w led lights? They look similar to the mars aqua lights but has a built-in timer for the lights. Has 2 channels, 1 for blue the other for the white. I could set each channel on/off times and brightness. Had par #s in their listing and claimed 200+ at...

Every system is different and unique in their own way.. you need to figure out why your nutrients are at an imbalance. Throwing everything at the tank and thinking there something magical to cure your problem doesn't do anything. I battled a GHA outbreak about a year ago. Yeah I used Vibrant...

I didn’t dose for 23.5 years and was fine with the Euphyllia. The Acros need more calcium and alkalinity than the Red Sea provides. My #s before dosing were calcium of 360 and alkalinity of 7 while very good won’t support the direction I started 9 months ago.

@WWC whats up with my orders? Support emailed me saying I got nothing i got confirmation and order numbers though.

I like my salinity a little higher in my reef but yours is fine (about what i keep my fowlr at). Honestly all of your #s look good to me!

Ya I too had them multiply to huge #s but they eventually went back to a small population that still exists today. Messing with the silicone holding your tank together can be risky especially if using sharp objects, one wrong move and it could create an unintentional nightmare. If I were you...

Add some asterina stars, they will eat most of the coraline, they will multiply quickly if theres alot of coraline in the tank, then when theres less and less there #s will come down to just a few which keeps it in check so it doesnt grow everywhere to the point it becomes a pain in the butt. If...

I have but I am nervous that the #s wont give me what I am looking for. Right now I do have a hot spot and not overpowering my AI prime. I think it peaks at 46w using modified BRS ab+ recommended settings. I modified blues to give off a more 16-18k look and lowered my whites. I could be...

I was doing water changes weekly at a 15-20% range before I started testing. Started seeing unhappy coral or just not the best of them. So I decided to test and my #s were way off from one change to the next (this was without dosing). So I changed from weekly to about every 2-3 weeks before...

Yes, I need a gel filter! Will do a.s.a.p! Things I am working on... Getting PAR #s down to see what I can place where. I think I may be blasting my corals right now so I need to get a reading sooner than later. Cc21 tails prefers to be shaded and away from all the light. Start losing...

Got my "Live Sale" order today. Everything came really well packaged (Foam cooler, heat packs, awesome little containers with float discs, etc.) I chose to have it delivered today (sale was Sunday, so two days later). As of about 11:30am this morning I still hadn't received a tracking number...

Did u test Params, please post #s