troubleshooting

Hey Guys so I work in the utility industry and as you can imagine during the winter months everything falls apart quick and Im at work for 1 to 2 months straight. So I have to call my wife to deal with everything. So Im on a mission to automate pretty much everything and Im using Hydros to do...

Something strange is happening with my Red Sea Calcium Test kit. When I drop in the powder, some of it turns to little stones. And I’m guessing it is messing up the result since some of the powder is not dissolving. I bought the kit new less than one year ago. I follow the directions precisely...

For the past few days, I'm wondering if Neptune Systems is experiencing some sort or outage or what not. For the past few days, I would randomly find my Apex EL would become disconnected but only after attempting to access it. The weird part is that its wired and its DNS here is split between...

I keep getting the exclamation ❗ next to the slide symbol indicated slide not fitted. So no readings of NH. Any ideas?

Hi I’m trying to troubleshoot one of my Tunze 6095’s . It’s getting power but won’t turn. (At least I believe it is as the light on the power brick is still on) I’ve disassembled, cleaned & citric acid bath and reassembled - but still not moving. Im now suspecting maybe the motor block has...

I have a Reef octopus classic 90 on my reef tank (my cab is way too small for a sump) I took it apart to clean it and now it’s making a pulsing humming noise instead of it’s usual constant hum and not generating any foam. Thanks for the help she’s back up and purring.

I bought some aqua natural marine accents (fossilized aragonite) to use as frag bases . Trying to decide if I need to cure it. I want to just rinse it and throw it in DT until I need it. I am worried about an ammonia spike . I have found conflicting instructions about it. Any experience ?!

Would like to hear your thoughts on the effects of internal pump vibration on corals. Recently plumbed an external DIY filter using a power head and it caused corals to Immediately close. (Already went through the steps to find the issue) after much experimentation with flow rates, different...

Would like to hear your thoughts on the effects of internal pump vibration on corals. Recently plumbed an external DIY filter using a power head and it caused corals to Immediately close. (Already went through the steps to find the issue) after much experimentation with flow rates, different...

7.5 gallon with 1 gallon fuge over 8 months old. About 20 lbs live rock. Bare bottom . Tank inhabitants include 1 O. clownfish 2 acan colonies (about 10 heads) two hammer frags (2 heads) assorted zoas. I plumbed a filter loop using a power head and an inline water filter housing. Allowed to...

hi guys. I try to update my radion light g4 to mobius, first one went through, second one after update light didn't turn on.. at button keep flashing blue and yellow colors. I try power off but nothing happen, button keep flashing, try press and hold the button to reset but didn't do...

My Auto-Aquarium Adventures The only thing more frustrating than unknown problems in a project is having nobody to share them with. I’ll be chronicling the adventures of my Reef-Pi troubleshooting as I dive into what could wind up being a multi-week undertaking. If you're already familiar...

I am having a problem figuring out how to correctly set up my XF-230 gyre via the Icecap Interface Module with my Apex. I have the gyre connected to the interface module, the gyre power supply plugged into the EB832 and the interface module connected to a variable speed port. The interface...

Curve 5 problems. I find this skimmer to be unreliable and any input appreciated. This is a weeks worth of skimming at max setting.Running in 8.5” of water and recently vinegar bathed for two days . Any advice?

I recently got an ecotech gen 2 RX30w from a friend. It is a much needed upgrade from my old reef breeder knockoffs, but for some reason it will not take to any schedules I attempt to use. What would be your advice as this has become increasingly frustrating. Im using a macbook pro to connect to...