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looks like all the numbers look good except elevated PO4. what salt do you use? with the amount of WC you do the water should be pretty similar to fresh mixed.
North Jersey Aquarium Society has meetings at Clark public library. Typically around 50 people show up usually there is a talk of some sort then auctions afterwards. Understand we are a lot smaller membership wise but what we had rotating meeting among north south and central was good. I like...
Random stuff for sale, pick up Aberdeen or Livingston
Pink Mille - the top potion circled. $50
Miyaki tort frags (might be ice tort) $20 each
Green hammer 2 heads $40
Table acro with blue tips. Want to chop it up a little to encourage growth. Fresh cut frags $20.
Would be interesting to see if the nitrate can be brought down. I never have anything so high. Does the phosphate go down with the dosing? Also keep in mind don't increase the dosage until it starting to work. It does take a while for the effect to kick in. You should see much increase skimmate...
Eric - for this you need to close the gate valve enough so the water goes down in siphon though the primary drain. There should be only a trickle in the secondary drain. If you cannot get the water higher than the top of the primary drain then the gate valve is too open or maybe it's defective...
I have never been able to keep phosphate at the ideal level, which is @0.03ppm according to some. In nature the phosphate level is undetectable yet corals are thriving. Nutrient is continuously produced and consumed. That's the balance I try to achieve. In my tank most of the time phosphate is...