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Low Alk numbers can be a problem and 6.5 may be on the low end, but with your PH at 8.1 you're not in danger. Just bring it up slowly. Your plan of 5g water changes is the best thing for everyone so keep at that plan. Not sure why the coraline is bleaching.
Did you change anything else lately...
Heaters go bad all the time. The thermostat gets stuck, the probe goes bad, and the heater stays on when it should have gone off (or it doesn't go on when it should and the temp drops to dangerous levels). At the recommended 4wpg you should need 160w for 40g. I'm guessing that two 75s will be...
Please don't put a single 200w heater into a 40g tank. That's a recipe for a complete disaster. If that heater gets stuck (and many of them do every single day) you are going to have a soup on your hands. You are much better off with 2 @ 75w.
I'm a Mets fan by marriage and didn't have a strong allegance before that. In spite of that, I do find myself rooting for the Phillies. Must be the rooting for the underdog, the little guy who didn't buy up all the best baseball has to offer. I found myself almost frustated Sunday night as the...
What other LPS do you have in the tank? What else is in there (zoas, palys, kenya, xenia)? What is in close proximity to the frog? Are you running carbon? Ca... wow that's high! I would guess from that your Mag is good (can't have Ca that high without either a faulty kit or high Mg). What's your...
Please list your Alk, Ca, Mg, trate and PO4. Also the light it came from, the light you have, and what kind of flow you had it in. Did the whole thing go at once or did it expand less the days leading up to its demise?
It isn't a bad idea, but people usually grab a branch when they frag them, so I was a bit surprised by its size. They grow at a decent clip (but best to keep them in the sand so that they are easy to remove/trim as needed). They can be quite agressive.
We've put up the Meeting RSVP for Maggianos. We have 50 spots available. We will reserve a second room if we have enough interest in time (they will sell out, so it would have to happen relatively quickly).
So if you're interested in attending please RSVP as soon as possible or you may not make...
Try to borrow a TDS meter (hand held) or bring some tap water to a meeting. You may find that you have low enough TDS. Alternatively you may find that you have a TDS over 100 and you absolutely don't want to use tap water. Who lives near you and can you buy water from them?
Most tangs want at...