Recent content by akma

Will throw in brand new chempipure, test kits. Comes with 2 upgrade IM spinstreams.

Don't know your location but I have ALLOT over in NJ. I throw away about a gallons worth every couple weeks. Mix from Algae Barn and Dr reefs.

I have a IM 25 lagoon with the upgraded MightyJet pump and APS stand. - 2 In tank media baskets - flipper glass cleaner - Inkbird temp regulator with eheim jager heater - New version of the tunze ATO jr. - Kessil A80 light (I have an old xr15 that stopped working that I used over this tank. Will...

I have allot over in NJ.

I think those are both bots..... Seems a good majority of bots have taken over this site.

I've tried mixing the container, rolling it, shaking. Still it's always around 6.2-6.9. I was thinking about bringing a bucket to home depot, where they have the machines that shake the tubs of paint.

Yes, Have to dose to bring alk up everytime I make water. I keep mine at 7.8-8.2 range.

It's going to take awhile. Your going to have to consistantly change out the rowaphos. Maybe every couple days in the beginning until your you lower your phosphates. How about your sandbed? Have you syphoned your sandbed? I have I believe 15-17 fish and I feed them all 1 cube of mysis. I turn...

I use an apex dos to dose calcium and alkalinity. I use esv bionic. You can use brs or any other product. To figure out how much you have to dose you have to use a calculator. https://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html This is the one I use. How many gallon water changes are you...

Your algae is sucking up the phosphates preventing you from getting a complete reading. I've realized it's almost impossible to keeps pests out if you trade and buy corals. I use allot of trochus snails, astrea, nassarius, and turbo snails to help keep algae down. If you can get the hair...

I have just the 14 gallon.

Recently joined your forum. Been learning so much on quarantining from your forum and your youtube videos.

Water parameters Alk 8.5 Cal 400 Msg 1200 Amon 0 Nitrate 20 PO4 0.03 Temp 77-78 ph 8-8.1 Sal 1.024 Orp 400-420 Looks good. I personally would raise mag and salinity to 35ppt. 90% for the lights are pretty strong for softies. Do you have par readings?

What size tank are you looking for?

Just be patient and consistency is key. Everyone you ask here will have their own way of doing things that work for them. Think one of the most important for me personally was to keep up with water changes.