I need your help again please.
I am having problems controlling nitrate levels - the only thing I have changed is replacing my eheim wet/dry which had little filter material with a new fluval 404 large cannister full of media. Is this likely to be the cause of the increase nitrate? Should I...
First let me thank you for for previous help - it was really useful and thinks are now stable.
I now need some more advice please. I have an Eheim wet/dry filter which I only have half full of of the filter media (I cut this down worried that it might be a nitrate factory) . Recently it has...
Thanks for all the info.
As I was doing my water change tonight I tested the water I was putting in - I was a Purity-on-tap Reverse Osmosis Unit, Reef Crystals (enriched brand) then add Korallin Min+ designed for RO water.
The new water had a pH of 8.0 and a dKH of 16 - no wonder I have...
Many thanks for the advice Mike
My pH is 8.1 and dKH is 7 (after raising from 6 over the last few days). I'm trying hard to get things higher! I've been using Kent Marine Liquid Reactor to lift the calcium levels (which regularly drops to 300) and Kent Marine pH Buffer to lift my pH. Any advice...
Each week I do a 10% waterchange to my reef tank. Each time I have been syphoning from the sand at the bottom sifting through the top 1cm. Am I right in doing this? Any advice greatly received.
Many thanks
Mark
Can you advise me on how quickly it is safe to lift the calcium levels in my tank form 300ppm to 400ppm please. Do you recommend hours or days?
Many thanks
Mark
