Recent content by nerolj1

Thank you again Melbelle!! That was so helpful! And yes Mitch you were right, this little plastic thing fell of the hydrometer (is that the correct term?) I'll check on the B-Ionic. I think I need to look for another LFS. The guy at the one I go to, said that I only needed to use this compund...

Thanks Melbelle1820!! That helps a lot! My friend brought the rock in a sealed bucket with water from his own tank. In fact, he used water from the same tank to start mine, plus some RO. I have one of those fixtures with the 50/50. I guess I can squeeze another fixture on top of the glass lid...

Just a quick update. Xenia's dead, I think. Should I remove the rock were it is anchored to? I got the SG back to 1.025 and the PH to 8.0 or so. Amonia and Nitrates still 0. So you guys recommend any Iodine at all? Thanks for all your help!

Thanks, yes is a new tank. two weeks old. I got the rock from a friend's tank. In the beginning the rocks were all nice and purple. Then just 2 days ago I noticed a lot of white and some black spots. I measured the PH and HG and noticed the low values. The PH was at 7.8 a week ago and the...

Hi, This is the Newreefers forum, so here is a dumb question. My live rock from a nice LFS is turning white with black spots. There are bright purple spots as well. I have a small 20gl tank that has live sand and has been running for 2 weeks. Test kit shows Amonia 0, nitrate 0, PH 7.0 and...