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Chemistry

Discussions about ammonia, alkalinity, calcium, low nutrient systems, nitrates, pH, trace elements, and other chemistry related topics.

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  1. Im lost of wat to do.

    Ive had my tank for a year its always been nice n I moved it nothing died during the move but sence then my water is off ammonia has hit pretty high...
    Started by Ipyloves, 12-04-2014 02:01 PM
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  2. ammonia

    Just out of curiosity, but what kind of an ammonia level would constitute a full blown cycle? Does the presence of any ammonia in an established...
    Started by frisbee, 12-01-2014 01:53 PM

  3. Nitrates ARRRRG!

    I have a reef tank. I just added my first fish, a valentini puffer. After having him in the tank for more than a week, the nitrates suddenly spiked...
    Started by Briol, 04-12-2014 03:23 PM
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  4. At a loss

    I have had the tank up and running for 6 months now and still can't get my nitrates below 25ppm. I purchased an ro di unit from brs and have done 2...
    Started by Rpalt1, 03-25-2014 06:45 PM

  5. SE Mich check your RO/DI for PO4

    Lately it seems they may be treating the water supply of SE Michigan. PO4 in water post RO/DI is @ 10 after all new cartridges! I have had a couple...
    Started by dknuckles, 07-24-2013 12:59 PM
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  6. PO4 Removal Suggestions please.

    I tested for PO4 using a RedSea Kit and am getting a reading of 1.0 Without the use of a reactor and very limited places to place any type of media,...
    Started by MizTanks, 06-03-2013 01:46 PM
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  7. Lets talk mulm!

    So I spent the day cleaning my sumps yesterday. As you can imagine I cleaned quite a bit of mulm from the bottoms. I normally do this monthly but one...
    Started by slapshot, 03-24-2013 11:00 AM
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  8. (Not so) Deep Sand Bed

    I decided that the best way to combat the cyano in my tank was to do some deep cleaning. In that vein, I have been seriously vacuuming the sand bed...
    Started by dlhirst, 12-18-2012 09:03 PM

  9. Best way to reduce Nitrates and Phosphates and best light for refugium

    Couple of questions: What's your favorite way to keep Nitrates in check? I've started a refugium in one 100g tub. I put in cheato and another...
    Started by Tom Toro, 11-27-2012 11:00 AM
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  10. 1 TDS in RO/DI Top Off?

    How does TDS accumulate in a tightly covered RO/DI top off reservoir? What can I do about it?
    Started by MizTanks, 06-20-2012 09:45 AM

  11. best way to get the phosphates down

    Well i have my phosphates at .40 and used the gfo to get them down to .30 but after checking the rodi and salt mixes I have found no other culprits...
    Started by ROGERWILCO357, 05-16-2012 03:53 AM

  12. nitrates

    Just got a master test kit. Some good news aome bad news. Calcium is way low 120ppm. Ph is good. 8.3. Nitrite is 0. dKh is 7. Phosphate is 0....
    Started by keeplearning, 05-01-2012 01:42 PM
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