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yes i have one power head a rio 2100. and also yes im talking about the vodka method, i have done A LOT of research on this. not a fan but it seems to be my only option for now. i do a 10 -15% water change weekly. but as of right now i can not afford store bought water and my tap water is high...

haha that makes sense lol. i have 2 large turbo snaile about a dozzen nasarius snails. 1 large green bristle serpent star. and a mixed total of about 30 small hermits (red, blue and some other ones) also a whole mess of LITTLE cone shapped snails. i cant remember what they are called right now.

also why would i not want to use medication and the hypo treatment at the same time? if i had to pick one, which one would be best? if the hypo would be best, how would i get all of the medication out of the water? sorry for all of the questions

not sure what the medication is called, but it turns the water blue if that helps at all

also if it is detrious, will it seep into the sand bed. my sand bed is about 3 inches deep and the brownish/redish color is about half way through the bed. i can see it through the edge of my tank

i am currently medicating the tank and also slowly dropping the SG down to about 1.010.

soooo im pretty new and still trying to learn all of the acronyms lol, what do you mean by CUC

I have a 75gal FOWLR with a 20gal sump for my main filtration. and a skimmer in the sump as well. i recently put a penquin 350 on the back of my tank. i was told by EVERYBODY that i talked to that the blue filter sheet inside the filter is a nitrate factory. but what about the 2 bio-wheels...

has anybody heard of or used this product? any info or comments on it would help a lot. thanks and have a great day :)

i currently have ich in my tank :( but i removed all of the fish and placed them in my QT. ( i did not have a QT untill recently) the fish are starting to show signs of improvement, but how will i know when it is safe to place the back in the DT?

not to sure what that is, but my sand is turning brown/red. if anybody has an idea about that, some info would be great

if it is a hard substance then it is most likely coraline. some people want it (including myself) and some people say it is a nuesance. it wont harm your tank at all, but when it starts to spread it is almost unstaopable. it will grow on EVERYTHING

im still using tap water, everything looks good. perfect ph no amonia or nitrites right out of the tap. but the nitrates are about 30-40 so.... but i found a cheap counter top ro/di unit for about 65 bucks. i think we have a winner, lol

for a tank that small, you should only need one power head. they say that the rule of thumb is you want 10x the water valume to be circulated in the tank. i would also ditch the hang on filter, the rocks and a good power head with a skimmer should be good for your tank. also, the smaller the...

+1 i would deffinetly remove the fish. some of the fish stores will hold them for you. then i have always heard that you want 1.25x LR per gallon ( so if you have a 100 gal tank you will want 125 pounds of live rock. also your tank is still very young. good luck.