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So if I were to take ALL the internal baffles out and place them elsewhere then it would not hurt anything? How did you attach the baffles once you moved them?

I have a sump currently but it has no refugium. The sump currently has some baffles that separates some compartments for the return pump and skimmer. My question is, if I cut the exisitng baffles so I can move my skimmer more forward, create a different set of baffles and use the center area for...

New mix, Alk 11-12, PH 8.2 & Calc 420 Tank Alk 4-5, PH 7.8 & Calc 400

When doing a water change do I include the total of th tank and sump or just tank? I currently do 10gal (slightly over 10%) weekly but my parameters of the tank always seem to be on the low side while the water I am using for the change are where it needs to be in Alk, Calc & PH. I am curious if...

How far off is it when you calibrate it?

how often do I need to calibrate refractometer? Does it loose calibration over time?

I did the change last night and rinsed the trashcan out pretty well. At the bottom of the container it had a lot of buildup of I gues salt, that was where the little white pieces were coming from. I don't know if the water is just not circulating enough or what for when I pur the salt in. I...

Here is the pic. Hopefully you can see what I am talking about. This white slimey stuff is over everything in my storage container.

I am not asking how long it will last, I am inquiring about the smell and white slime

I will change the powerheads around a bit so it breaks the surface. I can't tell what the little white flecks are, it has to be related to the salt becuase they were not there last week and I keep the lid on at all times. Do I need to filter the specs out? I will have to upload the pic later...

What about the little white specs floating and the stale smell

Okay so I decided to filter, mix and store my own water. I am using a 32 gallon Brute trashcan that everyone recommended, a heater, and two jets (jets run continously and heaters only a day before I do a water change.) So Two weeks ago I mixed, filtered and mixed the water, last Saturday I did...

Thanks for all the input, i will post results later

Nitrates 0, Nitrates 0, Phos 0. 2 clowns, a Fire Goby, 5-7 hermits, 2 Mexican Turbos, sea serpent and 5 Black Turbos. I feed them frozen food every other day and the tank has been up for almost a year. I’m thinking I may need to replace the bulbs to my light. The light has been up for a year and...

What is the best way to eliminate it now and in the future? I was doing 10 gallon water changes a week and recently changed to 15 gallons a week. Last week end I did a 30 gallon water change over two days. I figured up the quantity of my water change would help but it came back.

Hopefully you can see what I am talking about in the pic.

No it does not really look like that. Mine is more stringy and on the sand only. I will have to upload a pic for you all to see. Right now I can't get it upload becuase the file is too big and I don't have a program at home to resize it, will try to upload tomorrow.

No bubbles, just looks stringy and fuzzy

Green and red. I will try and upload a pic tonight

Is it common to have a little algae growth on the sand? All my parameters look fine, Phos 0, Nitrates 0, Nitrites 0 but I have a little bit of growth on the sand and really don't know how to get rid of it since my parameters indicate 0 for everything, therefore there should not be anything in...