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I don't know the science behind it, but my son says that when you remove everything from the water there is nothing to protect the water from starting bacteria growth very quickly. He's been installing and servicing water systems for labs, hospitals,dialysis centers and industrial companies...

My son is the service tech supervisor for a large comercial and industrial water purification company. He gave me a few tips for my RO/DI unit. I haven't seen these tips on the forum yet so I hope they will help some of you. I connected my RO/DI unit in my basement and then I ran a line...

If you have a local fish store (LFS) that specializes in salt water fish and equipment, they will normally test your water for free. They want your business! Also a refractometer to check salinity is great, but you can buy a hygrometer for now, it cost alot less. It is not quite as acurate...

The first thing you need is a RO/DI water filter system. Trust me , I started by using tap water and I had nothing but algae problems. RO/DI water is a must. Cost if you search for a system on the internet about $100 to $150. The second thing you need is alot of patience, nothing happens fast...

I have a 55gal tank with a converted wet/dry filter. About two weeks ago I replaced the Bio balls with live rock and cheato. Today I bought a in the sump protein skimmer. I adjusted the side return tube so that the bubbles rise in the bubble chamber right to the bottom of the collection cup...

thanks, I'll cut back on the food. This may have been what addede to my algae problem.

I feed the CUC one small frozen cube of brine shrimp a day. I also have a couple of small Damsals in the tank and a few peppermint shrimp. My biggest concern is that I just don't want the hair algae back. It was a real pain to get rid of the first time. Thats why I've been limiting the...

I've had my 55gal reef tank up and running for about 12 weeks now. It went thru it 's cycle after about eight weeks. I added my clean up crew ,hermit crabs, turbo snails and urchins and they are doing a great job. I read on the forum that I should replace the bio balls in my wet/dry sump with...

Happy Holidays to all my new reefing friends!! I have asked a couple of questions in the past couple of months and I would like to thank all who have helped me out. I am fairly new to saltwater reefing. I've had my aquarium up and running for about 2 1/2 months. Currently I have a two chamber...

I don't know what kind of starfish they are. My wife just went to the fish store I deal with and bought them. As far as the price for the livestock, is there some type of resource on the net where I can compare prices of what I buy.

They are long spined urchins. My lfs told that the snail probably fell off something and couldn't turn itself over before the urchin got ahold of it. The snail only cost $5.00 the star fis h cost almost $50.00 so I want to make sure it will be ok.

I have a 54 gallon reef aquarium. I put a couple of spiney urchins in it as as part of a cleanup crew for algae. I just put in two star fish. Will the urchins harm the star fish? I put in a couple of turbo snails also as part of the cleanup crew, and I found the urchin sucking one of the...

I've been reading how everyone recommends an RO/DI water system. I'm looking into getting a 4-stage RO/DI 100GPD system. Will this work? I have a 55gal reef tank right now and I will be using the RO/DI system for water changes. Also since the filter system is hooked up to your cold water...

thanks to all

Can you safely have the peppermint shrimp in the tank while using the chemicals or will the chemicals harm the shrimp.

I'm new to salt water reef aquariums. I've had my tank set up with live rock for about two months. I've started to see aiptasias, about four or five, in my live rocks. My fish supplier sold me some "Aiptasia- X" to inject at the mouth of the pests, and I've already used it. By researching...