Water Chemistry

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1. Cycling for almost 2 months

   By Choca, April 17
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   • mcarroll
   • Wednesday at 02:05 PM

2. I think my aqua soil is leeching nutrients into water column and causing algae bloom & discolouration - please help

   By Steff, April 14
   • 6 replies
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   • mcarroll
   • Wednesday at 01:58 PM

3. Dumb question. Does vaping afect your tank?

   By Sancho, August 8, 2018
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   • Ron6283736
   • April 17

4. Need help! ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 20ppm and a little bit of hair algae. Is my tank cycled and ready for stock ?

   By Steff, April 7   

   • algae
   • cycling
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     Tagged with:

     • algae
     • cycling
     • new tank
   • 11 replies
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   • Nathans_Reef
   • April 14

5. Tap Water Spike

   By Pixel Shark, April 7
   • 5 replies
   • 188 views
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   • mcarroll
   • April 9

6. Low magnesium and calcium?

   By meganmay17, March 18
   • 8 replies
   • 309 views
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   • mcarroll
   • March 22

7. Dosing Magnesium

   By Austintylerl, March 13
   • 4 replies
   • 232 views
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   • geekreef_05
   • March 14

8. 60-80° *room* temp okay for a reef tank?

   By pricewayne, February 17
   • 4 replies
   • 164 views
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   • mcarroll
   • February 18

9. TDS numbers

   By dling, January 20
   • 17 replies
   • 314 views
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   • dling
   • January 24

10. Distilled water is reef safe or prove me wrong 1 2

    By 1891Bro, June 3, 2018
    • 49 replies
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    • banasophia
    • December 21, 2023

11. Low Alk... Dosing additives or change salt?

    By boscoT, October 16, 2023
    • 10 replies
    • 782 views
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    • mcarroll
    • November 18, 2023

12. Calcium dosing question

    By Trillaman954, October 10, 2023
    • 5 replies
    • 610 views
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    • mcarroll
    • November 15, 2023

13. RODI from LFS - TDS Readings too high? - Should I use?

    By RemoGaggi, February 24, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • Murphs_Reef
    • October 8, 2023

14. TDS 34 ppm is it bad ? 1 2

    By chathurai, February 27, 2018   

    • tds
    • water
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      • tds
      • water
      • ro
      • di
      • reef
      • nano
      • chemistry
    • 25 replies
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    • IJustNeed1MoreCoral
    • October 2, 2023

15. All For Reef - Dosing from bottle

    By ogdlow, August 22, 2023
    • 5 replies
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    • seabass
    • August 31, 2023

16. Is my formula correct for Alk swing during water change

    By ReefGoat, August 2, 2023   

    • reef math
    • 16 replies
    • 850 views
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    • Murphs_Reef
    • August 3, 2023

17. should I be testing my LFS saltwater?

    By BubbleTrouble, June 30, 2023
    • 10 replies
    • 892 views
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    • Murphs_Reef
    • July 30, 2023

18. Phosphate Control

    By Murphs_Reef, July 9, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 812 views
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    • ReefGoat
    • July 13, 2023

19. what are good products to dose for calcium?

    By BubbleTrouble, July 3, 2023
    • 5 replies
    • 746 views
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    • BubbleTrouble
    • July 5, 2023

20. All-for-Reef via Auto Top Off

    By phinatic, May 3, 2023
    • 17 replies
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    • phinatic
    • June 26, 2023

21. Alkalinity Consumption

    By phinatic, June 5, 2023
    • 12 replies
    • 861 views
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    • phinatic
    • June 8, 2023

22. Can I mix B-Ionic part A and B in RODI and slowly dose throughout the day?

    By lakedawgs, March 18, 2022
    • 5 replies
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    • seabass
    • June 1, 2023

23. Blank

    By surgio, May 19, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 780 views
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    • mcarroll
    • May 20, 2023

24. Target phosphate levels

    By phinatic, May 10, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 854 views
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    • mcarroll
    • May 11, 2023

25. Dinoflagellate die off - resulting alkalinity increase

    By Koleswrath, March 16, 2023
    • 20 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • mcarroll
    • April 24, 2023