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Old 07-30-2010, 01:10 AM
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great responce and i appreciate it, i only feed once a day, remove all waste (moltings and stuff) use a phospahte sheet, ill have to change it tomoro, i change the water every friday, and use RO water from the health food store so its legit, as far as i know your not suppose to upset the sandbed EVER in a reef/marine tank, so no i dont syphon it,
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Old 07-30-2010, 02:42 PM
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As far as the sand bed goes, I wouldn't get in and aggressively stir it up but running a vacuum across it and removing any detritus will only help in the end
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Old 08-04-2010, 07:48 PM
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great responce and i appreciate it, i only feed once a day, remove all waste (moltings and stuff) use a phospahte sheet, ill have to change it tomoro, i change the water every friday, and use RO water from the health food store so its legit, as far as i know your not suppose to upset the sandbed EVER in a reef/marine tank, so no i dont syphon it,
Have you *tested* the RO water from the health store ??

Given the problems you're having, I would. Don't trust it.
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Old 08-04-2010, 07:55 PM
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TA nitrate destroyer

i fought with HA for 6 months and after 2 months of dosing, wa la gone. i tried snails, a tang.... so and and so but nothing else worked.
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