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I hear you. These are indeed drastic measures. I have full respirator, not just a white mask. Gloves that go up to my shoulders and eye protection. The fish tank is in my garage so I will open the garage door and all the windows. I will dilute the acid as suggested on what appears to be the...

Thank you all for your input, I Have decided to embark, with some trepidation, upon the use of muriatic acid. I go to task with the expertise of many Google research hours... I have gloves, mask, and goggles. Wish me luck, if you don’t hear from me again you know what happened. Sent from my...

Thank you! Researched that online and I see that that’s probably a much better method to take off hard water stains then buffing. Glad I asked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s worth a try I’m hoping.

I’m not sure what the tank is made out of. I’m guessing since the glass is so thick that it’s probably regular glass. I don’t mind spending the time polishing it for a couple days. I’ve got an orbital sander that I’m pretty handy with, and I could use the exercise. There are no serious scratches...

It is a 10-year-old oceanic tank and the glass is about a half inch thick it looks like, maybe a little less. Probably more like a third of an inch I’m guessing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey everybody, looking for some advice on glass polishing kits that use water as the lubricant. I have an orbital sander and I’m looking for a kit that I guess would gradually use finer and finer pads until hopefully I would achieve a crystal clear used aquarium… I see that some use water as a...

This is an odd question, but I’m looking for a cleanup fish to keep in a 55 gallon tank that’s about a third filled with live rock only. My top off on my display tank drains directly into that tank before it goes into the sump/refugium. Was thinking about putting my sock between the tank with...

Thank you I will try these brands. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you so much for your response! It was very educational. I’ve decided to get a chloramine blaster add on kit. So my system would be pre-filter, carbon blocker, a Chloramine removal filter, RO, then DI. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Heya, this is the Pacifica water quality report. https://www.nccwd.com/images/NCCWD_CCR_2017_Web.pdf My question is if you all think a four stage RODI filter is enough for this water source, or that maybe I should upgrade to a six stage? That seems to be the most current report. I have heard...

Looking for a good brand of reef salt that is not too expensive, any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What are some ways to figure when you have reached some sort of equilibrium between these different organisms? Would you just keep checking water parameters until ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels fall and stabilize? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lol, that was not as scientific a process as it could have been.. yes, I will get the reef specific ammonia. Thanks for the input! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was dry, and I will do that. Thank you. “I used ammonia from ace hardware. Best way to test whether the ammonia is pure is to shake the bottle. If it foams up it means there are additives for cleaning. If it does not foam than it is pure ammonia. Add 5 ml to the tank after adding bioaspira...

The display tank is bottom drilled with overflow that I acquired for free through the Nextdoor App. (helped an elderly man break it down because he got too old to maintain it) Going to refinish the facade of the stand with some paneling I have lying around. It has some funky black vinyl now...

Got these brewing. Seeded it with some BIO-SPIRA. Going to let it sit for a couple weeks, or maybe longer not sure. I have the temperature at a little above 80 with a lot of movement. Criticism is welcome. Another low budget endeavor, as you can tell... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am expecting a four stage filtration system pretty soon in the mail, most of this is just speculation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m embarrassed to say, because it has the worst reputation of all time, but Sixth Avenue Aquarium is one. Also, All about Fish in Pleasant Hill has it. I was just there the other day. I took some corals out of my shitty cycling tank that I’m trying to save and put it in some of the sea water I...

I would be interested to learn what processes the Monterey Bay aquarium uses on the sea water before they introduce it into their tropical fish environments. lol, Maybe I could intern there… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk