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The nitrats are 50mg

HI I have a 350l marine tank with sump, its about 1 year old and have just tested it and found to have high Nitrate, the sump has a refuge compartment with some algae that i can't pronounce all i know it is the most common type. Any ideas to lower please. DAN

Hi i cant seem to upload photos any help :blink:

ME too. Ive tested all parts and all seem ok apart from on side that powers one T5 is showing low voltage it should be about 25w but only getting 12w

The make and model is Bavaria Aquaristik.WWW.bavaria-Aquaristik.de not sure what this is it might help.

I have just required a multi meter so im got to test the out puts of the ballast unit to the bulb holders to see if there is voltage. As for the power surge im not sure as it happen when i was away over the weekend. I havent noticed any blackness about.

Hi Yes i have tryed the unit in different sockets but no luck. Running out of ideas now is it time for the bin!

Hi Yes the hole thing is dead halide supply by 1 lead and plug and the 2x T5 supplied by one lead and plug. There is no switch on the unit for each bulb just a lead and plug. Thanks DAN

Hi Thanks for the help, the transformer is making a very quiet buzz not the normal humm. There are 2 cylinders at one end. I think one is a capcitor (spelt wrong) not sure what the other is, i would like to google it but i dont know what it is. Cheers dan

Hi Yes i have checked the fuse in plug it works. Is there a fuse in the units.

Hi I have a 250w halide unit which also has 2x 22" T5 bulbs. Today it stopped working.Not to hot on electrics, but i changed the bulbs and checked the fuses but it still does not work. The unit does not even humm when turned on so im thinking it might be the transformer or the ballast unit...

Hi all I recently changed my tank from external filteres to sump. . Change over went well, its been about 2 months now and in the last few weeks i have had a massive out brake off red blanket agea. The tank is 350 l The tank reads 1027 ph 7.9 new halide 250w using rowa phos nitrate remover...

Hi i have a marine tank and the last few weeks i have notice there is some white spot on some of the fish. Please help me to get rid of it Thanks dan

My tank is 1m by 250mm by 300mm depth. I have a full stocked tank of live/soft coral and many types of fish. Just want to improve the lightening for the tank for less money.

Hi i am looking to buy led lights aquabeam 1000 hd unit. are the any good, comments please to make up my mind. if to buy or not to buy.

How much water change at each time.

Hi the ph is high not low? and i am using a refractometer. does buffer balance it out when high.

Hi i have a liquid test kit 2 months old my ammonia is 0 nitrite is 0.5 nitrate is 50 ppm ssl is 1025 ph 9! if i use a buffer which should take it to 8.3 does this also lower it to this or not?

Hi the salt is reef salt and it is a 400l tank with 35kg L/rock with 17 fish.

Hi i have tested my tank today and found out that the ph is high it is nearly 9 how do i lower this. Firt thing that springs to mind is water change but will this not keep the ph the same as the salt has a buffer in. thanks dan

I have had a ro system at home for about 2 years now. I havent changed any of the filters in side , and it has run none stop since i plumbed it in. How often should i change them.

Hi i have bought a live rock which has pulse coral on.Where is the best place to position in my tank,high up ,middle, low down,in fast current.I have them in the middle with all round current and they seem to not like it as they are not pulseing.

Thanks for the link Will help lots. Cheers.

Sounds like the best idea.How long r they going to take to hatch!

So i have no chance of removing them and putting them on a smaller rock then put that rock into the breeding tank?

Hi as i posted yesterday i have clown fish eggs. But they r on a large piece of live rock. What is the best way to remove them to but into a seperate tank. I cant get the rock out! :blink:

with out being to stupid the eggs have been layed on a large rock with out taking the tank apart how the hell do i get them out.Can they be handled?

Hi i have a pair of common clown fish and they have layed lots of eggs. what is the chance of survival? if they dont get eatten what should i do to keep them alive.

Hi i have taken a photo but its not very good i will try and upload tonight, I have heard from a marin shop owner that i may have a worm that is attacking at night? could this be possible, as it is only one of the coral not any of the others.

Whats that to do with the finger coral that has already closed before i bought the fish -_-

I will try and upload a photo nothing new in the tank part from a lemon peel today all ather coral in the tank is health.

its been in my tank for about 15 months had no problems till now ,could it be shedding it's skin?

Hi i have a large soft finger coral and in last few day it's closed up very tightly as if it is dieing checked water and it is all ok and salt level is normal. Could someone help! thanks dan.

I have a green brittle star fish for about 18 months now, and it's getting big tip of the leggs across the body it is now 12 inches.Is it going to get any bigger.

ok the info you have all given is great, maybe the technology is not there yet to use energy bulbs.I shall surf the net for the LED idea. thanks daniel

Sorry forgot that bit,it is a mixed tank of coral and fish.

8-) As we all know we are in credit crunch time.So other day i was wondreing, Is there a way of useing energy saving bulbs to light a marine fish tank.Or am i talking complete ####. If so can somone help me get one or even make one. many thanks daniel.

So how the hell can both be full of eggs, when i only have 2 can they fertilise (crap at spelling) each other or r the born with eggs.

Hi.I have 2 cleaner shrimp for about 12 months now, and have noticed in the last month that they seem to have eggs underneath there abdomen.Can this be possible!? if so what do i do to raise the young.

cheers 4 the advice.