Reef Talk
Beginners & cycling
Page 1Brown dust all over the sand 3 weeks in, did I mess up?
Started my first saltwater tank about 3 weeks ago. 29 gallon biocube, dry rock, bottled bacteria. Ammonia and nitrite finally hit 0 last weekend. Now …
reefdad_tomJul 3, 6:33 PM29g biocube
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Two-part dosing schedule — Tuesdays feel cursed now #1
Splitting alk/ca into micro doses weekdays. Miss one Tuesday — alk dips, mood dips. Automated dosers scare me because power loss stories. Semi-manual …
two_part_tuesday_101May 13, 6:44 PM
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Return pump chatter after service — bearings or imaginary #2
Italian pump serviced with official kit — still hears faint hum ONLY when house is silent at 2am. Marriage hazard. Guess vs replace again? Cross-post …
late_night_hum_113May 13, 6:16 PM
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Ich management meta — hypo vs therapeutic copper vs test kit addiction #3
Not diagnosing — asking what your house rule is AFTER positive ID from someone qualified. Mine: pull new fish QT always, DT gets fallow. Cross-post vi…
qt_meta_125May 13, 5:45 PM
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Magnesium test disagreements — trusting which brand thread #4
Salifert vs Hanna vs mailed ICP divergence. Hobby says pick one trajectory not one number. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — Nano-Reef cad…
mg_trust_137May 13, 5:11 PM
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Just a little more blue relapse support group #5
Every slider session ends same. Screenshots comparing week look identical. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — Nano-Reef cadence minus the n…
blue_slider_relapse_149May 13, 4:35 PM
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