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I have a 55 Gallon Tank --- I use Aquarium Pharmaceuticles Test Kit --- My PH is 8.2 My Calcium Is 420 Today was 380 --- My Alkalinity is 6.08 meq/L or 304.3 PPM or 17.3 dkh --- I also Tested Alk with a Jungle Dip Test Strip it says 300 PPM ---- How Do I lower this Alk??? Should I worry about...

My Alk Is Off the Chart 300 PPM Which is a dKH reading of 16.7 My PH is 8.0 - 8.2 Calcium is 380 I tested with 2 different methods and Alk is the same Please help

Is this the start of CYANOBACTERIA

Im Just wondering about Disease Prevention and Such Is it worth the Prevention

I need feedback Pleas I've Read both sides of this story and I'm not sure if I should use 1 or Not ---- All Advice will be taken with great appreciation

Not Sure what it is But Its Definatly NOT Bunker/MENHADEN

Just a Picture Of A Rock Wall Changing that soon Just haven't gotten around to it yet

This Tank was started on 9-11-2004 ----- My First S/W tank --- I just got the rest of My L/R And 40 LBS of Agri-Live Pinl FIJI Sand --- Live Rock Is Also FIJI ----

I know about the Diatoms I have them too --- All over my C/C Substrate and Some of my L/R

My Tank Has Cycled My Eco Sysyems 60 Came in Yesterday My BakPak2(R) came in yesterday I ordered another 35 lbs of L/R Fiji To add to the 31 Lbs I already have --- Man This Is a Lot of Fun And Very Interesting. I started my Tank on 9-11-04 and It seems to be going real well

I am Eventually going to A reef SLOWLY though I dont have a Sump, in fact I have no idea on how to even make one I do have a ECO SYSTEMS 60 refugium with Miracle Mud Though

Any Suggestions on a Skimmer for a 55 Gallon Tank?? Im not Rich but Not Poor Either, Just Staretd Is Salts 2 weeks ago

Thanks

Will It grow ---- What does it eat ----- My tank is only a week old. Cycleing is going well, ammonia is down to .25

It does Not Move Actively It does retract into a hole and it is very very Small