Hello from Newfoundland

[Rmckoy]

Hey!

Fellow Newfie! Currently living in Orillia Ontario.

Welcome!!

Fellow Ontario . Actually … just around the other side of the lake from me .

 

[ReefRondo]

 

[Rmckoy]

Hello and welcome .
test kits … I’d recommend a combination of salifert and Hanna

salifert for nitrates , calcium , magnesium
Hanna for ulr phosphorus and alkalinity

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. I agree with what Tharbin suggested. Looks like cyano. Take water sample to lfs for testing. I recommend Hannah for testing alkalinity and phosphate. Red Sea, or Salifert for nitrate, calcium, magnesium,ph. Refractometer for salinity. Nice tank worth persevering with.

 

[gbru316]

 

[Projects with Sam]

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[Saltwater-Newfie]

Hey everyone, thanks for the warm welcome. I thought I was Dino possibly but not 100% sure. I will swing out tomorrow and get what I can in test kits. Our local fish store uses API tests so it's not worth testing there. Once I get the levels I will definitely post them and start from there. Regarding the aiptasia, we are going the non chemical removal for them.

 

[jsker]

Regarding the aiptasia, we are going the non chemical removal for them.

Good choice. I have always kept a matted file fish in the system, the one I have now is not really doing the job. I add two peppermint shrimp and the aiptasia is slowly going away.

If you can find Aquaforest test kits, they are pretty much dead on and at a good price.

I use the Hanna Alk, Ca, No3 and Po4 ultra low and also great results with the Hanna Checker after change the way to test.