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quote " Is your water softener an ion exchange type? I.e., do you add salt to a brine tank in your home's water softening system? If so, you are changing hardness only as far as general home water usage goes (i.e., less soap for laundry, skin feels better after a shower, etc.). These systems...

New to salties, so I'm going with afforable fish.. until I can get a handle on it. 1) clownfish (I need Nemo for my lil girl) 2) Yellow-Tail Damselfish 3) Domino 4) Yellow tang maybe? up for suggestions?!!? I'm still baffled to why when I get my PH to about ~ 8.0, the next time I add buffer...

1) I HAVE CRUSHED CORAL SUBSTRATE 2) 8.2-8.4 is the ideal pH for a saltwater tank.Tropical fish like it closer to 7.5.-NOT IN ANY BOOKS I'VE READ 3) Is this for a marine tank or a tropical tank? - A MARINE TANK IS FOR TROPICAL FISH....

WELL, MY WATER WAS EXTREMLY HARD UNTIL I BOUGHT A NEW WATERSOFTNER.. NOW ITS EXTREMLY SOFT... AS FAR AS FISH... NO FISH YET.... JUST TRYING TO GET THE TANK TO "IDEAL" PH LEVELS...

MARINE BUFFER BY SEACHEM & SALTWATER MASTER LIQUID TEST KIT BY AQUARIUM PHARM. INC.

I have a new 55 gal tank.... Everytime I get the PH ~ 8.0 I add a little more buffer and poof... tank goes cloudy, ph drops to 7.2~7.4.. I noticed everytime a light film develops on tank walls. I end up having to clean the walls & waiting a few days to start adding more buffer.... Any...