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Red Sea MAX Adjusting the protein skimmer...
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User Manual Red Sea Reef Base Preparing the substrate...
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Red Sea MAX Washing the substrate Live rock Cycle...
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User Manual Curing the live rocks Algae blooms...
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Red Sea MAX Asraea tuncta Stocking fish and invertebrates Clibanarius tricolor Lysmata grabhami When the ammonia and nitrite levels have peaked and subsequently reach zero, you have finished the cycle. Stocking the tank...
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User Manual To acclimatize your Livestock Invertebrates The stocked aquarium Acclimation...
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Red Sea MAX Quick reference setup chart Week 1 Cycle period Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Month 2 Month 3 day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 Assemble the MAX Fill tank with water & mix salt Test salinity &...
Red Sea MAX 6 Caring for the reef Daily reef care procedures Fish Corals...
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User Manual Protein skimmer functioning Circulation Proper skimmer functioning should be among your chief reef care concerns...
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Red Sea MAX Water level Water temperature control...
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User Manual The MAX If the water temperature falls below 24°C / 76°F Installing a chiller with the Accessory kit If the water temperature rises above 28°C / 82°F for more than a day.
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Red Sea MAX Algae blooms Surface film buildup Diatoms Red Sea MAX Blue-green, cyanobacteria...
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User Manual Macro-algae Green filamentous Pollutants Biological controls Algae prevention Chemical activity Feeding Circulation Filtration...
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Red Sea MAX Green foods Frequency Weekly reef care Water quality parameters Food Red Sea MAX Frozen foods Nitrate levels...
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User Manual Salinity Parameter Recommended for MAX Ocean pH levels should remain in the 8.2-8.4 range for a reef aquarium.
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User Manual Magnesium Ammonia Phosphate Nitrite...
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Red Sea MAX Nitrate Cleaning Iodine Supplements Invertebrate feeding...
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User Manual Coral Bimonthly or longer-term care Anemones Change the carbon filter Red Sea CoralGro CoralGro Clean the bio-filter media Monthly reef care: water changes Clean the pump impellers and housing...
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Red Sea MAX Add Reef Base Reef Base Change the lamps...
User Manual 7 Troubleshooting Setup Q Where should I locate my MAX? A IMPORTANT Room temperature Tank weight and support Q How much live rock should I use? Q Should I use substrate? Accessibility...
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Red Sea MAX Q The daylights are not switching on and off every day as Q How much substrate should I use? programmed. Technical issues Q The water level on the Filter compartment water level viewer is near the min. line but the tank water level is Q The water temperature in the aquarium is going over 27°C...
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User Manual Q Why are there micro-bubbles in my tank? Q My skimmer is producing a lot of weak, watery foam Q My skimmer isnt producing foam or it is too dry and builds on the neck. www.redseamax.com...
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Red Sea MAX Q The power heads are running but no water is passing through them.
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