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My bad I did mean less than 5ppm.;D
Yes in the smaller tanks we will always have some nitrates. If you maintain a minimal feeding schedule and weekly water changes you'll do great. Are...
Your nitrate threshold is determined by the animals you have in your tank. FOWLR can bare higher levels <30 whereas SPS tanks have to be <0.5. Keep...
If you have cheato, LR rubble and LS you won't need beeds/pellets as the bacteria grows on the LR and LS. Plus you won't need to do the maintenance...
I have a sump/fuge with a protien skimmer and still use the HOB to run GAC and GFO since I am not ready for reactors yet. ;)
If ur tank is already cycled the fuge will be better than the carbon. However having another smaller filter available to run GAC or GFO on occasion...
Put a little sand and rock rubble also. Make sure to use something to keep the macro in the filter. An aquaclear 50 or 70 would be great for this...
Welcome to 3Reef, you have a good start going there. Full tank shots are a must. ;D
You are getting the algae from the extra nutrients you're putting in the tank. You will need a CUC if you want to continue feeding as much as you are...
Would you like it if every now and again someone turned off the oxgen in your home??? Thats what it would be like for your critters. ;)
Hammer, Frogspawn, Cabbage Leather etc ;)
Inflow thru the ball valve side it is there to control flow into the reactor. ;)
Barnacle Larvae see coralline's link to hitchhikers;)
Option #2 would be optimal but to save money for now why not run with what you have. That way you can have your more light demanding corals under the...
My 20g long sump/fuge just before adding water and before it was hooked up to my DT ;)
Do you have a ground probe? Could be stray electricity in your tank.;)
Contact RapidLED they are in the sponsors area. They will give quick reponse and will walk you thru the whole process.;)
here is my 20g long before I hooked it up to my 45 tall. The returns in the middle with the overflow from the DT t'd off with a gate valve to the...
+1 on Majono. Remove the rock if they are only on one, boil it then scrub well. If not on just one rock inject with joe's juice, boiling water or...
Have you ever sat with both your parents and had a talk about things? You are not a kid anymore, you have enough brains to realize it isn't right so...
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