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16 feet of lamp would be 5 36" bulbs. Thats 5x39W would be 195W per setup, 390W total if you ran two. Not sure how you came up with the 464? I think...
What is "still high" nitrates? What reading? And what kind of test did you use to get the reading? You can do a 90% water change on a FW tank and as...
At the flow rates and wattages that most hobby level UV sterilizers are set up and running, they are generally useless for anything other than to say...
I have a 10G tank as a sump under a 20G breeder tank. Theres no way I would have enough room to put a skimmer inside the tank so I used a HOB filter...
If you drill it through the back, you would need to put a box on the inside of the tank so that you get proper surface skimming into the overflow...
Snorkelling with a 6' bristleworm. Hmmmm Oregonreef.com
I have never tried it and don't remember if that mix was one that he tried but a guy on RC and TRT whos username is Elegance Coral did a lot of...
Mike, yes, a ball valve on the pump and you adjust the water flow. If the tank only has water and rocks in it, I would remove them and drill it. It...
If the flow is too slow then you definitely will lose siphon. That is something I have never faced as I always tend to end up with more flow than the...
Yes, that will work just fine for you :)
Actually, the pump doesn't keep up with the overflow, the overflow keeps up with the pump. It can't overflow more than the pump puts in the tank. It...
How would you get bristleworm bristles in your hand withuot bristleworms? Give it some thought :) Yes, you have bristleworms in your tank. I would...
I have found bristleworm bristles to have a curved allergic reaction. Each time you get one in you, the reaction is 10X worse than the last one. "I...
Bristles from bristleworms. Hurt like hell but they won't kill you.
More notes: The 2" PVC pipe that is on the bottom, should be cut so that the center of the two couplings are about an inch or so below the water...
Good advice but avoid a 10G tank as a sump. Especially if you are going to go with something like the Octo skimmers. By the time you get the skimmer...
I have not built this yet but its something I have toyed with for a few weeks now. It may need some modifications but it should, in theory, work as...
It's very possible that they are "thinning out" the shoal. Watch the smallest for a few days, he may be the next one to disappear. And Chromis don't...
Dinner for a crab?
How fancy does it have to be? You can make a simple air pump driven skimmer out of a 2 liter pop bottle and a few other parts. What materials,...
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