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leave it. once your tank matures it will go away. stop with the water changes until you are fully cycled. did you use anything to start the cycle?
i think all corals with mouths use it for both in and out
it depends on how dense the rock is. the more dense, the longer it will take to seed
dont worry bout the bristleworm. he is a part of your cleaning crew. but, if you start to see LOTS of them, then it means your overfeeding
that reminds me of hamster tubes...
if you have the money. i say switch. you wont regret it
i would NOT put a clam in anything but prestine water and great lighting. Try reducing your feedings to every other day. Do a couple water changes,...
tek is probably the best out of the 3, followed by the nova extreme
if you dont have an RO/DI, then go to your local walmart and buy water from the culligan machine. it is only RO, but MUCH better than tap. here it...
check out reefgeek or aquacave
do you see them everywhere at night with the lights off? if so they are amphipods.
That gives me the heebi geebies!
probably are amphipods. they are good guys. if they have giant eyes tho, they could be isopods, which COULD be bad.
a fuge is an area with macro algae in it. the algae in your fuge "eats" nitrates and phosphates, thus making a healthier tank and also starving out...
also increase your water changes.
make sure both of you are using at least RO water. Preferable RO/DI. you should only be feeding every other day or so. Do NOT use tap water. I...
i would go with thicker glass
yeah in the sump is fine. You will lose coraline, but as long as there is water movement, you will keep your bacteria.
When your amm and nitrite are at ZERO then you will get nitrates. when the nitrates start going down, your good to go. It should take about 6 weeks...
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