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Hello, looks like you have some decent advice here…much of which I agree with, but just one more avenue to explore first. When I read your post I...
You mean your HQI's have a suspended peice of glass under them but are viewable form the sides? That sounds dangerous - one splash of water (just a...
I have not heard of them either. drfosterandsmiths I trust (a tad pricy) but stand by their products and have excellent customer service. The best...
True/false got my ass through college ! I’ll go with true ! BTW, I don’t see any pics if you intended to post one – I am just saying true to say...
Hey, congratulations to you friend. Please keep us posted as your new babies grow !! Advice on green star’s – just place a small “something” for...
Hey guys. curious thread to me (more curious is the amount of time it took me to read the above post....annoying to us old folks) If you are...
Magnesium is tied to your calcium levels, and you should be monitoring the two simutaneously Read up here: Chemistry and the Aquarium
Joe, Your “fish guy” is an ass. He’s right and he’s wrong. The rock is what cycles but without a food supply (ie, your old water column) the...
Click on "User CP" towards the top left, look for "Edit Options" and change the time zone to your zone and your all set....
125 to 210 is a lot of extra water -- how much "new water" did you need to add to the system? You other post said you added 40 corals and presumable...
I built a three stage refuguim as you described, but my skimmer is post fuge not pre. I use ozone which has basically made my skimmer needless. I...
That will work. I use a small Danner and a ball valve.
Rick, I have a 180 in my family room, I drilled the floor and used a 55 gallon tank for my sump in the basement, next to this I built a 45 gallon...
Don't hate on the coralline, hate the tax....but not the coralline. I did puplic accounting for years, switched to the private sector 15 or so...
Otty nailed it 10/10. But if your fuge is not 10% of your display than I suggest you turn the fuge once an hour.
Cat - Coralline algae is introduced to a system in a few ways, encrusted rocks and scrapings from other sources are the most common. Coralline...
Look slike this thread has you covered. As for the water, turn off the system and let the sump fill. If the sump can handle more water top it off...
I have some cyano and hair in my refugium – been there for a couple years at least and some times it grows to the size of a baseball and others is...
I wouldn't suggest you do that. the Fluval is pushing 300 or 400 gph right? a sucessfull refugium wants slow water - much, much slower than what...
No, you were spot on - safety first, and I agree that everyone should educate themselves. I just did a google, there are a lot of crap articles...
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