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I'm curious... what type of plumbing do you have between your pump and 120? Seems you would want your 9 as return and 7 on the skimmer. What...
And I have never seen bacteria colonies inside of live rock. ;)
Yet neither of us truly know what type of pore structure is beneficial for anaerobic bacteria. How deep does it have to be, how large, how tight,...
The skimmer will produce skimate pretty quick... but it always takes a good week for a skimmer to "break in". It will not settle down and get...
No, you do not want to fill up your tank with dense rock. You want reef rock that has a huge amount of surface area and habitat space for all kinds...
I know you love your Holy Rock Peredhil, but you have a long way to go proving it. Holy rock has quite a smooth surface compared to most other rock....
Yep, that's lace rock and some cool looking pieces too.
Ya... you had it right, you are just using the wrong terminology when it comes to displacement. Displacement is about two things can't occupy the...
What kind of rock do you have. Yes wet weighs a bunch more than dry. Never really thought about the recommendation. Dry will "displace" the same...
A Mag 5 is recommended. A Mag 7 is optional. You might have to dial it back with a valve to keep from overflowing the skimmer. I didn't but some do....
Ya... usually you get salt creep in the air line and it will completely plug the venturi. You saoked it... but make sure you know for a fact nothing...
The notches on the back of the motor should keep the line in place. And you should be picky about how a rimless looks. They are great looking...
Have you taken it apart? Is it a needle wheel or does it have a mesh mod on it? Is the mesh even there any more?
Oooh!...or... you could still put a adhesive patch above the motor, but then put one on the back of the motor.... then you could udse fishing line to...
Seems you would have to have the line close to the cord and the cord is close to the glass. Seems maybe that the motor could still swing down.... The...
Can you explain what the benefits are to your system? It isn't like there are not a thousand ways to skin a cat in this hobby.... but I try to...
It's just that LR is not going to do thast for you. What will inhabit the sand bed is really just worms. They burrow in and "till" the sand bed. That...
I'm not sure what you mean by drains your fuge? As far as SWC, they are a quality mid level skimmer than gives good bang for buck. Nothing wrong...
When my tank was running well... my fish all had that velvety skin look not like shinny scally fish look. That is what I liked... fresh tropical can...
Well ATI and Giessman are top of the line manufacturers. They are the cream of the crop. No matter what product, there is always the cream of the...
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