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Nice job Matt! Thanks for the coverage!
FWIW, if you DO happen to get popped, soak the affected area in vinegar for a few minutes. This will dissolve the "bristles" if they're calcareous....
Great news! Generally, once they "get with the program", it's just a matter of getting them to recognize different items as food. Glad the stealth...
LOL...I see we feel the same way about liver! ;D
If your system is well-established, the LS should be no problem. As for the water, do be sure you aerate it 24 hrs before you crank up the pump.
Most teeth are 1/4" or less. In fact, many are the size of the kerf of a saw blade (about 1/8"+), as they're often done on table saws. Spacing...
Each skimmer has its own quirks, and most of them use different pumps, so I wouldn't say that there's a "magic number". That being said, IME, many...
Put it in the sump, for sure.
FWIW, I kept a "porkie" for about 6 years, and it was a super great fish...it didn't die of natural causes tho (death by divorce).
"The Basics"?
Our acrylic sumps are pretty ancient as well...older than I actually remember.
Just out of curiosity, are you overtightening the nut? All they require is hand tightening, then just a tiny tweak (1/8 - 1/4 of a turn with a pair...
IME, Mermaid's cup tends to not do fabulously in super "clean" water, such as in a reef, so don't fret if it disappears. They are very cool-looking...
Sounds like typical Dan and Abby...they not only run a great business, but are genuinely great people. Renee and I have known them for YEARS, and...
In theory, you're correct, but I've seen stirred SSB's nuke tanks...more than once...why chance it?
Just to weigh in, I wouldn't touch your sandbed unless you have crushed coral, which you should vacuum. Never simply "stir up" your sandbed, as even...
Good point...we've seen lionfishes, scorps, waspfishes, and even stingfishes jump, and NOBODY would ever think they'd be jumpers.
Good eyes, Coralline...now that you said that, it sure looks like a gorilla/teddy bear crab. We kept one we found as a "sump monkey" for a few...
Back when we had a crazy number of tanks (14), and never knew when we'd need to set up another one, we used to peruse the LR bins at the various LFS...
I agree with what's been said. Get something larger...at least a std 29 gal. Your 10 gal and filter will make a nice quarantine tank (QT), so you...
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