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If your dosing marine snow I would definitely add a skimmer. That stuff pollutes the heck out of tanks, actually we used to refer to it as...
+1 My guess would also be light or flow. I find they do best with lower to moderate light and like some flow, but not "SPS" levels of flow.
Do you have any nuisance algae growing in your tank? It's also possible your nutrient levels are low enough you don't really need it. Could also be...
No, not even close. First, they are not consuming all of the the same things a skimmer removes. Second, anything they consume is still in the tank,...
^^ LMAO, that is really cool. Great looking tank, is that a standard 100g, or custom dimensions? Seem to have room for just about a real reef :)
Do you have a picture? The residue doesn't sound good, but tough to guess without seeing it. They are not really too sensitive IMO although, they...
pictures?
I think the amount of fish has no meaning. The questions are will they infringe on each others territory and fight? Is there enough room that they...
To do a sump, you'd need to drill your tank, if you want no chance of overflowing. I don't see this being cheaper, and think what you have is...
Glad to hear, definitely can make a big difference :thumb_up:
Just to add, I should clarify my comment, as looking again, you did actually say high nitrates. With soft corals, nitrates are really not an issue....
I agree, for his tank, it is probably overkill. For sps tanks I don't think so. Remember the ocean averages around .005ppm phosphate. It takes a...
I disagree the pellets are not nearly as effective against phosphate as GFO. They don't replace GFO IMO. They are can help against phosphate, but...
I don't recall if it is plug and play with icecaps. If you need to wire it, there are just three wires. Strip off the ends, twist them together...
+1 with the price of the RKL, why not? Although, re: EVOs, mine has started, starting in reverse sometimes now, which is kind of annoying. My...
Lumen Bright :) I haven't used the lumen max's, but my understanding is they give you a wider spread, which you don't need/want on a 18" wide tank....
Wow, that's interesting that it died off that much. Good luck though, Steve, I have faith you can grow some nuisance algae ;D
Sweet. Do you have any reefclubs in your area with a PAR meter, or anyone you could borrow one from? I'd really like to see PAR readings on these....
What kind of skimmer? You should be getting a lot more skimate than that, with that tank and bioload. Even with the carbon... I would guess your...
Cyano is very ubiquitous. I honestly don't think you can avoid introducing it. It is literally everywhere. Whether it takes off or not depends...
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