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+1. You should get a good brand, though; some cheaper units have a nasty habit of losing siphon causing a flood. :-/
Personally, I'm not a fan of bundled "cleaner packs" or the x-number-per-gallon rule on which they are based. I add CuC members as they are needed...
Yes, it is possible to do too much at once, that's why it's important to maintain water quality at all times. If those parameters were tested today,...
+1 to ^ Or buy a portable RO/DI that connects to the faucet.
With that much filtration plus live plants, you really should not need to change that much water. Personally, I would check Nitrates and just change...
Since the fuge will be above the DT, your gravity feed (i.e. overflow) will need to be on the fuge with the return pump in the DT. The fuge should...
+1... Aside from absorbing dissolved nutrients, Xenia are mostly photosynthetic feeders and have no means for eating particulate food.
Don't know the spectrum on that unit. A lot of people just use a clamp-on fixture with a twisty fluorescent bulb from Lowes or Home Depot. You'll...
+1 FWIW, many online suppliers carry cheato as well as other macro-algae species.
Don't know the ID, but if it's bleaching, it needs less light... or at least to be light-acclimated. I'd suggest moving it to the bottom until it...
Did some research and found this: CryptEels
I'm not sure I fully understand what you're doing. If you are dosing the main tank, you will kill your bio-filter, which will cause your tank to...
NO2 poisoning is a fairly slow process at lower levels. If it climbs much higher though, it will begin to damage the gills. Water changes do not...
Has your SG and temperature always been that low? While some reef fish may be able to adapt, it would probably take much longer than any feasible...
That should work, although you may need to DIY a small stand for the skimmer so that it sits at the same level as the sump; most in-sump skimmers are...
Hi, Ashleigh- A) A 29g would be fine for a QT; however, there are 2 problems with housing 3 or 4 fish. 1) Biolaod. With zero chemical filtration...
Can you post a pic? Some larger species are predators and will eat mostly anything they can kill. They can also get quite huge.
LMAO! Now that's funny!. :hehe:
IMOPE, it will be fine. Yes they can be overfed, but usually will regurgitate the excess after a day or two. Overfeeding repeatedly will eventually...
Hi, Jeff- Most Euphyllia species will slowly shrink and recede into their skeleton if not receiving enough light; OTOH, they generally bleach or...
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