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You don't want to use a syphon to clean the gravel as you suck up desireable and beneficial bacteria and other living organisms. What I do with much...
You would hardly ever see them even if you did buy them. In addition to being hard to keep, and requires more food than your tank would produce...
I would go with an Aqua C Remora skimmer. They do the best IMO!
Way to go man! Look out pet shops now!
IMO, the best and easiest starter sps is either Acropora Bali Slimer, Montipora Digitata, or Acropora Millipora, followed by Acropora Rugosa. Just...
I would increase your sand bed to 4-5 inches for better bacteria growth and oxygen exchange. The more you can move the water the better for health...
Just place it in a filter bag or what I do is put carbon in my phosphate reactor with the phosban media. Either way is fine. Have to replace the...
I can't see anything right now. See if you can take a better, close picture!
You should be ok with the lighting that you have just get rid of the bio-balls if you are talking about wet/dry! Bio-balls==nitrate and...
Sorry to hear about your loss. I have been getting brown slime algae at times ever since I purchased my Tubastrea and Purple Gorgonian. Though not...
I've had peppermint shrimp breed in my refugium!!!!
It doesn't really make a difference as the light basically widens out the further from the source you go. A good example would be the light from a...
Hi there!!! Welcome to 3reef! I love S. Carolina as my parents live in Myrtle Beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck with your tank...You say FOWLR...
You need to be careful with stocking fish as you can't have as many fish in a salt water tank as you can with fresh. I like the AquaC Remora as it...
It is from the phylum Porifera. It is a sponge which is a filter feeder. They require low light with good water flow and usually are good...
Fire, cleaner and peppermint shrimp are all good choices. Other shrimp cannot be trusted in a reef tank. The three shrimp I mentioned above should...
There is nothing wrong with it being at 8.2 or even 8.0. There are many ph buffers on the market though to help you maintain your ph.
Clean it every few months as they become phosphate and nitrate traps that leach out into the water. As SSSnake stated, wash out the contents with...
Nitrates <10ppm are ideal for anemone's as well as most inverts!
I actually forgot about his site, yes, include his as well!!!!! I was planning on placing the 400 watt either in the middle or to one side....
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