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Another clue, the tank is only 5 gallons and i had 1 5'',6'' rock added plus the rubble. It was only a week when my cycle has finished. Just...
I'm not an expert but you would be okay with stock lights and the hood but at 9+ months you should replace bulbs. Kalkwasser is needed if your...
It would be difficult to install something inside the hood, plus you would be facing difficulties keeping the pH with no gas exchange. If your...
I don't think it would be easy because the corner is curved glass and not siliconed, i know, not helping at all! Good luck.
I don't know how much LR because i mainly have 20 lb and i just added a bunch without weighing, but i'm pretty sure it's more than enough, i have...
+1 on a metal halide/t5 fixture.
How come my nitrates dropped from 160 to 10 ppm BEFORE i do the end of cycle water change? i was really patient and it took 2 months to fully cycle...
No i have cycled for 2 months ammonia was 8 ppm and nitrites off the chart, i did an end of cycle WC 50% when they all went down to zero and nitrates...
I do use Tetra dechlorinator and let salt mix overnight. Just a FYI i had 0 ammonia after the first waterchange but had a 0.3 nitrite while...
I think you would also wanna use rock salt, it will dissolve while curing and make the rock porous
bump - should i do a water change???????????
As far as i see nothing died, the mushroom rock i examined very well and it only had a blue mushroom and some coralline. What should i do now? a...
I'm using API and Tetra, both state it can be used in freshwater and saltwater, and API Test kits come with 2 colour chart cards 1 for SW and 1 for...
I've probably misread or didn't wait for proper colouring but my nitrates are more like 60 ppm and not 40. Yes i used tapwater (i know it's...
I clean my glass with just a dish sponge that has only been used in this application. For filtration i just have a HOB Filter with some live rock...
I only used my rock, 1'' of sand and some fish food,, after that i did play with rock work a little bit.. sand bed did not get stirred. also, i...
Anyone?!?
So i cycled my tank for 2 months and ammonia, nitrite, nitrate gone to zero, did a 50% water change and added a clean up crew and a small mushroom...
It would be fine as long as you PROPERLY acclimate corals to lighting,, plus you can keep whatever you want in there at any depth.
Great build! ,, i think the rock work looks fantastic and with high flow you would definitely eliminate any dead spots, great for tank with plenty of...
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