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rodi I love mine. I took water to the local fish store to have it tested with a tds meter and they couldnt believe it tested better then their...
try a sponge in front of your return pump.
You could also lower the overflow box in the aquarium a little. Might increase the flow through the U tubes, pushing all bubbles out.
Ive been making my own for years. I use the pure garlic extract from the grocery store. I use a Kent Garlic bottle with the dropper top, and I just...
Fans I saw something about using a 12v cell phone charger. They just spliced the wires and wire nutted them to the fan wire leads. I can't remember...
plumbing Its fish only for now, and i dont want to see anything in the tank IE.. powerheads. My 72 bowfront reef turns over 19 times an hour and Its...
plumbing I have 1200 GPH per overflow box due to the fact that each oveflow box has two 1" drains, 1" drain should flow 600 gph. So I have four 1"...
I am running 2 dual drain overflows rated for 1200 GPH each. That in theory means 2400 GPH draining to my sump. My return pump is the Mag 2400. In...
great lakes I think i have to agree with you. I live in Cleveland Oh, on lake Erie. I used to use just tap water and I really had no algae problem....
I run exactly what your talking about. I use a 50 sump under my 265 with a 10 gallon rubbermaid tub hanging in it. I highly reccomend using a mag...
skimmer Look into the ASM skimmers, copy of Euro C, And are half the price and just as effective. I run 2 different models and love them.
Dont panic, if the worm leaves the tube, gently brush sand over it. Just enough to bury it. I had the same thing happen about 8 months ago. Like you...
cleaner shrimp I have 2 large cleaner shrimp and a peppermint in the same tank. They get along fine and i have never had a problem with them eating...
ive had mine over a year now and i love it. He hosts a Clarki clown that constantly rolls around in his protection. I feed him a silverside once a...
what i meant was not the kind of rock, but the water displacement from sand/rock/decorations...etc.... either way, glad to hear you have a large...
Your math is way off. I have a 265 and its seven feet long, 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide, your only 3 feet longer, thats no where near 300 gallons...
So if you raise the ph it helps battle back the Hair algae? If thats the case, instead of blowing money on buffer, why not just use baking soda? I...
Am I Overstocked ? I think i might be. 1-Yellow Tang, 1-Green Chromis 1-Hippo Tang, 1-Clarki Clown 1-Exquisite Wrasse, 2-Perculas 1-Lawnmower...
Id get that invader worm outta there asap, Its just a matter of time and your gonna see it eatin corals. I speak from exp. Why risk your coral over...
I do the water change from my sump. This way no coral is left uncovered. % gal at a time is no big deal when done in your sump.
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