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do you have much rock in the aquarium itself Skyvern? as we do not want you removing your bioballs, if they are your main source of bio filtration...
what are your nitrates currently reading Skyvern? if it is a fish only tank and you are not going reef, then provided you acclimatize slowly when...
My honest opinion would be to bite the bullet and go with the named brands the initial outlay is greater but the benefits are genuine IME With...
+1 on above alternatively if all your other corals are happy with present lighting regime then moving that coral into a more shaded area can help...
Bumping this for you Greg
Not ideal, due to possible nutrient issues - disturbing things in mature set ups is not without risk but you could try re arranging some of the...
which product/ brand did you get Ryan? I have the Brightwell one and its instructions do include suggested dosages and directions for target...
my method on both is I allow the frozen piece of food to thaw in a plastic beaker and then pour away the resulting fluid, before mixing with a bit...
Looks like a fine plan to me Nanomania you may or may not need the kalk at this stage just remember to experiment with the amount and relative...
that can happen stevie but IME nature needs a helping hand occasionally what algae types are we dealing with? in general, reducing nutrients,...
Thats the 2nd one with blue tips I have seen on here in the last week or so not actually seen any that colour personally but I would want one if I...
In my experience, your fish will not starve if you do not feed them for a week in fact you might come home to a slightly cleaner aquarium in that...
I would chose option 2 even if you have a major algae issue at present, there are things you can do to control/ erradicate those issues...
+1 on above just wanted to add , do not forget the CUC if your going to start adding corals and then fish, you may well be adding algae spores...
had this happen to me on one occasion ScorpD It was a small split in the seam weld that caused the issue you will have to check your pumps and...
are you adding small amounts of salt to a large volume of water? as that is the correct way if you are adding salt and then filling the bucket...
because it was rude and offended me you accuse me of being bored - I am not, I have plenty to do, but enjoy helping people with their aquariums...
John is correct and based on that math we know from whome the OP recently recieved the karma that took him off 1
what is your present stock in terms of fish? I have had LPS corals do OK with test kit levels of 0 most hobbyist test kits are just not sensitive...
redfishsc my opinion is that your corals will be fine my very 1st set up was dry rock dry sand, saltwater added 1st weekend folllowing weekend...
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