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I do agree I just think if he does not know much about marine stuff a skimmer could make things easier in the long run and save money from loosing...
also get ph and kh balancers the are about 10 dollars each for additives so for fish only get a cheap light 50 to 100 dollars used aqua c 180 ebay...
Protein skimmer are great for Fish Only tanks, They mix a lot of oxygen in the water and literally take the waste right out from the tank for you....
get a few more snails and give that poor guy a break for pete's sake
i have an idea nice sump by the way. put the return water through a filter sock in the sump area where you could put a decent in sump skimmer or a...
authors I like John Tullock Julian sprung Ronald L Shimek and Eric H. Borneman Good Luck Have fun Remember Patience and when it comes to buying...
there is a lot of good equipment out there, but I only suggest what I have used and would buy again if I had too. api test kit, Nitrate, PH and KH...
there are cheap refugiums for sale on ebay that come w a skimmer and are about 50 dollars. They are hob's, can you get a sump going. they are cheap...
maybe you could just go with t 5s and save the money from an led system. Or at least the systems I am thinking of (solaris) do you have any pics. I...
it is a fun and relaxing hobby...
are you running your media in a phosphate reactor, The water gets better contact time and they are also good for growing nitrate eating bacterias
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your so lucky
if i had your set up w 2 sump tanks I would use one as a filter/prefilter intake. then I would pump water from the first tank to the second...
are you trying to use two tanks for sumps and use two return pumps one in each separate sump tank, or are you pumping water from one sump to you fuge...
if you do get a skimmer maybe look at the bac pac or octopus hang on the back w bio balls, I think it would be nice in a ten gallon F O tank plus it...
go halides multiple
you could just get 2 400 watt halides and one single t5 for dusk/accent lights grow the next barrier reef
go for it, but first checkout hamilton lighting they are pretty good and very repairable which is a plus.
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