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you need more then just old water, you need Live rock, sand etc that has the bacteria that is essential to break down that ammonia.
U-haul stores rent small pumps to empty tanks and ponds out, I've only seen them at the larger U-haul stores though, couldnt hurt to call and see?
whats the eggcrate for? I would just use aquarium safe silicone, kinda like glue...
I've just noticed 3 or 4 popping up around my tank, how do they multiply? and they're good right?
I've heard of a way to tell if it was tempered was to hold a laptop screen and look through each piece of glass and if its warped or doesnt look...
Just doing a little thinking, what was the water source for those tanks? if they did you RO or even RO/DI then you have water storage and even some...
when you fill the tank with freshwater for the leak test drop a cup of bleach in it, that should get rid of a lot of things just "in-case" then just...
the thing thats sad is people are going to see the small "easy to take care of" 8g with 2 clown fish and buy that for there children... then have...
with Kalk from what I've been reading and planning on a diy system you need something to mix it a pump etc. and then to keep it going you need...
I would say add a little more space between them and add a flexible hose between them just long enough to flex up or down, its hard to get the...
Awesome find... all I found while looking for houses was old magazines and a cooler with rotten food...
I try to pick-up anything loose in my gravel but if i don't see any dirt or poop its fine to just do a water change because after all the reason your...
how big is your refugium, it should be good enough.
I'm going with build a small refugium/sump, just big enough for the skimmer to sit down there have a small refugium which is beneficial and add a...
well cheap and pre-made are hard to go together, but here is a website with custom made sumps. Melevsreef.com - Reef Store
well I've been doing a lot of research and I'm 95% positive its Dinoflagellates but most people have them on stable tanks, mine just got through...
So my tank was cycled I added 2 clownfish and then I got a Diatomic bloom, well my refugium lights are on 24/7 and some crazy stuff is growing on the...
if anyone is still checking this, what do you guys think of the "built in shelf"? it will have a matching door and be a little table also.
did you rinse it until it was clear? if not it will take a LONG time for it to uncloud. maybe you could run an extra HOB filter in the refugium with...
I rinsed it in 5gal buckets then added it to my system so it wasn't cloudy, mines about 3in thick and you can tell it's grainy from lookin at the...
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