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How do you test your PH, are you using an electronic monitor or a test kit? Generally low PH would be low alkalinity and/or aeration. Here is a...
My Xenia pulse when the PH is over 8, usually around 8.04 and higher, anything below this and they go quiet! My ph is running around 8.1 at the...
Cool, heard good things about how effective aptasia are at filtering so I think I will leave it in there and see how it goes. I only have one...
How would you stop the Aptasia's spreading to the main tank apart from using a UV filter? Would a few peppermint shrimp suffice? Just curious as...
Mine is now housed in the sump in its own chamber so the microbubbles are not a problem. It did take me a while on my old tank to get it setup...
Haven't seen him in a bit, obviously in hiding just in case! When/if he makes an appearence then I will try and get a better picture. Cheers for...
They were a dark colour, maybe brown or dark green. I couldn't see it that well but it wasn't a bright colour.
+ however many on the clam, looks great. I would also be interested to know how it gets on with your lighting as I have a similar setup.
I would put a divider in your sump so that the skimmer chamber remains at a constant level, then at least you don't have to worry about adjusting...
I've only seen it once and he hung around the same area. When he did move it looked like it had a long flat shell body and I did see two claws at...
Do those crabs make any clicking sounds, have heard it from time to time and when I saw the little guys head sticking out from under the rock I...
I have a horrible feeling that this guy is a mantis shrimp. Noticed him today hanging under a rock. This is the best picture I could get.
I put a solution to the overflow on another thread...
I would of left your shrimp out of the tank until it has finished cycling, hopefully they will be ok. My skimmer is basically the same as the...
It was one of the London Zoo aquariums, they had this coral in quite a few tanks and it branches out like a tree and this was the most extreme one....
Figure it is a soft coral of some description but I haven't seen one that has long branch's like this, any ideas?
I think I may have to invest in my own RO unit, I will also do some testing on my local water supply to see what its like and what I would need to do...
I have been trying to reduce my nitrates now for around a month and it is still at a constant level (around 15). This has given me a few headaches...
You really need different compartments within your sump. Your overflow could fall within the first section in your sump which contains the skimmer...
:laugh: foot in mouth!! :laugh: I used some raw shrimp when I cycled my tank and it seemed to of done the job. I see both your points but I...
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