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There is no chemical reaction since the salt merely dissolves in the water. You can take the water out & still have the salt. No new compound is...
Welcome to 3Reef, Jim - don't I know you from another world???? ;)
What about phosphate levels? They contribute to cyano out breaks.
Some people swear by the Fission skimmer. Most however swear at it!! As m said - microbubbles & difficult to adjust. Check out Sapphire skimmers -...
I'm guessing that mom wasn't doing water changes & regular maintenance. Do some massive water changes to get your water quality up. This method works...
Clear as mud now. There are "in-line" skimmers. They are older technology, air driven skimmers. Definitely not as efficient as needle wheel. They...
Try these: Barr Aquatic Systems - Custom Sumps - Beckett Protein Skimmers - Kalk (Nilson) Reactors - Calcium Reactors - Waste Collectors - Reef...
Stick of dynamite!! You won't have to move all the rock around.
Never saw bubble algae start off as clear. Run something through there & see what happens to them.
I would go with 1 10K daylight & 1 460 actinic blue. The 420 will give you more florescence. Going with 1 daylight & 1 blue allows you to more...
Anything you spray on the sponge to make it hard WILL clog the pores of the sponge. As you mentioned a crab could pick away at it you'd end up with...
What's so good about it?? It's hot & humid & I have to go to work - would much rather be out on the boat downing a few cold ones!!
Yep, stock lighting
I'm in the process of stocking it. Right now I have a hammer, mushroom, brain & candy cane.
I have a 12 gal Pod - like it much better than the wife's JBJ - don't have the evaporation issue that the JBJ has. Swapped out the original pump for...
Many pool fitler sands are high in silicates which you don't want in your tank. Spend the few bucks & get sand from lfs. A sand bed of 3-4" is best.
I would get rid of the bioballs since they generally become nitrate problems when not kept clean. Nitrates won't come down after cycling. They can...
This isn't that difficult. Ideally you want it located someplace close to your water supply & a drain & someplace where you have room for your...
I think I know you from another life!!!
No huge current to move it around either. It's really strange. Moved from the middle of the cube up to about 1/2" from the front glass - took a left...
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