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That will work too. Slow and steady is the key.
Chaeto needs both nutrients (nitrates, phosphate and other) and light to thrive. 19W or 23W Compact florescent bulb (daylight) is sufficient as far...
Since it is a reef tank, I would raise it to 1.025. Prepare a high salinity water (say sg. 2) in 2L bottle and drip it over a week. Measure your...
My starry blanny bite/nip everything I put in my tank including my hand and arm. He always does surprise attack and get me every time.
Lack of coraline kind of tells me that the rock is not from "very old established tank" unless you bleach them before adding to your tank. Back to...
If they are pods, they move (like claw on the glass) if you look closely.
Patience. Keep up regular water change, reduce feeding and heavy skimming WILL remove or reduce your GHA.
Equipments? I really doubt 0 nitrate. It's really hard to get 0 nitrate under normal circumstances.
Replace the filter ASAP.
Do you know your nitrate level from 3 weeks ago? It is normal to spike nitrate after adding new fish but 160 is way too high for 1 fish and a few...
Flip the sandshifting star and see if he can flip himself back. It's cool to watch.
Red turf algae?
Did you move your rocks, update your light, change powerhead, add new coral recently? The moving anemone is not a happy one. Find out what is making...
What kind of filter are you using? Skimmer? I [cautiously] think you can get a peppermint or cleaner shrimp. Shrimps usually have lower bioload than...
Are you trying to kill green mandarin? Your tank is too small and not even a month old. :shout:
Thanks everyone for sharing your experience.
I sort of get a cleaner shrimp as a gift and I already have one in my tank. Can I keep more than one cleaner shrimp in 65? Most say they are ok and...
A good article on Calcium Reactors - Reefkeeping Magazine - Calcium Reactors… In, Out and Everything in Between
Foxface may be too big for 46.
How about a pair of Yasa Hashe goby and Randalls pistol shrimp?
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