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We have this spring loaded fly swatter shaped like a gun with about a 3 inch "swatting disk". A string holding it to the "gun" gives it a range of...
$0.33 per gallon at Walmart in the awesome machine by the drinks. :D If you are not using RO/DI water, that could be the algae problem. Other...
What Antagonist said. If it's been setup for 2.5 years, one of the primary causes I would look into is an increased bioload. An added critter that...
What does the algae look like? Green pile of mush? Or green prairie grass looking wavy stuff? Also, how long has the system been setup and do you...
Dude...come build a house for me or something. Framework, glasswork, plumbing, and electrical. You must be quite the handy man! NICE stuff!! :D
I'm Justin! Oh wait...welcome to 3reef :D
Welcome welcome welcome!!! I had some family living in Melbourne for about 3 years. Australia is a lovely place...the flies zipping into your eyes...
Just to add, upgrading a light fixture can also kill off some coralline. A buddy of mine upgraded from a 4 bulb T5 HO fixture to a 6, and didn't...
Ok we went out and bought our own API test kit today. Our Ammonia is back down to absolute ZERO. So all is well. The Florida Ceriths finally got...
The Fuzzy Chitons?! dude those things rock. Ours is named Mr Fuzzy. They turn and burn through algae. The only down side being they look like...
We buy Culligan RO/DI drinking water from walmart in 3 gallon bottle things for $0.33 per gallon. A water change costs around 2 dollars plus salt....
Ahhh, the wonderful uses of skimmate. :D A sump "neatens" things up a lot, and makes the aquarium more stable. The more water volume, the more...
Ditto! We got our order on Wednesday evening. No casualties that I know of except maybe 2 pep shrimp...one might not have made the trip and the...
Personally I'd DIY it. Getting someone to cut some glass or acrylic to specs you provide, then siliconing the thing together isn't necessarily...
Oh I wouldn't say ruined...that's a little harsh. More like, "shifted" to a different subject.
Will came by our house with his testing stuff. "aquarium pharmaceuticals" brand Nitrate Test and Ammonia test. He said those were the only tests he...
I was wondering if it was the test kit? I haven't really trusted it...because all yellow means 0 ammonia but it keeps going the shade of green for...
Last check yesterday our params were: temp = 78.3 pH = 8.2 alk = "normal" reading nitrate = 5 ppm nitrite = 0.05 ppm ammonia = 0.25 Our nitrite and...
I'll snap some...kinda embarrassed about the algae going nuts. We're still technically cycling so that's probably why it's there. It seems to be...
Well we got our cleanup crew in today. I'm pretty pumped. Shipping from California was a little rough for some of the more delicates...not sure if...
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