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Interesting thoughts. I believe the use of a cucumber would take a great deal of cucumbers to amount to the needs of the average coral tank SPS or...
Cool Did not know that
IMO using all dead (Dry) live rock and sand will only cause a true complete cycle to be far longer that with good quality live rock. There is no way...
I agree with most above. I think a refugium isn't the solution here. The amount of fish in a 55G you are going to have Nitrates and phosphates....
That could contribute to an algae issue for sure. What size is the tank?
It its not unusual to have these issue at 6 months. What is currently in your tank in terms of fish, inverts and coral? Also acclimation of inverts...
The issue I see is you will have no source of bacteria this usually comes from a seed scoop of sand our a piece of LR. With out this your tank well...
Brilliant Matt Love the contest J
I would be happy to show you all my fish pics. Unfortunately I'm travling for work right now and will not be back until the 23rd of Dec. So I will...
I would never again reuse sand. When I moved my 75g years ago, I rinsed and rinsed the sand only to have it kill most of my coral. I don't think...
It looks as though you have both the over flow and the skimmer feeding into a filter sock? This should eliminate any bubbles from those areas. Make...
Can you take a pic of your sump and the return section?
I would run both over flows independently to the 2 filter socks. Then one return over the back of the tank
What type of corals are dying? what was your MH set up and what is your current T5
Happy birthday man. Hope you had a good one
Your return looks fine. You should not brewed to do any thing As has been said, air might be leaking in through poor seals. Try wrapping joints in...
Water changes
Anything above 0 ammonia will cause major issues. That is likely your issue
What are your ammonia, nitrate, and nitrate levels?
Typically QTs would not be setup with live rock. As they need to have the adility to medicate. Daily water changes are often required
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