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Could be lack of oxygen due to the closed glass lid?
I have read that sometimes they split this way. How long have you had it and under what lighting?
NO, never bleach.... use vinegar only. That way if there is anything left on it when you put it into service, it won't kill everything in your tank.
Except acrylic wont bond to glass. You will need glass panels cut to fit. Here is a much better article on sumps, filters and fuges from right here...
Thanks guys. My next question was flow, but you answered it already.
Ok, I moved it to the sandbed in a slightly shaded position. Would that work in lieu of removing bulbs? At some point in the near future, I would...
I had some problems with a peppermint shrimp and my frogspawn a while ago(http://www.3reef.com/forums/asap/my-frogspawn-dying-dead-97085.html). I...
+1 Thing almost destroyed a frogspawn head.
That should be OK. You want to aim for .001-.002 everyday. I think you will be ok leaving it low now tho. Try feeding it tomorrow and if it won't...
Give it some time to acclimatize to the new environment. It might take a week or more for it to fully feel comfortable. Is it eating? That is a...
any update?
NORMAL salinity, double is too much. Like I said tho, he may be ok. You basically did a freshwater dip for an extended time. How long ha he been...
There has to be some acclimation time, like 2-3 days. Especially that big of a drop. Going back up takes a week or more, but dropping can be done...
The problem with hydrometers are that they are inaccurate. Your salinity could be 1.005 or as high as 1.015... its hard to tell. How slow did you...
Sweet thanks for the help! With that said, I will probably wake up to 1/2 bare bottom and 1/2 DSB in my tank.
I think that is the cause of my concern, he hasn't touched the sand. Just hangs out all day. I am hoping he will eat when he is hungry...
I bought a diamond watchman goby from the LFS that they had for a few weeks and I saw eat. I QT'd him for 2 weeks, looked good and into the DT. Now...
I lol'd... thank you! ;D
Sounds like you need to research the life cycle of ich. Just because the spots are gone does not mean the ich is gone. And the spots you see are...
Let me ask you this, what size tank and what is your bio-load? My skimmer refused to work properly until I had more than one fish in my tank(sig)....
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