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I agree that it should be fine, but why didn't you simply pinch the bag where the tear was to stop the leak and maybe put it in a different bag? Just...
This is the biggest thing you need to do immediately other than keep the temp up. When I was transferring my fish/corals from my 72 to my 125 I had...
Heh, this thread prompted me to search the forums for all the threads I ever started and see what were my first ones. Wow...I was clueless. I...
Oh what a pain that would be! I used to kind of start mine that way, but it wasn't a beat-the-clock scenario. Each side would just have water in it,...
LoL! At any rate we agree that the problem is because the tube doesn't go past the standpipe. What I want to know is how the flow got started in the...
Well, every U-Tube *I* have seen is longer on one side. So I just assumed it was that way for all of them. The water level is consistently lower in...
And as such, that's why I said from a physics standpoint my question didn't make sense but I figured it was worth a shot.
Right, but all U-Tubes are a little longer on one side than the other. Otherwise the water wouldn't do anything, it would just sit there. With one...
The problem is that the U-Tube doesn't go past the standpipe. While trapped bubbles could be AN issue, it is not THE issue here. From a physics...
+1 My tank has the 3x 250w MH fixture over it now and it's an affordable alternative. I like it but have noticed that it's about time to change them...
Then you don't have it setup properly. Can you get us a pic?
U-Tube overflows don't lose their siphon in a power outage. You shouldn't have to worry about that. The things that cause siphon breaks are usually...
Is your overflow the U-Tube kind?
I don't care how "clean" my city officials claim my tap water to be, I would NEVER use it. Not from any faucet in the world. RO/DI is the only way.
Because all that ammonia kills off some of your other "higher organisms" on the live rock that you want to survive, as well. And I agree that just...
Actually water changes don't have much of an effect on your cycle. See this: Reefkeeping 101 - Bogus Information - by Tom Murphy (aka WaterKeeper)...
+2 I have several of these "shell-less snails" (I call them) in my tank. They're fine.
Talk about a landslide win! Epic! Congrats!!
No because then they just produce waste. Which is the point of the fuge, to eat up that waste. So if you have something (macro algae) consuming your...
+ 1 on this. No point in trying to feed for another several days.
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