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FW tanks, all my life, as far back as I can remember... didn't really get good at it until my cichlid tanks and a couple tropical tanks I set up for...
octopi hate the paparazzi...
my sand moved some at first when it didn't have much bacteria and other organics to hold it together... how old is your tank?
It is what I started with, three firefish. They killed each other off until I just had one. I still have the one a year later and a few other types...
[U] I don't see why not. Light is light, if you have enough par for one coral, and point the light so that it covers the one coral, then the coral...
I started with cheato from Day 1. Why wait? It is going to remove nitrates, which are the byproduct of the tank cycling ammonia and nitrites... the...
RE: adding new rock... I don't think you'll experience any die-off by adding dry rock, so you won't get a cycle in the traditional sense. I just...
I doubt your plastics have silicates in them... unless you're using fiberglass... it is usually sand and glass that leach silicate. Plastics will...
I don't want to sound like a blowhard, but I have been working around music/ musicians for 12+ years... I have seen/ heard more than most people will...
what he said... I forgot to mention that I have someone ready and willing to take my sea hare if/when it runs out of algae... I don't plan on...
I have had a sea hare in my tank mowing down hair algae for a few weeks now... the algae is starting to be less and less, but the sea hare still has...
I have a 6x54w CurrentUSA fixture w/ geismann bulbs and I get decent Sps growth. I have lps on the bottom of the sand (24" depth) that are doing...
pretty much... the plugs that are shaped like large golf tees are meant to be stuck into rock work.. the other types are meant to be epoxied or glued...
I understand where you are coming from... there are so many corals... it helps me to go look at the corals my LFS has in stock... if you don't have...
limpets are carnivorous? what kind are they? species id?
What are the downsides to purigen? I have never heard of any besides it removing medications (which are not usually dosed on reef tanks anyway).
This thread title reminds me of something... So, a pirate walks into a bar, and the bartender goes: "Hey, why do you have a ship's steering wheel...
watts per gallon is definitely a "rule of thumb" sort of thing, not meant to be taken literally, but as a starting point.... Since LED's are becoming...
My wife loves motorcycles and encourages me to get them! haha Mark Twain said there's three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics! But...
the salinity of your water depends on how much salt you use. If your salinity is that low (verify it before changing anything, maybe with your LFS)...
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