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I agree...4"+ = DSB. 2" - 4" is kind of a "no man's land", meaning not really either a SSB or a DSB, and is generally reserved for burrowing fish,...
Chipouts are finite, and cannot propagate, so as long as you see no tiny cracks at its edges, and the seals are OK, you shouldn't have any problems.
Definitely post a pic...sounds like detritus or maybe cyano (it can be black). However, I would NOT stir the sandbed...I've seen peeps nuke their...
Probably both...there are more elswhere than you can see on the glass, and you might be having a bloom. Benthic/demersal copepods generally hang out...
If seems like smart phones are what most peeps use, altho DSLRs work a bit better, usually, and neither are as good as a dedicated video camera for...
Most sea stars are opportunistic omnivores, altho there are species that tend to feed more on algae than meaty foods.
Nori/dried seaweed would be a good start.
Thanks for the clarification. It's hard to know where a person is in the hobby in terms of experience, but there are a lot of novices who have all...
To be honest, there really are no species of shark that will live comfortably in anything smaller than 300 gals, and that's with the tank aquascaped...
If you set up a FOWLR first it's likely less stressful, however, you need to be mindful of getting livestock that will be reef-friendly down the...
It actually looks like a Linkia sp. star to me, but even so, it's safe. You might try feeding the star...if this is a new tank, there likely isn't...
We used to have FOUR tanks in our room and one or two in each kid's room. To be honest, tanks are pretty free of pathogenic bacteria that humans can...
I'll be very interested in how that blowhole works for you...please be sure to let us know. I've seen them running and they looked pretty nice.
Personally, I'd go with the Eheim over the Mag...the larger mags have the tendency to run a bit on the warm side, and will heat your water up a...
I agree with Todd...IME, reverse lighting typically results in better macro growth, altho lighting a fuge 24/7 doesn't hurt the macro. The reason...
I like that, Todd...and it can be added pretty invisibly, depending on your setup.
You can indeed run a second standpipe in your overflow if there's room for it (if Dursos are tight, you can run Stockman mods). To bring the water...
Small world...
We decided we wanted to run dual standpipes based on the flow we wanted, so we had our acrylics guy put all the holes in while he was installing the...
There are several species of "micro brittles", and there are indeed a couple that reach the 2" - 3" size range. These species aren't known as...
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