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Most people do just that or try to do just that in their set ups lighting type? corals in question? there are many corals described as low light...
There are general rules of thumb if your running a Berlin style reef system, where majority of biological activity is going to occur on the rock (...
Welcome to 3 reef Steve
Some personal experiences with GFO and with Phosguard GFO = not all products/brands are created equal, and this includes the instructions for use...
Cant link you to anything Lojack Can say I ran a BB tank 15 years ago and at the time the thing that convinced me to do it was the ability to be...
Welcome to 3 reef research is key to the success of your 1st reef tank dont be afraid to ask questions Steve
for a complete beginner to dosing I can sincerely recommend the Seachem range of products Reef Builder for ALK/DKH Advantage Magnesium Advantage...
Nitrate between 20 and 40ppm is not overly excessive for a FOWLR tank do you periodically rinse of those bioballs or do you have something like a...
using a mix of Geisseman and aquamedic lamps on my T5 fixture I have 6 lamps and currently have 2 x Powerchrome 22K G - 2 x Aquablue 14K G and 2 x...
Never had one but it looks good to me I like the fact it comes with LED moonlights and the fact it has seperate power cords so you can have the...
You running a skimmer? a quality HOB skimmer added to your tank and a gradual removal of the media in the Penguin (25% a week over 4 weeks) and you...
T5 will be fine Id suggest 4 lamps minimum and then your list of corals can be increased to include LPS and some SPS corals ( aquacultured ones...
Did you catch all them Iraf or was it a chartered trip and that haul was shared between X amount of people? I like weights? as you may recall...
Happy birthday Missionsix its a day early , I know the 9th is actually your birthday Steve
Vermatid snails seem to propogate at an incredibly fast rate IME they are not initially a problem, although as said some corals do react to the web...
Clarky over the years I have used Fluval, Ehiem and Rena and in all honesty never been dissapointed with any of them what are you aiming to use...
If you mean fish stocking - its generally 1 inch of fish for every 5 US gallons of salt water or there abouts its a general principle and a number...
JP909 how is the sump water returned to your tank ? if its split and directed towards various areas then its helping if its going straight down...
Looks like it might by cyno rather than diatoms of the bkue/green colour variety rather than red slime 2 things come to mind 1) Flow - these...
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