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Can I just add some baking or washing soda to bring up the values and if so how much.
I had been battling a small gha since March and was starting to get ahead of it but ran out of Rowaphos 2 weeks ago and had to go with Phosban. I had...
The heavier the crown gets the more they tip at night. Mine does the same thing it's about 8" across with a 6" stalk.;)
Think of the plumbing in your house. It uses only one vent in your roof to create enough air pressure for all your fixtures. I would go the simplest...
First off that tank is far too small for a Tang. Your diagram looks ok but you might want to partition it off into three sections with the return in...
If it is splitting there will be multiple mouths. If no multiple mouths its dieing and you need to get it out of your tank before it fouls your...
What kind of flow, lighting and placement was it in before you bought it sometimes SPS can take 4-6 weeks to settle in to its new home. If anything...
If its brown its probably aptasia.;)
+1 on sponge or cyano;)
Most grounding probes can be used even if your outlet isn't three pronged. They usually come with two ways to attach or plug in. With mine I just...
Get a tom's aqua lifter pump and some 1/4" tubing. Hook the the pump up to the check valve using the tubing this will get all the air out of youtr...
All of those things are aptasia. They are not good to have and will continue to grow and multiply. To kill them you can try a number of things;...
Try running some phosphate remover in your new set-up from the beginning this will take away one of the main things algae need to grow. ;)
Initially the heater stays on longer until the tank reaches the preset temp then it will be as if it were anywhere else in your tank and only come on...
Its ok to change them both out at the same time but my experience is that purigen lasts longer than chemipure. ;)
After you get it all cleaned up and in your sump leave the top off for a couple of days while its breaking in. That way if it overfills it will go...
Switching to a quality reef salt and weekly 10% water changes will bring your numbers up. Keep in mind that most soft corals don't need high ca, alk...
Thanks Steve, I have been dealing with a dwindling GHA problem and suspected that the nutrients were the reason for the lingering GHA since the rowa...
Nice looking specimen. I have 2 and I feed them mysis and cyclopese, they also get a dose of phyto when I feed my SPS. I target feed with the PHs,...
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