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I think you might get away with the angels if you add them at the same time, but if you put in two triggers, soon you'll probably have one.
Check out this article: Chemistry And The Aquarium: Solving Calcium And Alkalinity Problems — Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine It is very...
That would be very helpful.
soda ash?
Thanks for the link. My dkh is just below 7, right around where you are as well, so I need to find a way to pick it up.
Shouldn't an SPS reef have a dkh of around 8-12?
I am trying to better my water quality for my SPS, so I've started testing calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity since I've seriously started to keep...
I just got a reef octopus extreme 160 and it is unbelievable. Worlds better than my old super skimmer. I would go with the octopus.
I picked up 3 different types of plants today to get started, as well as a few fish. It's starting to look nice... very different from a reef tank....
I did that a couple days ago. 6 t5s on a 90. I just left my lights on the next day, nothing happened. It'll be fine.
I got water in there and the substrate. It was cloudy last night, but its crystal clear this morning. My first plants should be coming along later...
For corals, try to give them as much of the spectrum as you can. This also provides variety in color.
I'm sure you can make it work if you're willing to put some time and effort into it.
I agree that it is doubtful an emerald caught a fish. I had a sally lightfoot that caught many fish, but my emeralds left everyone alone.
Unfortunately, after I losing my seahorses, I had to break down the tank to go with something a little less demanding. I am building a freshwater...
I ended up going with freshwater planted. I'm setting it up right now.
Why not just bring him back to the LFS? He doesn't need to die for doing what crabs do.
How is your friend's cleanup crew?
I thought I saw some cyano in there. The protein skimmer should make a big difference.
My GSP will go through periods of days where they never come out, particularly if I'm doing a lot of work on the tank, and they are growing out of...
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