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I think a little more flow would be better. You are most likely going to have some dead spots (areas where there is little or no flow) with nly one...
What kind of corals if any are you transfering? Are there fish in the new tank yet? I would do small amounts of your original sand at a time....
I know there is slight differences in the commercially available salts but I usually buy whichever one is on sale or cheaper. I also montior all...
Yes you can leave a little in there. Replace a section every couple of days. You can create an alk spike if you stir up to much at one time. Sand...
I like my hippo tang the best. He is peacefull with corals and fish. He has a great personality. Hides between rocks when scared but you can always...
You need to make alk changes slowly because quick changes in that can be deadly to corals. Like the others said get the alk down over the next few...
Same here I have had several go through power heads at at least partially. None of them died. Some of them split right after that though.
Can you make the milk jug be placed over the sump so it would spill back into the system if it overflows? If not I would unplug it. Because if it...
They can stay closed up and look bad for up to a week at a time. They are pretty stout so I am guessing it is just getting used to his new world.
I have bought live rock that had what looked like 50 or so of them hiding in the holes in the rock. When I added the rock to my tank I saw them move...
Just be careful that it is not a store bought skeleton that was bleached to turn it white. I will turn to live rock after a short period of time...
I meant to say start you alk amount small and work your way up slowly to what you need it to be. You dont want to create an alk swing by adding it to...
I would go with a 6 foot long tank either a 125 or a 150 for an in wall application. Your 55 would make a good sump for that and a 6 foot tank looks...
That is what I use also. I have a 125 gallon tank that is mostly SPS. I use a perrilistic doser with a timer to evenly dose the 2 part products....
The mushrooms probably wont care where you put them. Every time I move my hairy mushrooms they split. I have even buried some under rocks and cut...
I run MHs at 10 hours. pcs and vhos coming on and off at various times. My actinc VHO starts at 8:00 and ends at 9:30pm. I try to be similar to the...
As for the cost of getting 3 150 watt HQIs I would not even consider that for a 125 gallon aquarium. I would go with a minimum of 175 watt or a...
Be carefull with what you are doing. What amp fuse are you blowing? Many aquariums can run up to 8 or more amps of power depending on your lights...
I have 4 tanks running into 1 sump. I like using the water going from my larger tank then routing it into my frag tank then returning to my sump....
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