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I'm about in this same region, I don't even own a heater
usually you want the bubbles to be at the bottom of the neck and as the protein collects the bubbles slowly rise and fill the collection cup
what kind of T5 does it have?
Really it looks like you would just need an acrylic tank without overflows and place it in a shallow sink basin. Should be able to do it with glass...
They go only keep going up till they run out of food
Yes you can, just soak them a little while in ro water before adding them to the tank. It is really no different then putting a limestone rock in the...
There are only a couple of bad ones but these are rarely seen in the hobby. In general they are good to have in the tank
I'm going with Bartlett
cyanobacteria
Battery backups are made to run long enough to shut your computer down if the power goes out. Your best bet is to just run a power head or air pump...
Add a right angle PVC pipe to the top of the drain pipe Reefs.org: Where Reefkeeping Begins on the Internet - Overflow Box
You can just put putty in the drain pipe when you move or just replace it, both are cheap and easy to do.
What you have is good enough for the things you mentioned.
It was really the only thing I could think of were gammets that matched the description.
Coral spawning?
You can find oyster shell at farm feed stores
Some are predatory. Some only become a problem if their population gets out of hand and begin to block the light off from the corals. I have a couple...
Check out drs fosters and smith they have a good chart for some general fish compatibility.
Sound like normal micro bubbles coming from either your returns or other source. The bubbles in the sand is usually nitrogen gas being released from...
If your not over feeding and maintain your tank their population will balance out to what ever the tank can support.If their multiplying it means...
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