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Birchell, I have a smaller tank with a four-bulb T5-HO that Bruce recommended to me a year ago. It has 2 10,000K bulbs and 2 actinics. The lights...
We shouldn't all just fold up our tents and go home. Yes, the hermit crab molted. But, something killed the turbo snails. Perhaps it was a toxic...
djnzlab1, You're talking about heat loss (conduction) from your deep sand bed to the cool floor of your house, yes? It's going to depend on what...
Welcome to 3Reef. I'll have to take a look at your site, too. 100 miles isn't that far!
While I rarely name them, my 18-year-old daughter insists that they all have names. Some of my tank's inhabitants are (or have been): Yellowtail...
nemo79, like milesm4, I tried the nitrate sponge. It may have made a little difference, but nothing drastic. I reduced feedings, and that also helped...
+Urban_s! I think I realize now how little I knew when I started this. 3Reef has been a HUGE part of my education. Thanks, Matt and everyone!
Good point, m_lacom99. I had to look up Henniochus to find out what it was. I think the Picasso trigger is beautiful. But, I like my inverts too...
For the heck of it, I took out my fish journel and then used a spreadsheet to record each major fish or invert that I bought (not small snails or...
Jason meant to say "ammonia and nitrite", not nitrate. :) Ammonia and nitrite should be at zero. Nitrate should be low, preferably below 10.
Snails will climb up to slightly above the waterline to eat the slime that is there. Some (astreas in my tank, but not the turbos) will also go...
The person on the boat knew that the people in the ice were Adam and Eve because they were naked and he could see that they did not have...
Your saving grace is that you have a pretty large system. 1 or 2 gallons with chlorine in it probably isn't going to hurt anything in a 75 gallon...
If you leave the water sitting for a day or two, the chlorine evaporates. But if your city is using chloramines (different chlorine compound), I"m...
Well, Bruce? Am I right?
Hopeful, Welcome to 3Reef! I hope you enjoy the conversations and learning ton-o-stuff as I have. I live north of you, in Springfield.
Otty, Every evening is more than usual. I clean mine once or twice a week. Occasionally 3 times a week. Check your nitrates and use water changes...
Because they did not have something that every other person in the world has?
Bouraganes, Good comment. I've checked my pH 3 times now in 3 days and have gotten different readings or uncertain readings. I have added "proper...
The tank is 45 gallon. I (now) have 3 fish -- a moderately large Yellow Tang, a firefish, and a Red Saddle Clown. See my sig for the inverts. I also...
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