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Lots of people do this with frag tanks that are separated, or whole other display tanks, or even in friends' or local club members' tanks. I think...
Keep in mind you're still learning about how the reactor works so of course there's going to be a transitional period that might be tricky. Once it's...
I've read people have recommended that tanks that have wavemakers in them like in the video may not last as long as otherwise but of course it's...
One thing to keep in mind is that if you're using it as a place to grow macro algae the size is pretty much directly proportional to the benefit you...
I would probably just keep an eye on it if you don't just want to clean them off right now. The coral will be fine for a little while even if it's...
I believe it straight up evaporates. There are chemical "binders" of some sort, like Seachem Prime etc that bind to or react with the chlorine to...
I like ATI's Blue Plus bulb as well for color. They put out a good amount of light as well so be prepared for that. Otherwise any ATI/UVL/Giesemann...
I believe they can move by expansion and contraction, basically they puff up and when they deflate they end up coming down in a slightly different...
I'm not sure but I think the only Giesemann bulb that I'm aware of that would be close to 18kk would be the True Actinic 03.
Wanted to add, I would recommend biting the bullet with the sump right off the bat, the sooner you do it the easier it will be to do. Once it's all...
+1 to your return pump being fine, sumps don't need a ton of flow. A couple Koralias would be good, for what you want to keep I would go with 20-30x...
Glad everything turned out. I know what you mean though, it's easy to overreact with this stuff I do it myself sometimes as well. Especially when...
Are you asking if it would be a good idea to build a baffle in the sump so that it raises the water level around the skimmer? If so, yes, you can do...
They probably won't kill the coral, the coral will grow around the snail. If they do start to irritate the coral you can always just take some super...
Gonioporas have a pretty dismal survival rate in aquariums from what I've read. I'm not sure what you can do exactly, I would probably check and see...
I think you may have some vermetid snail hitchikers on the coral it's not the coral itself. They create a thin web that they drag in the water...
Sounds like the crab made a house. Do you have a sump to put him in for a little while (make sure it gets food occasionally)? Who knows why crabs do...
You'll probably still want some 2-part on hand to make adjustments to calcium/alkalinity/magnesium while you're tuning the calcium reactor. It's not...
Looks good to me unless you want to start thinking about controllers, maybe automated dosing etc although with your tight space it might be limiting....
Also keep in mind the coral are probably still adjusting to the new tank so the colors could come out the longer they are in your tank. That said, I...
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