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Cool, I have seen small bristle worms and even a peanut worm in my tank.
I think I read last night that a lettuce nudibranch may eat bubble algae. Look into that further for yourself, because I can not remember for sure. I...
Looks like bubble algae. It can become a nuisance if not controlled. An emerald mithrax crab may eat it. WasteManagement made a quick video on a...
Nice job on the DIY stand. That's just what my 2x4 DIY stand for my 55 looked like for the last 10 years until I moved and bought a cheapo one. Sides...
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Oh, ok. Well that changes everything. 55 gal vs 12 gal, lol. I don't have personal experience with that skimmer. I use the Coralife 125 ss and it...
That skimmer will bring your 12 gallon tank up to a 13 gallon total capacity system. A skimmer rated at 110 gallons might be overkill for a 12 gal...
Raise Mag with epsom salt (magnesuim sulfide). Raise Alk with mixture (4 parts arm & hammer baking soda, 1 part borax 20 mule team laundry booster)....
Assuming for a reef tank, Alk ~12dkH , Ca 500-540 ppm, Mag ~1400 ppm. Phosphate should be zero, and nitrate should be < 10. My nitrates are typically...
1.021 is on the low side, but not in the danger zone yet. Are you measuring salinity with a hydrometer or refractometer?
Glad you decided to join us, Kel. We all will look forward to your insight. And if you've read enough on here to learn Lunatik's antics, you'd be...
Put the "dead" marine sand on the sides and the live sand in the middle, so it seeds the sandbed from both sides. It might be better to spread it...
Tom, you could always drive on over with a water sample and a 12pk of Coronas and use our refractometer.
Since my skimmer is HOB, the pump is in the display tank. Well that 500 gph pump heats up the tank during the day. Since my skimmer is oversized for...
Great job on first time for COTM!
API has a master reef kit with Ca, Alk, Phosphate, and Nitrate. You'll have to get a seperate kit for Mag - I used the Red Sea Mag kit.
check your phosphate level, and how long do you run your lights?
Here's my daily driver. Put $60 in the tank today. [img]
Likely a hermit crab ate the snail and didn't want the shell.
You can brace the middle front with 2 braces near each end, and leave 4 ft in the middle for a 4 ft sump (smaller if you have 30 gal sump). By using...
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