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the fish may have been wrong from the lfs. temp is more important to acclimate than any other. in the future if you get a chance check your O2 level....
all my test kits are salifert except PO4. its to hard to read, i use hagen. sorry.
tunze is good, closed loop is better
good read, have fun poking around, check out the sites attached. http://www.easttnreefclub.com/Lighting%20Your%20Reef%20Aquarium.pdf
if the absence of light kills algae, what is it doing to your corals?
still waiting for the order of cement to come in but in the meantime heres some pics. if the store is open i hope to get some tomorrow. the first...
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i run my actinics for 14 hours and metal halides for 12 hours on my sps tank, all are on timers. from dark to light then from light to dark to...
heres pics of my fuge, the tank is a 15 gallon acrylic. the supply line to the fuge is from the chillers with a tee to control the flow into the...
keeping the lights off is big no no. they will die with no light. sudden changes put you in this perdicament, so try to control the urge to make any...
yes to all, sudden changes affect sps. Mg is the buffer between Ca and dKH. having 11dKH is fine as long as the Ca matches. my tank has 16 dkH with...
the flow into the skimmer has to match the skimmer, so make sure you have the right pump, for starters. the air valve might have to be replaced for...
yup, cyano, which means your system is out of whack, this will help rid of it and is reef safe. Boyd Chemi-Clean 2g (Saltwater Aquarium Supplies >...
my pH probe is in the sump, its about 5 years old, every 3 months or so i soak it in vinegar, havent recalibrated it in awhile and its still...
siphon hose to take water out, power head with a hose attached to put water in
are you dosing just iodine? if so its not recommended. if your dosing supps with iodine in it there should be enough in your tank to match the other...
glad you caught on camilsky, this is part of a script on one of my photos, to funny. Ph 8.1-8.3, Ca 480 , Mg 1550, Sr 40, dKH 16, O2 7, B 8, NO3...
if all your using in the buffer at those small quantities your not that far off of meeting the consumption rate. the seachem carbonate powder lowers...
if your that worried about it, instead of moving rock take a powerhead and use it to stir the water behind and on the rock get the particles in the...
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