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I currently have a 3-stripe, domino, and yellow-tail in my 29h w/45lbs of rock, and my cleaner wrasse and coral banded shrimp have survived thus far....
Are you doing water changes? With what you currently have for livestock, that alone would keep parameters stable. Once you add more stony corals,...
+1 Same here. I've had one tank that I ran without a glass cover or full hood for a few months; the only differences I experienced was higher...
Somebody's playing you for a fool, Ken. You are correct- bigger shells come from the snails that grew them. NO snail changes it's shell.
The 2-bulb will work just fine.
That's wonderful news. Glad to hear. :)
Looking great, John. Love the video. Looks like the Formosa might be starting to branch out more.
Got all muddy!! Wow, she looks terrible! You would think she should've known better. Hope she finds a way to remove them and doesn't get an...
Agreed with the above. Another possibility is temp stress. What is your tank set at? The Chesapeake Bay and northern Atlantic don't get anywhere...
+1 110% Exactly. What you need depends on what corals you plan to keep, and what you want to use to help reduce manual maintenance. Personally, I...
Add a raw cocktail shrimp and the bacteria will come. Cycle will take roughly 4 - 6 weeks to complete. You can also use Microbacter7 or Dr Tim's One...
Agree, a pic would help with positive ID. However, it's most likely a hitch hiker sponge or tunicate, both of which are harmless filter feeders....
I would not advise the use of pellets; While a few have had success with them, from what I've seen here the majority have not, and in some cases,...
It's a 29H; 30"wide x 12"deep x 18"high. My 2 x 24 T5HO is 4" above the water and 19" above the substrate. FWIW, some softies had trouble acclimating...
Perhaps I need to convince my corals that they're supposed to be dying, not growing. Sounds like someone is trying to establish an opportunity to...
Agreed. Provide good flow, keep it from touching other corals, and keep running your seagel and you'll be fine. Mine is nearly 8 inches across in a...
In short, any coral head can be used as live rock. I suppose if you had a non-branching type- like a closed brain coral- rock might be better, but...
Agreed, it's all dead coral skeleton, and while the coral's "head" may be more dense than the base, the branches provide far more surface area for...
I'm voting mushroom... possibly a Ricordia hybrid. I'm not seeing any type of tentacles to indicate a nem, but it's certainly no known "evil" hitch...
Unlike Coralife and a few others, the Nova Extreme 30" fixture uses 24" bulbs. As 2in10 pointed out, ATI doesn't make 30" bulbs, so with the other...
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