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Yes. In fact, it's also typical to exclude the displaced volume. i.e. my tank is 29g. I have roughly 5g displaced by substrate and rock, so the...
+1 Also, 0.5 ppm in the traditional 10 - 25% WC for an established tank would be consumed by the bio-filter as quickly as it's added to the DT.
First, are you using RO/DI water? If not, then that's most likely your problem. If so, then test a freshly-mixed batch. If nitrate is zero, then the...
FWIW, I only have GAC in media bags hanging in my HOB (Whisper 60). Works perfectly fine for me. My theory is that everything that gets trapped by...
What do you have that uses calcium (coralline, LPS, SPS, clams, etc)? As these things grow, so do their needs.
Agreed. For FO or low-flow-loving softies and LPS, 10 - 20x is sufficient. Some LPS and most SPS should have at least 50x. Some members here are...
What? No pics?? <jk> lol Nice video, Todd. Very beautiful tank and corals. :) How long have you had the LEDs, and how do you like them so far?
We would need to know the exact species. Can you post a pic? No offense Todd, but your experience is not the norm. Obviously the CC Star doesn't...
Cool! 8) Thank you!
Thank you! :)
Oh no, nothing like that. He took a couple days to expand when I first got him, and a couple weeks to start extending his polyps. Since then, he'll...
Thank you, Cosmo. I know what you mean- I moved mine twice before I was satisfied with his placement.
Thank you, Smitty! Hmmm... perhaps it's the angle of the shot in my pic... the Cabbage Leather is rather thin, flat, and frilly, and turns it's...
Thank you! Yes, it has... and the rocks... and the plastic... lol Believe it or not, it came in on the backs of my CuC and had a great start before...
Thank you, Vinny! Actually no, it's a Cabbage Leather. :)
Now that I have the corals arranged the way I want (I think... for now, anyway) and everything is open, just thought I'd share a few pics. [IMG]...
Obviously, he's not going to stay small, although 3 inches isn't all that big. I've only had one dottyback- a bicolor- and as the smallest fish in...
Agree with all the above. Also, you will need to research the sea star in question. Only a few will even survive in captivity; many have specialized...
+1 Exactly. 1) FW bacteria will die in saltwater. 2) Beneficial bacteria are not free-swimming anyway; they're colonized on the...
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