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I dunno, it's impossible to diagnose anything without a full detailed description of what's going on but if you just added a turf scrubber and all of...
How long do you plan to be a beginner? :) I would go T5 and not have to worry about upgrading later, a low-mid end T5 fixture will be cheaper than...
The cheapest T5 fixture I would go with is a Tek fixture personally. Ultimately it depends what you're planning for. If you think you might want to...
Zoanthids sound like they meet all your criteria. No target feeding, hardy, easy to care for, great colors. That's where I would start, just make...
In a tank that size ceriths and nassarius would be my only recommendations personally. I would use a turkey baster occasionally to disturb the top...
Bi-weekly I would do 15-20% personally. Sorry this is off topic a bit but that's a pretty small sump for a 125, make sure you have enough room in...
ATI fixtures are very nice fixtures. The main thing that worries me with the Giesemann fixture is I don't see any mention of active cooling. If...
Just make sure you have an external controller/thermostat. The built in ones are horrible and tend to get stuck on. AFAIK there aren't any that are...
Well it depends what is causing the cloudiness. It could be that you stirred up enough nutrients for some sort of a bacteria bloom in which case you...
I would wait but I don't think a day is necessary, a few hours (I would wait 4 at least but that's just me) to let everything settle and make sure...
Don't worry about the ph it will iron itself out as long as your alkalinity levels and aeration in the tank room are OK. I've heard Reef Crystals...
I feed once a day except for missing one or two days a week. The amount is hard to quantify because it totally depends on what I'm feeding that day....
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Wow, both are covered? I would be concerned about oxygen levels and low ph. How do you get gas exchange into the tank?
You can probably mix it up separate to keep as many solids out. The solids aren't necessarily bad, although most people try and keep them out of...
Circulating the water will increase it's gas exchange rate so I would circulate it as little as possible. I don't even circulate mine and it works...
If you have a group of chromis it's pretty common for them to kill off the weakest in the group. Sometimes the group will stabilize at 3 or 5, some...
The potency will matter because you will need to vary the amount of your other dosing depending how much lime you have dissolved, but as long as you...
I think generally for 4 bulb fixtures 2 actinic+ and 2 aquablue+ will give you a reasonably balanced blue look. You might try it with 3 actinic+ as...
I agree. Don't get a controller until you know it will fulfill all your needs, that's a decent cash investment only to find out that it's not going...
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