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I saw 3 of them and that's it.
There's a lot to learn in that first year. Congrats!!!
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Tank is really looking great.
More than likely he's just scared of the new addition and those are stress colors. This is not uncommon in rabbitfish, tangs, and butterflys.
You should be fine with the slower drip rate. The longer the lights are off, the more downward pressure there should be on the pH so you'll probably...
Not much. Did you wait until all the Kalk settled to the bottom and only drip the clear liquid from the top?
Are you dripping while the lights are on?
You might to add a ball valve to dial it back a little if your overflow can't keep up.
Wow, that was fast.
Bacteria will take care of the Ammonia and Nitrite for you. If you want to drop the Nitrates (which will raise a little more), then you will need to...
Yes, if you target feed them too periodically.
They wear out at different rates so you would be wasting media when you changed on out.
it's a tunicate/sea squirt with a pod climbing on it
Sump holds heaters and filtration equipment Fuge (refugium) is a refuge for various food source animals to grow safe from predation by the fish in...
If you have a QT tank, you can put him in there with one of the commercial slime coat products. I like Kordon Fish Protector.
If you build a custom canopy, you don't need (or can't use) a full fixture so you just mount everything in it. Sometimes, if you don't have a...
diy canopy OZ REEF - Tank Canopy
it's not good to mix leathers and SPS unless you're running carbon or doing frequent waterchanges. They don't live together in the wild so you want...
black encrusting sponges will override polyps. I don't know about that species. Maybe keep an eye on it.
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