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Correct The amount of buffering obtained from sandbeds has been GREATLY EXAGERATED
Yes, do that temporarily until the bacteria bloom subsides.
It can be. That's a very low pH if you have fish in there already. Their respiration will be adding to the CO2 buildup too. Do you have a...
It sounds like you had a bacteria bloom in your tank and their respiration is causing CO2 to rise and pH to drop. Not uncommon in a new tank.
No live rock is needed. Shove 10 or 15 bioballs into the foot of a pair of panty hose and sink it down with a rock of some sort. If this isn't...
take an ordinary kitchen turkey baster and blast your GSP's with strong jets of water. There's probably detritus that has settled in the GSPs and is...
How many GPH does your pump put out at say 4 1/2 foot of head (there should be a chart on the box). If it's greater than 600 GPH, then your pump is...
N I C E !!!! Great idea on using clear PVC as a union.
AWESOME WORKMANSHIP!!!! How many litres is your tank? Once reef tanks get to a certain size, when you factor in the weight of the water and the...
I've not used that particular skimmer.....sorry
Put the skimmer on a neoprene mouse pad if it's vibrations.
Nope....they just function as a air bubbler. In a heavily stock tank with a large amount of Dissolved Organic Materials you might remove a little...
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Nice tank. The dog cracks me up.
To me it looks like run of the mill microalgae. Have you ever turkey basted or powerheaded off your rocks? If so, did a lot of detritus and...
You need to make sure the wattages match.
Wow. Sounds like a nice setup there. Welcome back.
I was a dealer for Sunlight supply. Once a year, Chris would let me put things on sale below the Minimum Advertised Price.
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They are either harmless feather duster worms or harmless vermetid snails Monterey Bay Aquarium: Snail (Vermetid Gastropod) Feeding Video
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