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No it will give you 4 times what 1ml will raise the dKH in a gallon of water if you multiply by 4. If you take the dKH measure you will be getting...
When is the last time you opened up the windows and aired out the house? How much surface aggitation do you have?
Bulb placement in the front two spots and the back spot control how the over color is perceived. The front spot has the most control. Just move...
Good to hear you have the situation in hand, best of luck with the transition.
You should have no problem IME. I have been using ReVive for an introductory dip. I will use Iodine for an injury dip.
No you shouldn't have a cycle. Sand has very little bacteria compared to your live rock. If there is no dead material in the sand then you will not...
2 550s will get you 50+ times flow which will be a good all around flow for a reef tank. If you are going SPS dominant then I would go with 4 425s.
Sounds like an awesome deal.
I would add the sand first and cover it with a towel of plastic wrap to keep the water from stirring up a cloud, then add in the mixed water. The...
Changes in the environment will cause the coral differences. You could have several different tanks with a frag of a coral from a mother colony and...
Sounds pretty reasonable if I am following you right. The fish are from your 29 and you are adding them to the 125?
That is not unusual, my tank uses 2+meq/l a day. I use a doser and dose 12 times a day each for alk and ca. I dose at 2 hour intervals, alk on the...
Yes the lid will affect the amount of light going into the tank. You will lose up to 20% of the effectiveness of the light depending on the...
It really sucks having to learn from experience but it seems to be the best way since all systems are different. Glad you have found a balance...
I think Tunze has a wavemaker setup so I would go with that. Buy a pump for each side of the tank. Buy ones that are rated at 9000+lph as the tunze...
Congrats, the barbs will give you a nice flash of color.
Softies will be fine at 20 to 30 times the volume for flow.
They replace trace elements that are used by your animals. Generally not needed if you do regular water changes. They are good products.
My pH runs between 8 and 8.2 depending on the time of year and the time of day. No problems with anything with the pH differences.
Seachem uses a mix of salts to create the product which makes it very difficult to get and keep in solution for dosing purposes. My issue was...
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