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We use these plugs at the pet shop. Coraline algae will attach to them over time and the corals will also cover over the plastic gray plug. The...
Hi, Welcome to 3reef and best of luck to you and your new tank as well as here on 3reef!
I know first hand, not only from working at a pet shop and being in the hobby for many years, but knowing first hand from maintaining them in my reef...
A protein skimmer will not suffice for a freshwater tank as you need salt to create the foammy froth that attaches itself to detritus and other...
If this is a consistent problem, try adding a Black Diadema Sea Urchin to your bioload!!!! Not only do they not knock over corals and live rock, but...
It is a result of an excess buildup of dissolved organics in your water. The term for the yellowing of your water is called "Gelbstoff"! Water...
Bulb colors towards the red end of the spectrum are more efficient at producing nuisance algae than at the blue/purple end of the spectrum.
Alot will also depend on what you plan on maintaining in your tank as far as corals are concerned!
Hi, Welcome and best of luck to you, your boyfriend and your tank inhabitants!
Cyano is actually a bacteria, not an algae, and can be introduced through a number of varying contributing factors. Elevated phosphates and...
For the most part, all salts are pretty comporable! You may find that one salt may have more calcium than another but many are made in the same...
Another species of Goby and a Blenny.
How long did your tank cycle? How old are your test kits? I believe that you are experiencing a problem with your parameters that are causing you...
Black Long Spined Diadema Urchins are ideal for a reef set up and are considered the best at not wrecking rock work and knocking down corals. I can...
Hello and welcome to 3reef! Let me guess...you work at walt Disney World!!! hehhehe...I did! Seriously, glad you found 3reef and hope you have...
Each fish is different with many variables effecting how long a fish can survive and the degree to which the fish can handle the ich parasite and...
Yes, it is very beneficial for all of your fish as their is salt in their natural environment!
Most aquarists take the amount of fish to the extreme and over populate their tank with livestock. Your idea of maintaining 5-6 fish in the 2-3 inch...
I love Tears for Fears!!!! What did they do to their song? Roland Orzabal, Tim Palmer and Alan Griffiths... Hope you like what they did to your...
Welcome to 3reef first of all! I don't forsee any problem with transferring them over! Ensure that the water temperature and pH is the same though...
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