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O.K has the chiller ever been serviced ? its most likely R-12 or maybe R-22 but could be R134a in that yr.. We where going through a lot of federal...
I thought you meant you had the chiller being pumped from the sump up to the tank on a split line to each corner ? What do you have the...
I guess that you have never seen a saltwater marsh / swamp or a freshwater swamp ? thats what they are for then the detritus aka plant fertilizer...
By running the lines back to the tank at two point then you are just fighting static pressure and making a pump work harder and causing more heat , I...
No animals its a refugium , the word refuge means a place of safety and all you want in there is deep sand 4 to 5" slow water flows cool K value...
Its starting to look a tad like mine now nasty red cyano and scuzzy water and green slime stuff on top like a nasty green mat (: I would keep that...
Big fish eat little fish . Fast smart little fish last longer.. its a fish eat fish ocean ;) In some areas of the world they are eaten as food by...
Nature culls the stupid in all animals except humans and the three that got eaten where cull-able ( is this a word ) the remaining few where the fast...
LOL nope you where probably trying to make it to complicated (: I have a very simple mind (: I'm not capable of complicated thinking :cheesy: Heck I...
just deep sand slow flow and lots of alage they will grow all by themselves and they waill wash out and into sump and be sent up to tank as live food...
Bryce what type tang is it ? I don't recall seeing that info ?
What will you be using for a sump ? if you get a 10 gal or a 20 L simply set a little 5 gal tank in the larger sump and feed it with water tank water...
Just mix it and let it be if its at room temps I would not worry about the temps for a simple water change . Its not that big of a deal. unless you...
Measure the outlet discharge into a measuring cup then do the math Or drain some water out and make 1" increment marks the time how long it takes...
Depends of the methoed and type of filtration and the species of goldfish.
Hey buddy you said it was a juvenile ? just how juvenile is it ad does it seem to be interested in food ? Also did you treat the sjipping bag ? and...
Yes but its best to mix the baking soda with some borate like Boraxo 20 mule team laundry booster mix one part boraxo with 4 parts baking soda.....
A fuge's size I find that works well is at 1/10th that of the systems its to support then you to drible the water volume of the fuge through the fuge...
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The fluidized is not needed then really and if you are going with a fuge why deal with an algae scrubber ? All I'd ass is what skimmer are you using...
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