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Coral Inserts or fake coral does not have the pores<sp? nature that rock has. Good live or dead rock will will have way more surface area for...
I think you might be mistaking Ich for Marine Velvet. Velvet will look like a powder dusting on the fish. Ich has the little white specs. Velvet is...
Well like you said sometimes measuring the regents isn't exact, plus some test are just more accurate. API tends to be on the less accurate side of...
+1 they lay them everywhere. Though I never see any babies snails from them?
Yes, is it on a power strip with other things? If so try plugging it in directly to the wall and see if that stops it.
I used 100% dead rock and sand. Seeded with Dr Tims. cycled in 3 weeks. And the only thing in my tank is what I choose to put in it. That's why I...
Yup let it heal it self. Keep An eye on it for signs of infection.
Ya I was going to say see if you can send it back. They seem to be real good on customer service. Mine only goes of when the overflow sensor goes...
They tend to collect detritus, which will give you nitrate problems. You have to clean them almost weekly to avoid this. It just easier to go the...
You wont need the skimmer, but the rest are ok to run. You can also add some bacteria to speed it up. I used DR Tims One and Only and it worked great.
I think what he meant about the live rock is the hitchhiker factor. I used all dead rock and sand, used Dr Tims to cycle and my tank is hitchhiker...
Welcome to 3reef. Nice tank.
Astrenia star fish. They wont much bigger than that.
LOL nice try. Would be cool though.
I would remove the sponge from chamber 3. Just s chance to clog and flood your floor. Intank has an nice media holder to replace the cartridges in...
You really need a breeding setup to raise them. They are hard to feed in the first stage and really need to be isolated from the Main tank.
The red light just doesn't scare them away so you can get a better count of how many you have.
I have had my Phoenix 14k in for over a year now. I really need to change it out, just dont have the funds right now.
Welcome, sounds like you have a lot of great info, do share. :)
I haven't run a skimmer on my BC 29 since I started it, going on a year and a half now, everything is great! So they are defiantly not always needed.
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