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It usually takes around 6 weeks to go through a cycle with a new tank.
It usually takes around 6 weeks to go through a full cycle.
Something like this rated at around 100-250 lph.
You could add a small water pump I have in the past occasionally added small internal filter with the media removed and the outlet slightly out of...
How are the other parameters in the tank; importantly ammonia and nitrite. This and a pic will help determine whether it is fin rot or ammonia burns...
A breeding pair of neon gobies, a small selection of soft corals, a couple of tubeworms, and a couple of shrimp would be my choice.
IME a bed of sand with different types of caulerpas/chaeto works well, ulva is good but I find it hard to grow because my pods eat it so quickly. I...
Freshwater anubias nana plants can grow out of water and be fine, they are extremely hardy but slow growing.
I picture would be great, it sounds interesting...
Yes it would, it would also encourage other pest algal growth and possibly slime algae as well. By raising nitrate and phosphate levels. If you do...
The only thing I dose is magnesium sulphate when I make up new synthetic seawater because the salts I use are slightly low on mag. I do a 5-10% water...
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Magnesium should be kept slightly higher than that link states, 1400-1500mg/L for good coralline growth.
1+ snails can't change shells. The coral probably just settled on there when it was a larvae.
Can the prize be posted to the UK or is this contest for people living in US/Canada only?
It all depends on your bioload in the tank rather than size of tank. BB are just media for bacteria to adhere to which breakdown ammonia to nitrite...
Or try covering and storing the RO water in the dark if your not already doing this.
The TDS reading is probably from bacteria already on the bottle surface. RO water will keep in a clean bottle the best way to clean the bottle is...
TDS reading shouldn't really fluctuate too much with clean RO and if you've just changed the filter membrane and flushed etc. I would check your TDS...
I just shake and add a small amount every couple of weeks to help my pods out and feed my feather dusters.
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