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forgot this step - when to put in CUC? also, want to put chaeto and mangrove in fuge - again when? my last tank i started with a couple of fire...
steve - thanks! these are helpful points. how long do people leave lights off when starting a new tank with base rock and some LR? do you need...
dude - good point but please lay off of mechanics and doctors! you've got both on this forum...
that really turned out well. how are you feeding your betta? do you have to take the top off for feedings?
developed dinoflagellate infestation. thought it was cyanobacteria like usual until corals bleached and fish went belly up. I lost power for a few...
So my 75 died (dino) - i took it all down, am nuking the rock, have almost finished replumbing and the new sump. I'm starting to think about the...
I've seen a few people here mention gyre tanks, and read up a bit around the web. Has anyone here on 3reef made one or have one running? Anyone...
never heard of mauritius, but just did some reading and i'm booking tickets now! glad to hear you're speaking up about important issue - hope you...
you're better off doing water change than using amquel, IMHO. probably should set up a curing vat for the rock you didn't put in yet. watch ammonia...
while you're on the topic - where do you get silver sides?
k+ for the laugh
just looked this up - at work i can't see the 'advanced aquarist' article on gyre tanks, but it looks like its from 2007. any details on these and...
dude, well said. this is why i went to closed loop. regarding the powerhead plan - i'd say that it's hard to get a good distribution of flow in...
you can do the overflow by drilling the back, not the bottom, but if you're happy with hang-on back, go for it.
that's cool. would you consider adding an elbow to the drain inside the fuge so you can skim the surface back to your sump?
welcome ditch the sand, start fresh & clean.
if you haven't bought anything yet, i'd recommend considering getting an internal overflow, rather than the cpr hang-on overflow box. i used a cpr...
dual outlet is nice for 1) redundancy - in case something clogs one outlet, and 2) for ease of plumbing in your case
it's not overkill to try to have 1200 gph of flow in a 72 gal tank (it's less than 15x turnover) - but you probably don't want all of your flow going...
1. i've had a clownfish jump 2. my stupid basset ate so much fishkill on our lake that she got pancreatitis and cost me 2 grand in vet bills to keep...
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