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You'll be hard pressed to fine a quality unit in that price range unless you go with an EBAY t-5 light (I owned one, bulbs randomly cut off and it...
What is you maximum dollar you are willing to spend on lights? There are a lot of options.
SPS is a reefing term for Small Polyp Stony corals, such as Acropora species, Montipora species etc. Mushrooms and softies don't fall under that...
.25 what? What units? .25 ppm is pretty high and can stunt coral growth (upwards of 90%) and of course, cause algae issues. Mine is .003 ppm, but...
SPS are generally considered high light demanding corals, especially most Acorpora. I would also not start with those types of corals as a beginner....
Raised my halide up about 2-3 more inches. It's now 10-12 inches above the water surface.
Sounds like it's still in a cycle process and trying to stabilize itself. I wouldn't have removed the shrimp. The bacteria will die without a source...
Doesn't sound like it's over, sounds like it's just beginning. What did you start with to cycle it? Shrimp? It can take a little time for that to...
I use it. The key with any GFO is to start low and work your way up. I used 2 table spoons in my 30 gallon volume of water and added more in...
That sounds good to me.
I wouldn't. The return may be too fast for proper tumble of media. It may blow it into the display. Plus, the phosban has awful inlet and outlet...
Could the yellow digi possibly be a pocilipora of some sort, or maybe a birdsnest? Is it bleached? Is number 4 a blue tenuis?
Well that's not as fun.
Pronounced like scooter? Very fitting name lol
Stomatella snail imo
Did it stop there or did you break the back siphon?
Alk went from 4.02 Meq/l to 3.8 meq/l in 5 days. Would like to see it drop further to around 3.2. I would like to keep it around there.
The most common configuration is with the skimmer far left and fuge far right with return in center. Not sure what to do with the 4th compartment.
Just have a little faith. Zing.;)
It certainly sounds like an interesting time, no question. Seems similar to diving and observing a reef's nooks and crannies. Regarding finances, I...
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