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Not sure if you got the answer you wanted...two things that I have found to give readings in newly mixed saltwater are 1) Salt mixes have varying...
I think we need a clarification here. Did you replace both the RO membrane and the DI resin?...because, although there is a lot of talk about...
LOL! Seriously it can be a problem when mixing different types...some of the "weedy" variates can outgrow and choke out the slower growing ones.
Lookin' good! Sabae aren't really that tough to keep IME...just finding one that's healthy to start with is the biggest issue.
Sounds like a decent growth rate to me.
Impossible to say. Lighting, water params and most importantly the zoa's themselves will all have an impact. Given ideal water params and the ideal...
I've had good success with the red Fromia sp. stars. They don't get very large and are fairly hardy. They also come out in the open during the day,...
I always end up turning everything into a reef, LOL! However, I can see advantages to keeping the 75 as FO...there are some fish that I love, but...
Agreed...so long as the pH is stable a lower number is not generally an issue...I have systems that run in the 7.7-7.8 range with no issues....
Very nice...is that Hydnophora in the center?
I don't feed mine anymore...the clowns do more than enough of that, and I don't want it to get any bigger, LOL! It's not a bad idea to feed a new...
That's better, LOL! Looks pretty good to me. Color is a little bleached looking, but not the worst I've seen. I've had mine (H. crispa) for...
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Typically the flow rates suggested for sumps are under 10x turnover...often more in the 3x-5x range. The theory is the sump is more "efficient" at...
Agreed...same units that are coming out of China under 47 different brand names. Some will say they are junk...I've not used them firsthand so I...
Not really..the image below is more typical of what you would be looking for. Dipping won't kill the eggs either, only the "hatched" nudi's. If...
To each his own, LOL! I prefer slower flow through my sumps. My main display is a 125 with about another 100g of sump volume. I only run about...
I've always kept Merulina up higher...IME they like a lot of light and have requirements more like most Acro's. Not sure that is any issue here...
That's an awful lot of flow for a sump IMO. Have you considered going with a smaller pump for the sump/return and using the Dart as a closed loop?...
Do we know for sure what coral we are dealing with here? It looks a lot like Merulina ampliata to me...in which case it's not an LPS...if so it is a...
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