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I use a 6500k compact fluorescent bulb (maybe a 95w equivalent?) from Home Depot, in a gooseneck fixture. Cost effective, and it works really well....
Bad idea, that thing will fail. Silicone doesn't adhere to acrylic the way it adheres to glass.
Probably, but you need a CITIES permit and possibly many others to get it there legally.
It's easier when the tank is full than early on, TBH. You'll get the hang of it, though.
I would add another prefilter of a higher micron rating before this one.
Holy heck, I would add another, larger micron prefilter to your system pronto!
It would be good to remove it, as CC isn't really the best substrate for most SW tanks. Just do it in sections, and take your time.
I would check to make sure you're not mixing up which tube is which. Then, I would check to make sure there's a flow restrictor in the waste water...
I would be wary of putting one in a nano. They're hard to get eating prepared foods. Their only food source is normally pods. I had one for about 6...
Personally, I think the best system is a fuge with an overflow located above the tank, so pods can't be killed by the return pump. Again, not always...
Nassarius snails are just as voracious about finding dead and decaying food as mud whelks and the obsolatas, in case you haven't seen a tank with a...
If the skimmer has dirtier water, it pulls more out of the tank, and operates more reliably. If it has cleaned water, it'll pull out less with the...
You need a dremel with a diamond cutting wheel, a diamond band saw, or a wet saw with a diamond blade. You can easily do it, you just need the proper...
I would go with the wrasse. They're easier to keep, as Steve mentioned, but they're also actually out all the time, unlike the mandarin. I hardly see...
The power company is liable for any damages incurred because of their negligence. This would definitely count as their negligence. It's a matter of...
I wouldn't be worried, but you did get stung by your elegance.
I'd want to be 100% if I were you. They really do build huge skeletal structures, and not all of it is apparent if you haven't seen a dead one, or...
Unless the skeleton is thin, I wouldn't use a hobby knife. Dremel or wetsaw or wet bandsaw. Let's put it this way: do you really think a hobby knife...
They don't really encrust too much, they split out heads from the preexisting skeleton and grow it up and out. So, you need to cut between heads,...
Your issue was likely that you did no real acclimation. LFSs tend to run their salinity low, in the ballpark of 1.019-1.022, on the low end of that...
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