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Oh, the things we find in our tanks... We are always hoping that what ever it or they are...they are harmless and beneficial!
A water change will help. I believe it is Seachem that makes an additive that will raise your pH and not affect your ALK. Kalkwasser has a pH of 12...
I have a fellow 3reefer friend who has a 24gallon tank(reef) with the Sapphire Aquatics skimmer, and it fits nicely in the back of the tank,...
Mine does the same thing and it often seems as if the Clown is dying or dead!!! But he isn't as when it come time to clean the tank and get close to...
Hello lvnick! Welcome to 3reef...Best of luck with your tank as it seems you have a good grasp on your tank and the equipment part of the equasion....
My guess is that your tank didn't start the cycle yet as you have no bioload! When you add some hardy fish such as Chromis' and Demoiselle damsels....
My guess is that your tank didn't start the cycle yet as you have no bioload! When you add some hardy fish such as Chromis' and Demoiselle damsels.
If you plan on having just fish, metal halides are not necessary! Lighting is of little importance as far as symbiosis is concerned! Fish can get...
IMO, you don't want your nitrates to be at ZERO!!!! Nitrates are consumed as food by Tridacna clams, corals, Tunicates, sponges and other filter...
Water change with Kalkwasser as kalk has a pH reading of around 12! Their is a pH buffer that has no effect on alkalinity!!!! Put out by Salifert!
I leave my shrimp molting in the tank for fish etc. to pick on as it is basically calcium!!!! No harm either way! Oh, by the way Matt, you don't...
Thanks for the info Curt! I have so many pineapple sponges and spirorbid worms in my 75 on the glass and in my protein skimmer!!!!!
Becareful with the amount of algae eaters you have in your tank to eliminate chances of starvation! Best to start off with a few snails and hermits...
Red footed turbos are excellent for removal of diatoms! Having said this though, diatoms and cyanobacteria are the two most prevalent forms of...
The track record for long term success of Elegance corals is slim at best, FOR MOST PEOPLE! I would strongly urge you to try one of the easier LPS's...
I would definitely invest in the skimmer, as it will afford you better water qualityas opposed to using two Penguin 350's. IMO, the cannister/hang...
For the most part mangroves offer the same advantages, except for in nature where mangrove roots offer a safe haven for a myriad of small fish etc....
A form of macro or Xenia species possibly!
Hi Damp, welcome to 3reef!!! As for the star polyps, sometimes you have to give them a chance to adapt and adjust to both your water parameters and...
Hello and welcome to 3reef! Nice list of equipment!!! Best of luck with your tank and enjoy it here at 3reef!
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