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Sounds like a nice tank. Your story sounded like one a friend told me. His problem was copper. Figured I'd ask. Try hitman's drip approach. I...
Are these your first inverts? Have you used or tested for copper in your tank? Copper can kill shrimp before they hit the bottom of the tank....
Hey, we're neighbors.
Welcome. I'm also in the western suburbs. Which suburb are you in Slumpysix?
Mine seems to completely deflate down to nothing every 3 or 4 days for a few hours. This usually occurs in the evening. My tomato clown doesn't look...
nanoreefer, My BTA only has the bubbles when the tank is dark and in the morning and evening when I have reduced lighting. Under full lighting it...
Go with the sump with refugium. I didn't use one initially and I had nitrate issues. A cannister filter doesn't do anything for you except trap food...
There is an important difference between mechanical filtration such as a Fluval cannister and a protein skimmer. A mechanical filter traps food,...
They said it as the same policy for anything, sps, lps, whatever. He said that there are exceptions if you have something that is rare. I have one...
I never even saw the trading section. Thanks. So how do you ship corals to maximize the chance of survival? How much does shipping typically cost?...
My LFS will barely give any store credit. They said they would give me $20 for 100 white pom-pom Xenia frags. So thats 20 cents per frag. It would...
Sounds like a lot. I'd go with 1/4 cube. I alternate between Rod's Food, frozen Formula One and Mysis. I'll occasionally feed some flake instead of...
I keep my RO/DI unit in the basement. I have a float valve installed on an 18 gal rubbermaid storage container to keep it full. This way I always...
When it was swimming was it wiggling and writhing? I saw all the fish in my tank go crazy one day and it turns out that I had this fast moving worm...
Some of my xenia close up tightly for a while if anything in the tank get stirred up. Usually for only a few hours, not 24. Water isn't gettine...
HOB overflows are designed with a wall to prevent it from losing siphon in a power failure. I'm running one and have never lost siphon for any...
If you can't find the Dow Flake you can buy from bulk reef supply. Still pretty inexpensive and no pictures. Bulk Reef Supply - Bulk Reef Supply...
Mine developed a bald spot when I upgraded my lights from PC to T5. It went away when I reduced the amount of time th bulbs were lit. I'm slowly...
I used brand new water in my sump when I brought it online. Just match the salinity and temp and you should be good to go. Make sure you get the...
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